Aniello, Ron

Ronald John Aniello (born Las Vegas, NV) is an American Grammy Award nominated and multi-platinum record producer. Some of the noteworthy artists that he has worked with include Lifehouse, Barenaked Ladies, Guster, Jars of Clay, Days of the New, Sixpence None the Richer, Leigh Nash, Ashley Tesoro, Patti Scialfa, Jeremy Camp, Vanessa Amorosi, and Moshav Band.

Source: Wikipedia

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Performances

^{Performed 3 times live with Bruce Springsteen.}

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• 2022-11-15 Rockefeller Center, GE Building, Studio 6B, New York City, NY
• 2022-11-14 Rockefeller Center, GE Building, Studio 6B, New York City, NY
• 2011-01-29 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ

Recording

Performer

• Wrecking Ball (Bruce Springsteen, 2012)
  • "We Take Care Of Our Own" (guitar, bass, keyboards, piano, drums, loops, backing vocals)
  • "Easy Money" (guitar, bass, keyboards, drums[?], loops, backing vocals)
  • "Shackled And Drawn" (guitar, bass, keyboards, drums[?], loops)
  • "Jack Of All Trades" (guitar, bass, keyboards, hurdy-gurdy[?], Hammerchord[?], loops, backing vocals)
  • "Death To My Hometown" (guitar, bass, keyboards, piano, drums, loops, backing vocals)
  • "This Depression" (guitar, bass, keyboards)
  • "Wrecking Ball" (guitar, bass, keyboards, piano, drums, loops, backing vocals)
  • "You've Got It" (guitar, bass, keyboards)
  • "Rocky Ground" (guitar, keyboards, drums, loops)
  • "Land Of Hope And Dreams" (guitar, bass, keyboards, loops, backing vocals)
  • "We Are Alive" (guitar, bass, keyboards, loops)
  • "Swallowed Up (In The Belly Of The Whale)" (keyboards, loops, backing vocals)
  • "American Land" (guitar, bass, keyboards, loops, backing vocals, hurdy gurdy)

• High Hopes (Bruce Springsteen, 2014)
  • "High Hopes" (drum loops)
  • "American Skin (41 Shots)" (bass, synthesizer, guitar, drum loop, percussion, organ, vibraphone)
  • "Just Like Fire Would" (12-string guitar)
  • "Heaven's Wall" (percussion loops, synthesizer, Farfisa organ)
  • "Frankie Fell In Love" (bass, guitar)
  • "This Is Your Sword" (bass, synthesizer, guitar)
  • "The Ghost Of Tom Joad" (bass, synthesizer)
  • "The Wall" (synthesizer, accordion)
  • "Dream Baby Dream" (percussion loops, bass, synthesizer, guitar)

• Western Stars (Bruce Springsteen, 2019)
  • "Hitch Hikin'" (bass, keyboards, percussion, orchestral samples, drums, loops)
  • "The Wayfarer" (double bass, keyboards, guitar, percussion, vibraphone, celeste, loops, orchestral samples)
  • "Tucson Train" (bass, keyboards, guitar, percussion)
  • "Western Stars" (bass, keyboards, guitars, loops)
  • "Sleepy Joe's Café" (bass, keyboards, guitars)
  • "Drive Fast (The Stuntman)" (double bass, keyboards, guitars, percussion)
  • "Chasin' Wild Horses" (upright bass, keyboards, guitars, drums)
  • "Sundown" (bass, keyboards, guitars, percussion, loops, backing vocals)
  • "Somewhere North Of Nashville" (keyboards[?])
  • "Stones" (bass, keyboards, guitars, percussion, loops, piano, backing vocals[?])
  • "There Goes My Miracle" (bass, keyboards, guitar, loops)
  • "Hello Sunshine" (upright bass, piano, electric guitar, percussion, vibraphone, bass, synth strings, orchestral samples, acoustic guitar, drums, B3, celeste, loops, synth, background vocals)
  • "Moonlight Motel" (upright bass, piano, electric guitar, percussion, vibraphone, bass, synth strings, orchestral samples, acoustic guitar, drums, B3, celeste, loops, synth, background vocals)

