Aaron Charles Pauley (born August 4, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician born in

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. He is most prominently known as the lead vocalist and bassist for the American

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band Of Mice & Men and the lead vocalist for

Jamie's Elsewhere Jamie's Elsewhere are an American post-hardcore band formed in Sacramento, California, United States, in 2005. They were signed to Victory Records before deciding not to renew their contract with the label, and have released three full-length a ...

. He was also formerly the lead vocalist for Razing Alexandria.

Biography

Pauley grew up in

Vacaville Vacaville is a city located in Solano County in Northern California. Sitting approximately from Sacramento and from San Francisco, it is within the Sacramento Valley. As of the 2020 census, Vacaville had a population of 102,386, making it th ...

together with his parents Randy and Kellie Pauley, and younger brother, Samuel. He developed an interest in music at an early age and began playing guitar at the age of eight, and began playing bass at age 11. Pauley joined his first band, Menace to Society, at the age of 13. He graduated from

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in 2006. Two years later, he joined the Sacramento-based Jamie's Elsewhere as a vocalist and recorded two albums with them. He joined Of Mice & Men in 2012. Pauley currently lives in Huntington Beach with his fiancée Amanda Bouffard and his Boston Terrier, Daisy.

Discography

All credits were taken from Pauley's

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credits list. ;With Jamie's Elsewhere *'' They Said a Storm Was Coming'' (2010) *'' Reimagined'' (EP, 2012) *''Paradise'' (EP, 2023) ;With Of Mice & Men * ''

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'' (2014) * '' Cold World'' (2016) * '' Defy'' (2018) * '' Earthandsky'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2021) * ''Tether'' (TBA)

Collaborations and other songs

References

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