Ashe (singer)

Ashlyn Willson
Occupation Singer, musician

Ashlyn Willson, known by the mononym Ashe, is an EDM singer and writes much of her music. She went to Berklee College of Music, graduating in 2015.[1]

Background

She has lived in San Diego and talks about moving to Los Angeles. Ashe is signed to Mom+Pop; other artists on the label are Flume and Alina Baraz. Ashe put an e on her name to pay homage to Carole King.[2] Artists she admires are Stevie Nicks, King, John Mayer, Justin Vernon, Bon Iver, and actress Diane Keaton. She has written a song for Demi Lovato, You Don't Do It For Me Any More.[3][2]

She started out singing demos in Nashville and producer Ben Phipps asked her to sing on a track.[3]

She was nominated for a Juno Award in 2017 for her collaboration with Shaun Frank, Let You Get Away.[4]

Ashe toured with Louis the Child, Lauv, and Whethan.[5] Right to It was released in the fall of 2017. Louis the Child and Robby Hauldren perform on the song along with Ashe.[6]

On the 22nd June 2018, Ashe released her seven track debut EP; The Rabbit Hole.[7] One of the songs from the EP, 'Real Love', was featured on Spotify's 'New Music Friday' playlist.

While at Berklee she studied piano. Originally she is from San Jose, California.[8] She has studied classical music.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Petrelli, David. "Nashville Pros". berklee.edu. Berklee. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Montana, Adam (November 6, 2017). "A Chat With Singer Songwriter Ashe". uwmpost.com. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Jiang, Ruth. "Popcrush Presents: Ashe on Writing For Demi Lovato And Being An "Alt-Pop Girl"". popcrush.com. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ Mahjouri, Shakiel (April 2, 2017). "Canada's 2017 Juno Awards Winners Revealed". etcanada.com. Corus Entertainment Inc. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  5. ↑ Driscoll, Gillian. "Interview: Ashe on Living Your Best Authentic Life". Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ Grant, Sydney (November 22, 2017). "Louis The Child Releases Music Video For "Right To It" Featuring Ashe!". edmidentity.com. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ Chou, Thomas. "PREMIERE: ASHE GETS EMOTIONAL ON DEBUT EP, 'THE RABBIT HOLE'". milk.xyz. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  8. ↑ Parsons, Tim. "Ashe Making Mark On The Electro-pop Music Scene". Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  9. ↑ Caminiti, Kasey. "Introducing Ashe: A VEVO Artist To Watch In 2018". dujour.com. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
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