His career in music began in high school with a group called BellBangVilla. BellBangVilla became Poor Old Lu and they released a number of albums. Aaron Sprinkle also sang and played lead guitar in Rose Blossom Punch, and has produced albums independently. On his solo releases, he plays almost all instruments except drums, and his wife Karina occasionally writes lyrics. He was hired as producer for Tooth & Nail Records in 2001, and works out of Compound Recording Studios in Seattle, Washington.