Aaron Berg (also known as stage name, Mountainwalker) is an American songwriter/producer, performer, author, and recording artist based in Nashville USA with roots in New York City and South Carolina. His father has owned and operated the independent record store Horizon Records since 1975.
Originally, a bassist, Berg attended the jazz conservatory at the New School University in Greenwich Village, New York City (studying with Larry Grenadier, Cecil Bridgewater, Reggie Workman, Charles Tolliver, among others) before picking up a guitar and finding his voice as a songwriter and singer. Prior to moving to Nashville, Berg became deeply engaged in Hip Hop music and culture, releasing a rotating yearly mixtape ( 'Public Works' ) and two self-produced albums ( 'American Rhapsody’ and 'Songs Of Eden' ) with DJ/producer Kulhed (former of which is currently scheduled for full 2024 reissue).
In addition to being a self-published author (Midnight Shining Sun-Audio Book coming 2020) and a self-taught painter, Berg has toured nationally and released multiple studio albums under his given name and as a freelance bassist for artists ranging from multi-platinum 90’s Rocker Edwin McCain to Bluegrass legend Peter Rowan to more recently rising Soul/R&B star, Alanna Royale, and critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, Wila Frank. Berg’s music production company, Big X Music, has an official site with additional info on production resume, freelance bass resume, live tour dates, the Deep Stacks web series, cowrites, commissions, and more.
Berg held the three month residency at Manhattan's American Folk Art Museum while living in NYC also performing frequently at such venues as Rockwood Music Hall, The Living Room, Union Pool, among countless other venues. Across the US, he has performed at Hotel Cafe (LA), The Hole In The Wall (Austin), The Basement, 12th & Porter (Nashville), as well as numerous other venues and markets.
Currently, Mountainwalker/Berg performs both solo and with varying degrees of his seven-piece band [rhythm section (4), horns (2), female vocalist (1)] that brings his musical genre-roulette to life with stunning lush arrangements, soulful danceable grooves, and grungy Hip Hop, Roots Rock blended songs which both entertain and uplift.
CATALOG as MOUNTAINWALKER:
MW01 - PUBLIC WORKS ( free yearly album/mixtape - not for sale! )
MW02 - AMERICAN RHAPSODY ( Produced with DJ/producer Kulhed - scheduled for full remix-reissue 2024 )
MW03 - SONGS OF EDEN ( Produced with DJ/producer Kulhed )
MW04 - IN BETWEEN ( Produced with Joe McMahan COMING SOON via BIG X MUSIC! )
CATALOG as AARON BERG:
AB01 - SONGS FOR MADAME X ( scheduled for full remix-reissue as part of MSS audio book release )
AB02 - NEW YORK TAPES ( scheduled for full remix-reissue as part of MSS audio book release )
AB03 - MIDNIGHT SHINING SUN ( audio book written and read by Berg; self-published travelogue, memoir )
AB04 - EXILES IN PARADISE ( scheduled for full remix-reissue via BIG X MUSIC )
AB05 - NASHVILLE TAPES ( scheduled for full remix-reissue as part of MSS audio book release )
AB06 - SAINT VALENTINE ( Mixed by Eric McConnell; via BIG X MUSIC! )