• Only The Strong Survive (Covers Vol. 1) (Bruce Springsteen, 2022)
  • "Only The Strong Survive" (drums, bass, percussion, guitar, vibes, piano, organ)
  • "Soul Days" (drums, bass, percussion, guitar, piano, organ)
  • "Nightshift" (drums, bass, percussion, guitar, piano, organ, keyboards)
  • "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" (drums, bass, percussion, guitar, piano, organ, vibes, glockenspiel)
  • "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" (drums, bass, percussion, guitar, piano, keyboards, backing vocals)
  • "Turn Back The Hands Of Time" (drums, bass, percussion, guitar, piano, organ, vibes)
  • "When She Was My Girl" (drums, bass, percussion, guitar, piano, organ, glockenspiel, keyboards)
  • "Hey, Western Union Man" (drums, bass, percussion, guitar, piano, organ, vibes, keyboards)
  • "I Wish It Would Rain" (drums, bass, percussion, guitar, piano, vibes)
  • "Don't Play That Song" (drums, bass, percussion, guitar, piano, organ, keyboards)
  • "Any Other Way" (drums, bass, guitar, piano, organ, keyboards)
  • "I Forgot To Be Your Lover" (drums, bass, guitar, piano, glockenspiel, organ, keyboards)
  • "7 Rooms Of Gloom" (drums, bass, guitar, piano, Farfisa, vibes, organ)
  • "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted" (drums, bass, percussion, guitar, piano, vibes, timpani, chimes, organ)
  • "Someday We'll Be Together" (drums, bass, percussion, guitar, piano, organ, keyboards)

• American Beauty (EP, Bruce Springsteen, 2014)
  • "American Beauty" (bass, piano)
  • "Mary Mary" (synthesizer)

• Tracks II: The Lost Albums (Bruce Springsteen, 2025)
  • "Where You Going, Where You From" (upright bass)
  • "Faithless" (upright bass)
  • "All God's Children" (upright bass, drums, percussion)
  • "A Prayer By The River" (upright bass, accordion)
  • "God Sent You" (upright bass)
  • "Goin' To California" (drums, percussion, keyboards)
  • "My Master's Hand" (bass, strings)
  • "Let Me Ride" (upright bass)
  • "My Master's Hand (Theme)" (bass, keyboards)
  • "Poor Side Of Town" (guitar, keyboards)
  • "Silver Mountain" (guitar)
  • "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone" (keyboards)
  • "Inyo" (bass)
  • "Adelita" (guitar, accordion)
  • "The Aztec Dance" (piano, synthesizer)
  • "Our Lady Of Monroe" (bass)
  • "El Jardinero (Upon The Death Of Ramona)" (drums, bass, guitar)
  • "One False Move" (drums, bass, guitar, synthesizer)
  • "Ciudad Juarez" (drums, bass, synthesizer)
  • "Sunday Love" (guitar, piano, orchestral percussion)
  • "Late In The Evening" (guitar, percussion, keyboards)
  • "Two Of Us" (guitar, drums, percussion, loops, keyboards)
  • "Lonely Town" (keyboards)
  • "September Kisses" (drums, percussion, vibraphone, keyboards)
  • "Twilight Hours" (guitar, organ, keyboards, percussion)
  • "I'll Stand By You" (drums, bass, keyboards)
  • "High Sierra" (guitar, percussion, keyboards)
  • "Sunliner" (guitar, bass, banjo, drums, percussion, keyboards)
  • "Another You" (guitar, percussion, vibraphone)
  • "Dinner At Eight" (guitar, percussion, keyboards)
  • "Follow The Sun" (guitar, bass, percussion)
  • "I'm Not Sleeping" (bass, guitar, piano, glockenspiel)
  • "Idiot's Delight" (percussion, synthesizer)
  • "Another Thin Line" (guitar, organ)
  • "The Great Depression" (guitar, keyboards)
  • "Blind Man" (drums, percussion)
  • "Rain In The River" (banjo, drums, organ)
  • "If I Could Only Be Your Lover" (drums, guitar, percussion, loops, upright bass, bass, synthesizer)
  • "Cutting Knife" (bass, loops, glockenspiel)
  • "You Lifted Me Up" (bass, guitar, glockenspiel)
  • "Perfect World" (bass, percussion, piano, keyboards)

