aaron beckum

Bio:

BIOGRAPHY:
raised by wolves in the yukon, i made it out alive by laying low, if you know what i mean. i soon realized my true form was not that of a lupine mammal. So I turned down the call of the wild and left without saying goodbye. i joined the merchant marine at halifax and was off to see the world. tired of life at sea, i decided to jump ship at the infamous Tierra Del Fuego on the southernmost tip of south america. once in port i quickly buried my share of the merchant profits somewhere in the dark mountains of cortez. 127 spanish dubloons along with fifty-five saphire rubies from the treasure troves of king tut. soon after that, in argentina, i joined the escalating revolutionary war and accidentally found my life's career: undersea microbiological physics. from that point on i have led a simple and happy life travelling from city to city lecturing and sometimes finding time for my utlimate passion: communist spear fishing. i also play music and make films.


FACEBOOK:
www.facebook.com/pages/aaron-beckum-the-amazing-alphabet-people/16334460117


BUY CDs + Tshirts:
www.aaronbeckum.bigcartel.com


BOOKING:
lightbrite@amazingalphabetpeople.com


PAST SHOWS:
11/11/2007 - backstage lounge the greff band + james lamb
12/01/2008 - cafe deux soleils with the greff band
14/01/2008 - railway club with andrew burden, rodney decroo + the revivalists
16/01/2008 - the bourbon with eltOn bOng + Boogie Monster
31/01/2008 - the wired monk with james lamb + zane
26/02/2008 - railway club with old days + james lamb
15/03/2008 - lime with rodney decroo + the revivalists
29/03/2008 - the main with steven donald robert nelson + harlan
10/04/2008 - the greedy pig with the greff band
26/04/2008 - cafe montmartre with james lamb + addus tolly
23/06/2008 - railway club with leah abramson et al
26/06/2008 - little mountain studios with forest city lovers
29/06/2008 - backstage lounge with hannah georgas + stephan james
17/07/2008 - railway club with miss emily brown + james lamb + winston
09/08/2008 - the beanstalk festival


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Member Since:

August 17, 2005

Members:

aaron beckum plays the xylophone + electron microscope the amazing alphabet people play guitar/banjo/steel lap/mandolin/vocals/programming and miniature keyboards

Influences:

world maps circa 1950's. chocolate money. films. rocknroll music. introductory circuitry analysis. obscure jewish iconography. jellyfish anatomy. analog supercomputers. herbal supplements. aeroplanes. homeopathic medicines. double sided tape. woodgrain patterns. space travel. woody guthrie. hank williams. the carter family. dylan. gram parsons. neil young. CASH. wilco. weakerthans. ajka. willie nelson. the beach boys. pavement. minor threat. tchaikovsky. man or astroman? captain geech and the shrimp shack shooters. coco the electronic monkey wizard & Macgyver. brautigan. vonnegut. wendell berry. orwell. cs lewis. kerouac. roald dahl. steinbeck. melville. Rober M. Pirisg. fellini. truffaut. kubrick. jarmusch. shackleton. jimmy stewart. paul orjala. r.e. beckum (both of them).

Sounds Like:

A REAL RESISTANCE released 2004:
this is the product of a week-long recording session in a small farm house turned studio amid the beautiful saskatchewan tundra. all songs written by me and produced by kevin gales.



ARCHITECTS NEVER SLEEP released 2008:
all songs written, produced and performed by me (with guest appearances on bass and vocals) in a tiny studio apartment in vancouver, bc in the summer of my 26th year. this album is 100% lovingly homemade with lovely character-infused packaging for both your listening and viewing pleasure.



A LETTER FROM LOUISA 2008:.
this music video was made in Vancouver, BC for about $15 with the help of some incredibly talented friends of mine. I directed, Drew Bienemann directed the photography, Colin Kohler did the costumes/art and starred in it as 'Federal Agent Manny Bridgelake', Nathan Smith pulled focus and key gaffed and gripped.