Aron Siegel (born 09 December 1962, also known as Aron "Bugsy" Siegel) is a film producer, film location sound recordist, TV producer, record producer, remixer, and club DJ/VJ, one of the most influential in the southern united states since the early 1980s. He was one of the youngest associate producers of a regional Emmy winning television show, “SUPER 2” on WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia. He further established himself both as a film critic and nightclub DJ as a teenager by submitting reviews to Purple Cow Teen Tabloid and working shifts at “Chancellors” nightclub at night respectively. He was the first DJ to bring edits and remixes of songs to Z-93, WZGC-FM in Atlanta, to be aired as exclusive versions on the radio station.
Aron enjoyed the longest run of employment at his home nightclub, The Cove, of any DJ in the Southeast United States (1982-1994). During that time Aron assisted longtime club-owner Peter Gatien (Limelight Atlanta, Limelight New York, Limelight Chicago, Limelight London) by finding the location for Gatien’s latest Atlanta nightclub, Petrus (now Club Opera). Aron introduced the Video Dance club concept to the Atlanta community when he and his business partner, Randy Dethman converted The Cove into a video dance club in the late 1980s. Aron debuted music videos including Vogue—Madonna, and Supermodel—Ru Paul.
Aron is named number 35 of the world’s 100 bBold textest disco DJs by www.djsportal.com, an internet book about DISCOTHEQUE PIONEERS, and is a featured DJ at the internet website www.discomuseum.com .
As a producer, remixer, and DJ, Aron worked with Trent Reznor (Nine inch Nails), Debbie Gibson, Grace Jones, Ru Paul Charles, Jayne Doe and others. He became the official in-house remixer/producer for Hot Hits Records created and owned by Alan White. Through his association with Alan White, he helped produce “The Atlanta All-stars” LP, a compilation of several songs by Atlanta recording artists.
In 1994, Aron’s music and television background led him and Randy Dethman to produce 70’s Dance Party, a six part television show with 70s fashions, prizes, and music paying tribute to the Disco era of Dance Music. Also appearing on the show was recording artist Alicia Bridges of "I love the Nightlife".
While producing 70s Dance Party, Aron re-introduced the 70s music into Atlanta’s Metro Video Bar sparking the RETRO era in the 90s nightclub scene as reported by Newsweek Magazine.
Since 1992, Aron continues to produce and co-host Film Forum, a thirty minute magazine-style television show about the film industry.
As of 2008, Aron has over 40 credits for film location sound recording including Magnolia Pictures’ The Signal which screened at Sundance Film Festival in 2007.
Aron produced his first short film, Foreign Exchange, which was photographed in January 2008 using the RED camera from the Red Digital Cinema Camera Company. Foreign Exchange is the first short narrative to use the RED camera in the Atlanta area.
http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/for_the_people/Content?oid=3489
http://www.grammy.com/recording_academy/chapters/atlanta/
http://foreignexchangethemovie.com/Crew.html
http://www.discomuseum.com/AronSiegel.html
http://www.djsportal.com/aron-bugsy-siegel-pioneer-disco-deejay-p-93.html?cPath=1
http://www.lipsdownondixie.com/aron.html
http://www.tei.net/presidentsforum/1999/0527/SpringAsher.asp (super 2)
http://www.limelightatlanta.com
http://filmforumtv.com/danceparty/
http://www.superseventies.com/70someth.html
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