Gene Ween

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Gene Ween
Gene Ween performing with Ween in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Aaron Freeman
Born	(1970-03-17) March 17, 1970 (age 54) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
Genres	Alternative rock, experimental rock, neo-psychedelia, hard rock, lo-fi
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1984–present
Member of	Ween
Formerly of	Gene Ween Band, Z-Rock Hawaii, Freeman
Website	geneween.com

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 as a solo act, to perform a series of Billy Joel tribute performances, Ween reunited in February 2016 for three concerts in Broomfield, Colorado. The band continued to perform and tour until going on an indefinite hiatus in August 2024.