Aarion was born Aaron Lee Lewis in Gallipolis, Ohio, New Years Eve. When adopted by his step father that changed his last name to Morris. All through-out his school career he was involved in vocal music, and was even in a few different musical play productions for his first stage experience. After joining the United States Army in 1980. he picked up his first guitar in 1981 but didn't start playing seriously until 1984 after one of his friends showed him a scale and couple of power chords he was pretty much self taught from then on out. learning to play to bands like Jimi Hendrix, Saxon, Iron Maiden, Boston, Deep Purple, Scorpions, Black Sabbath, & Ozzy just to name a few. His guitar skills were tested everyday and he practiced anywhere from 6 to 10 hours a day.
He started writing poetry and started his first band in 1983 playing cover songs, and has been in numerous cover bands throughout the years. Jamming on stage with ex-members of Columbus based rock band The Godz, and Money in his first original/cover band Araknid. Opening up for touring band Warcylde on numerous occasions in his second cover/original band Blacke Thorne. Then in the third and final cover/original band Murder One, the bass player Mike Davis was killed in a car crash one week before their first gig. This devistated Aarion, since Mike was a close friend who had been in a few bands with him through-out the years. So Aarion continued to write his own material lyrics as well as music, vowing never to play cover songs again.
with well over 200 poems and lyrics, in 1997 Aarion submitted some of his lyric works to the International Poets Society. He was nominated for Poet Of The Year that same year and has been nominated for the same honor every year since to this date. As well as receiving numerous editors choice awards, and being inducted into the International Poets Hall Of Fame as well. He has been published in various anthologies by the International Poets Society as well as a few of the Best Poets And Poems Of The Year Anthologies. also he has been published by Famous Poets and Noble House Publishing in the U.K.
in the year 2001 due to a change in careers Aarion decided it was time to get back into the music scene even though he had been writing and recording material on his own, it was time to start another band, his vision, all originals no cover songs, so Heterodox Roxx was born. even though they recorded a complete album and was getting world-wide reckognition on Mp3.com, Aarion couldn't seem to keep the other members focused on his vision. So after 3 line-ups Aarion decided to promote the music himself. So Aarion still has more songs to add to Heterodox Roxx. But currently concentrating on his new project, Koalition.
Now playing: Koalition
Now playing: HeterodoxRoxx
Now playing: Aarion Lee
Past bands that Aarion has been involved in throughout the past 20 years: Time Devil, Arc Angel, Vital Signs, Chamber Made, Araknid, Blacke Thorne (86 - 87), Tyfoyd Mary, Clock-Work, Vendetta, Blacke Thorne (89 - 92), Murder One, M.M.C., and HETERODOX ROXX
1,2, and 3, & now involved in KOALITION
also I have an acoustic project in the works as well you can check that out here: AARION LEE
