Aaron Accetta

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Aaron Accetta

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age |1971|05|11}}

| origin = Mount Kisco, New York, United States

| genre = Pop, R&B, dance-pop, electropop, pop rock

| occupation = Musician, record producer, songwriter

| years_active = 2000–present

| website = {{URL|accetta.com/}}

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Aaron Accetta is an American New York–based multi-platinum{{cite web|url=http://weareamericanauthors.com/post/79180378841/wow-best-day-of-my-life-is-officially-platinum|title=Wow Best Day of My Life is Officially Platinum|accessdate=June 4, 2014}} record producer, songwriter, and musician. He is currently co-owner of Dirty Canvas Music, a full scale music production company focused on artist development. The first artist signed to Dirty Canvas was Brooklyn based alt rock band American Authors in 2011, who received a joint record deal with Island Records in 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/DirtyCanvasProductions|title=Dirty Canvas Music|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=May 21, 2017}} Subsequent acts signed to Dirty Canvas include Young Rising Sons in early 2014, who received a joint record deal with Interscope records on June 17, 2014 and The Karma Killers.

Accetta has written and/or produced for such names as He is We, Forever The Sickest Kids, James Garfunkel, Brooke Hogan, Deborah Gibson, Jordan Knight,{{cite web |url=http://www.jordanknight.com |title=Jordan Knight |publisher=Jordan Knight |accessdate=May 8, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512034527/http://jordanknight.com/ |archivedate=May 12, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} Rich Cronin, LFO, Keke Palmer, Aaron Carter, Nick Carter, and Jeff Timmons.{{cite web|url=http://www.accetta.com|title=Aaron Accetta|publisher=Accetta.com|accessdate=May 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202055916/http://accetta.com/|archive-date=February 2, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

Born and raised in Bedford Hills, NY, a small town outside of New York City, Accetta began his music career at the early age of fourteen; writing his first song on his Fender Stratocaster. As a high school freshman, Aaron joined his first band, Perceptions, with Paul Thomasi, Stuart Ploss, Neil Minsky, and David Lay Williams. Also around this time, he recorded a single, "Mind Games," with Connecticut singer, Vinnie Macchio. By age sixteen, he started another band called, The Fuse.{{cite web|url=https://www.angelfire.com/band2/aarononline/|title=Aaron Accetta Online|publisher=Angelfire.com|access-date=May 8, 2010}}

After The Fuse parted ways, Accetta and lead vocalist, Dan Woods, put their efforts towards a new project: JBender, a melodic, hook-driven rock band produced by Sam Hollander. In February 2001, the band signed a major recording contract with Columbia Records.{{cite web|url=http://globalentertainmentmanagement.com/who-we-are/gem-team/# |title=Meet the Team |publisher=Global Entertainment Management |date=July 20, 2009 |accessdate=May 8, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424005222/http://globalentertainmentmanagement.com/who-we-are/gem-team/ |archivedate=April 24, 2010 |url-status=dead }} The band was later dropped in 2002.

Accetta began focusing solely on his producing and songwriting career after the fall of JBender. In 2002, he teamed up with pop artist, Mandy Ventrice,{{cite web|url=http://www.purevolume.com/mandyventrice|title=Mandy Ventrice on|publisher=Purevolume.com|accessdate=May 8, 2010|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20090305173544/http://www.purevolume.com/mandyventrice|archive-date=March 5, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} and began co-writing with the likes of Shep Goodman, Kenny Gioia, and Sam Hollander.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aaron-Accetta/122498948065|title=Niet compatibele browser|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=May 8, 2010}}

In 2003, Accetta was offered an in-house producer and songwriting position for Trans Continental Records based out of Orlando, FL.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} Shortly after, his credibility as a producer and songwriter grew tremendously; earning him rave reviews in Billboard Magazine, and an RIAA Certified Gold Record commemorating the sales of his production on Aaron Carter's single, Saturday Night.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com |title=Music News, Reviews, Articles, Information, News Online & Free Music |publisher=Billboard.com |accessdate=May 8, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117135410/http://www.billboard.com/#/news/michael-jackson-rocks-billboard-charts-1003988912.story |archivedate=January 17, 2010 |url-status=live }}{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_ERUEAAAAMBAJ|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_ERUEAAAAMBAJ/page/n73 74]|quote=Aaron Accetta trans continental records.|title=Billboard –|via=Internet Archive|date=October 22, 2005|accessdate=May 8, 2010}}{{cite web|author=Aaron Accetta |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/aaron-accetta-p549718/credits|title=Aaron Accetta | Credits|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=December 14, 2013}}