New York filmmaker Aran Tharp was born in 1977, and raised in Edwardsville, IL. He is best known as a "fourth member" of the avant-garde music group The Psychic Paramount. Tharp tours with the band, doing filming, photography, and lighting effects. Tharp finished a short film for the band (Live in Rome) that was included on their 2005 album Gamelan Into the Mink Supernatural. Most recently Tharp completed the film This Old Thing?, shot on location at a fashion photo shoot, with a score by .