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Gene Ween | |
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![]() Gene Ween performing with Ween in 2009 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Aaron Freeman |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1] | March 17, 1970
Genres | Alternative rock, experimental rock, neo-psychedelia, hard rock, lo-fi |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1984–present |
Member of | Ween |
Formerly of | Gene Ween Band, Z-Rock Hawaii, Freeman |
Website | geneween |
Aaron Freeman (born March 17, 1970),[2] better known by his stage name Gene Ween, is an American singer, guitarist and a founding member of the experimental alternative rock group Ween. Freeman, along with childhood friend Mickey Melchiondo (Dean Ween), started the group in the mid-1980s. Ween would expand to five members and perform together until May 2012 when Freeman abruptly quit the band due to his want to move forward with a solo career, as well as his desire to remain sober. Over the next few years, Freeman would briefly abandon the Gene Ween name and lead a new five-piece band called Freeman. Shortly after reviving the Gene Ween name for a series of Billy Joel tribute performances, Ween reunited in February 2016 for three concerts in Broomfield, Colorado. The band has continued to perform and tour since.