Aaron Solowoniuk (pronounced Solo-von-yuk), is best known as sticksman with Canadian punkrockers Billy Talent, a group with more than one million records in sales.



Born on November 21, 1974 Solowoniuk was raised in Streetsville, Ontario and began drumming at a young age, his first set being a gift from his parents.



As he grew up, Aaron Solowoniuk continued drumming and eventually met Benjamin Kowalewicz and Jon Gallant at their high school, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Secondary School where they started a band called To Each His Own.



A few years later, the three met Ian D'Sa, and continued together as The Other One, then later as Pezz. Aaron continued to play in Pezz.



In 1999, Aaron helped record two demo tapes, and 'Watoosh!', Pezz's first full-length album. Pezz would later become Billy Talent.



In March 2006, Aaron Solowoniuk wrote a letter to the bands' fans in which he told them that he had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The Billy Talent song This Is How It Goes is written about Solowoniuk's battle with the illness. He had kept it secret in an attempt to avoid unwanted pity, but decided to reveal his condition after discovering some MS cases are diagnosed as early as three years of age. Since then Aaron has become an advocate for finding a cure for MS.



For now, Aaron Solowoniuk continues to tour with Billy Talent promoting 'Billy Talent II'.



Aaron is married and has a daughter and a dog named Roxy. His wife is a tattoo artist.