Veteran multi-instrumentalist, composer and bandleader Aaron Liao fuses contemporary R&B and alternative rock influences with a classical and jazz pedigree. Beginning as a session bass player and artist in various musical outfits, Liao has since become an in-demand songwriter-producer for others, including rising genre-benders Raveena, Liv.e, Moses Sumney, and Sid Sriram. Most recently, Aaron worked with Raveena co-writing and producing on her new album Asha’s Awakening (2022, Warner). Notably he co-wrote and tracked bass for Raveena’s 2018 and 2019 releases “Shanti” and “Lucid,” which have garnered over 100 million plays worldwide and praise from NPR, The FADER, and NYMag’s The Cut. He joined the prolific singer playing bass, keys, guitar, and musical directing on several U.S. tours, headlining sets at the Java Jazz Festival in Indonesia and on NPR’s Tiny Desk series. Aaron's versatility and dynamic musical directing skills are called upon regularly by the likes of Fousheé (RCA), Ant Saunders (Arista), Victoria Canal (Parlophone / Warner), and many others who trust his ear and enthusiasm to bring their records to life onstage.