• Looking Into You: A Tribute To Jackson Browne (Compilation, 2014)
  • "Linda Paloma" (bass)

• 20th Century Paddy (The Songs Of Shane MacGowan) (Compilation, 2026)
  • "A Rainy Night In Soho" (drums, upright bass, keyboard, piano)

• Various and Assorted
  • "Freedom Cadence" (2017 Thank You For Your Service soundtrack) (drum loops, electric keyboards, backing vocals)
  • "The Middle" (2021 Super Bowl Commercial) (various instruments)
  • "Lonely Night In The Park" (2025 single) (guitar)
  • "Streets Of Minneapolis" (2026 single) (piano, organ, bass, drums)

• Play It As It Lays (Patti Scialfa, 2007)
  • "Looking For Elvis" (guitar, keyboard)
  • "Town Called Heartbreak" (guitar, keyboard)
  • "Play Around" (guitar, keyboard)
  • "Rainy Day Man" (guitar, keyboard)
  • "Play It As It Lays" (guitar, keyboard)

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Producer

• Wrecking Ball (Bruce Springsteen, 2012)
• High Hopes (Bruce Springsteen, 2014)
• Western Stars (Bruce Springsteen, 2019)
• Letter To You (Bruce Springsteen, 2020)
• Only The Strong Survive (Covers Vol. 1) (Bruce Springsteen, 2022)

• Western Stars: Songs From The Film (Bruce Springsteen, 2019)

• Tracks II: The Lost Albums (Bruce Springsteen, 2025)

• American Beauty (EP, Bruce Springsteen, 2014)

• Various and Assorted
  • "Freedom Cadence" (2017 Thank You For Your Service soundtrack)
  • "Lonely Night In The Park" (2025 single)
  • "Streets Of Minneapolis" (2026 single)

• Looking Into You: A Tribute To Jackson Browne (Compilation, 2014)
• Blinded By The Light (Soundtrack, 2019)
• She Came To Me (Soundtrack, 2023)
• 20th Century Paddy (The Songs Of Shane MacGowan) (Compilation, 2026)

• Play It As It Lays (Patti Scialfa, 2007)
• The Atlas Underground Fire (Tom Morello, 2021) (Springsteen vocal only)

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Mixer

• Only The Strong Survive (Covers Vol. 1) (Bruce Springsteen, 2022)

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Recording Engineer

• Wrecking Ball (Bruce Springsteen, 2012)
• Western Stars (Bruce Springsteen, 2019)
• Letter To You (Bruce Springsteen, 2020)
• Only The Strong Survive (Covers Vol. 1) (Bruce Springsteen, 2022)

• Western Stars: Songs From The Film (Bruce Springsteen, 2019)

• Tracks II: The Lost Albums (Bruce Springsteen, 2025)

• Play It As It Lays (Patti Scialfa, 2007) (Assistant)

• Various and Assorted
  • "Freedom Cadence" (2017 Thank You For Your Service soundtrack)

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We have the following recording dates with Springsteen on file:

• 2026-01-27 Stone Hill Studio, Colts Neck, NJ
• 2022-10-03 Samson Stages, Brooklyn, NY
• 2022-09-03 Stone Hill Studio, Colts Neck, NJ
• 2022-09-01 Samson Stages, Brooklyn, NY
• 2017-07-00 Stone Hill Studio, Colts Neck, NJ
• 2011-05-00 Stone Hill Studio, Colts Neck, NJ
• 2011-02-15 Stone Hill Studio, Colts Neck, NJ
• 2011-02-00 Stone Hill Studio, Colts Neck, NJ
• 2007-01-00 Thrill Hill East, Rumson, NJ

Co-written

^{Songs co-written with Bruce Springsteen:}

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• "The Middle"

Media

Gallery

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