Aaron Espe began writing songs in high school but never pursued his music much until he was in college and met some encouraging friends. Some of those people
urged him to play out more, and that was around the
time he was living in Denver, three years ago. There he began opening for different musicians and local bands and consistently received good response from listeners. Despite being encouraged, Aaron hesitated to really chase after his own music. He says that it seemed to risky, and he wasn't sure if he was good enough. Nonetheless, Aaron continued to write music out of what he calls a necessity to his health. And he would play publicly only on a casual basis, for weddings and for friends in living rooms. Once in a while he would open for a professional act.

Two years after living in Denver, Aaron was asked to open for a group called Storyhill at a Minneapolis venue. He agreed, and the night he played, the folk duo sincerely praised his songs. Later, Chris
Cunningham, a member of Storyhill, approached Aaron and said he wanted to help him get his music heard, that he thought it should be shared. Not long after, a benefactor offered to fund a large chunk of the recording expense if Aaron decided to record an album.

Fast forward a year and a half. Finally convinced that he has something worth sharing, Aaron recorded his first album. It is entitled My Whole Life and was independently released on September 27th, 2005. Aaron is currently promoting it in order to see what sort of response it attracts. So far, that response has been utterly positive. Within a few days of sending his album to the acclaimed CD Baby for distribution, he got an e-mail from president Derek Sivers, who said, Aaron - I love your My Whole Life CD so much I'm going to feature it on the FRONT PAGE of CD Baby for a few days. We're REALLY picky about what goes on the front page. We get about 100 new albums a DAY coming in here now, (about 100,000 total), and yours is one of the best I've ever heard.” Since then, his album has attracted much attention, even reaching international shores. He is also featured under the editor’s picks in CD Baby’s folk-pop section.