Aron Magner

Aron Magner (born April 23, 1976) is a Philadelphia-based musician best known as the keyboardist and founding member of The Disco Biscuits. Magner and The Disco Biscuits have been instrumental in bringing live and studio improvisational, electronic-based music to the forefront of the live music scene and, increasingly, to popular culture.

Magner grew up in Lower Merion, PA, the son of Alan Magner, a tuna fisherman, and Adele Magner, a philanthropist and educator. Magner has one sister, Jana. From a young age, Magner was classically trained on the piano. Magner was enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania before more aggressively pursuing a career as a musician.

On October 16, 2010 Magner married Angelika Bekerman, formerly of New York, NY, in Brighton Beach, after a proposal earlier that year at New York City’s “public piano” in Herald Square that was featured in New York Magazine. They live in Philadelphia, PA.

Magner’s early musical influences included jazz and classical music, and led him to formal piano training. Soon after, he discovered David Bowie, Pink Floyd, The Doors, and similar artists. All of these influences remain present and noticeable in Magner’s style to this day and, ultimately, help steer the various bands and projects he is involved with.

After graduating from Lower Merion High School, Magner enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania, where Marc Brownstein and Jon Gutwillig had begun casually playing in musical jam sessions together. As a Philadelphia native, Magner’s reputation as a talented jazz keyboardist preceded him, and it was not long before the three began playing fraternity parties and other social events, often under different names each night such as “Party Tent.” This was the beginnings of The Disco Biscuits. To date, Magner is the only member of The Disco Biscuits to perform in all of the band’s public performances.

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