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About Ashley

Guitarist, Electric Bassist, Audio Engineer & Composer, specialist in Pop, Metal and Rock, plus West African, Caribbean and Improvised music

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Ashley Blasse (She/They/Them 🏳️‍⚧️) Formally trained in classical guitar performance at Trinity Laban, Ashley has worked with the LSO under the baton of Robert Ziegler (Genshin Impact - Forest of Jnana and Vidya), Nu Civilisation Orchestra with Peter Edwards (EFG London Jazz Festival 2023) and Shakespere's Globe (Summer Seasons 2022-2024) to name a few. As a soloist, she has been previously recognised early in their career for their exquisite performances of music by Lennox Berkeley (Guitar Award 2014). Ashley is the founder of Sailor Cat Sound Ltd, a queer-focused creative studio in South-East London that specialises in composition for interactive media and live music preparation for music acts in London.

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Ashley's Song list

ABC - The Jackson 5

Across the Universe - The Beatles

Africa - Toto

Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell

Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers

Ain't Nobody - Rufus and Chaka Khan

Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell

Aja - Steely Dan

All In Love Is Fair - Stevie Wonder

All My Loving - The Beatles

All You Need Is Love - The Beatles

American Boy - Estelle - Kanye West

And I Love Her - The Beatles

Angels - Robbie Williams

Another One Bites The Dust - Queen

Another Star - Stevie Wonder

Baby Love - The Supremes

Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell

Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

Black Velvet - Alannah Myles

Blackbird - The Beatles

Blue - Joni Mitchell

Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley

Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell

Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson

Breakdown - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Bring It On Home To Me - Sam Cooke

Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John-Tim Rice

Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles

Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe - Barry White

Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley

Careless Whisper - George Michael

Caught Up In The Rapture - Anita Baker

Cello Song - Nick Drake

Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin

Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke

Cherish The Day - Sade

The Circle Game - Joni Mitchell

Close To You - The Carpenters

Color My World - Chicago

Come Away With Me - Norah Jones

Come Together - The Beatles

Could You Be Loved - Bob Marley

Crazy (Gnarls Barkley) - Gnarls Barkley

Creep - Radiohead

Daniel - Elton John

Day Is Done - Nick Drake

Delilah - Tom Jones

Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee

Don't Know Why I Didn't Come - Norah Jones

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton John

Don't Speak - No Doubt

Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing - Stevie Wonder

Dream Brother - Jeff Buckley

Drive My Car - The Beatles

Easy - The Commodores

Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles

Englishman In New York - Sting

Eternal Flame - The Bangles

Every Breath You Take - The Police

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police

Everybody Needs Somebody To Love - The Blues Brothers

Faith - George Michael

Falling - Jamiroquai

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman

Fields Of Gold - Sting

Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon

Firework - Katy Perry

First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, The - Roberta Flack

Fix You - Coldplay

Fly - Nick Drake

Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz

Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller

Fool On The Hill, The - The Beatles

For No One - The Beatles

For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder

Fragile - Sting

Free As A Bird - The Beatles

Fruit Tree - Nick Drake

The Game Of Love - Santana

Get Back - The Beatles

Get Here - Brenda Russell

Girl - The Beatles

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper

Give A Little Bit - Supertramp

Give Me Forever I Do - James Ingram

Give Me The Night - George Benson (Rod Temperton)

Golden Lady - Stevie Wonder

Good Day Sunshine - The Beatles

Good Times - Chic

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

Gravity - John Mayer

The Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston

Groovin' - The Young Rascals

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon-Yoko Ono

A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles

Hard To Say I'm Sorry - Chicago

Have I Told You Lately - Rod Stewart

Heart Of Glass - Blondie

Heart of Rock and Roll, The - Huey Lewis and The News

Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley

Hello - Shakespears Sisters

Hello, Goodbye - The Beatles (Lennon, McCartney)

Hello - Adele

Here, There, And Everywhere - The Beatles

Hero - Mariah Carey

Hey Jude - The Beatles

Hi Ho Silver Lining - Jeff Beck

Higher And Higher (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) - Jackie Wilson

Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles

Home Again - Carole King

Honesty - Billy Joel

Hot Stuff - Donna Summer

The House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals

How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Bee Gees

How Deep Is Your Love? - The Bee Gees

How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You - Marvin Gaye

Human - The Killers

Hyperballad - Björk

I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash

I Can't Help It - Michael Jackson

I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt

I Feel The Earth - Carole King

I Got A Woman - Ray Charles-Renald Richard

I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Tony Bennett

I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles

I Say A Little Prayer For You - Dionne Warwick

I Shot The Sheriff - Bob Marley

I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

I Want You Back - The Jackson 5

I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

I Wish - Stevie Wonder

I'm A Believer - The Monkees

I'm Yours - Jason Mraz

If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys

If I Fell - The Beatles

Imagine - John Lennon

Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin

In My Life - The Beatles

Isn't She Lovely? - Stevie Wonder

It's A Man's World - James Brown

It's Probably Me - Sting

It's Too Late - Carole King

Jealous Guy - John Lennon

Jóga - Björk

Just The Two Of Us - Bill Withers

Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack

Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan

Knocks Me Off My Feet - Stevie Wonder

Kodachrome - Paul Simon

The Lady In My Life - Michael Jackson

Lately - Stevie Wonder

Layla - Eric Clapton

Let It Be - The Beatles

Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye

Let's Groove - Earth, Wind and Fire

Let's Stay Together - Al Green

Life On Mars - David Bowie

Light My Fire - The Doors

Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan

Like A Star - Corinne Bailey Rae

Like A Virgin - Madonna

Little Green - Joni Mitchell

Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix

Living For The City Page - Stevie Wonder

Long And Winding Road - The Beatles

Long Train Runnin' - Doobie Brothers

Love and Happiness - Al Green-Teenie Hodges

Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley

Love's In Need Of Love Today - Stevie Wonder

Lovely Day - Bill Withers

Mercy - Duffy

Michelle - The Beatles

Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight and The Pips

Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett

My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder

My Girl - The Temptations

My Immortal - Evanescence

Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like) - Aretha Franklin

Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer - Stevie Wonder

New York State Of Mind - Billy Joel

Night Fever - Bee Gees

No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley

Norwegian Wood - The Beatles

Nowhere Man - The Beatles

Oh! Darling - The Beatles

One Day I'll Fly Away - Randy Crawford

Ordinary People - John Legend

Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder

Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - The Temptations

Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown

Pearls - Sade

Penny Lane - The Beatles

Piece of my heart - Janis Joplin

Poker Face - Lady Gaga

Put your records on - Corinne Bailey Rae

Rehab - Amy Winehouse

Respect - Aretha Franklin

Ribbon In The Sky - Stevie Wonder

River - Joni Mitchell

River Man - Nick Drake

Rock With You - Michael Jackson

Rocket Man - Elton John

Rolling In The Deep - Adele

Roxanne - The Police

Santeria - Sublime

Saturday In The Park - Chicago

Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters

Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston

Scarborough Fair - Simon and Garfunkel

The Scientist - Coldplay

September - Earth, Wind and Fire

Seven Days - Sting

7 Days - Craig David

The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) - Betty Everett

Shout - The Isley Brothers

Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder

Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding

So Amazing - Luther Vandross

So High - John Legend

Somebody To Love - Queen

Something - The Beatles

Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

Son Of Mr. Green Genes - Frank Zappa

A Song For You - Leon Russell

The Sound of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel

Stand By Me - Ben E. King

Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees

Still A Friend Of Mine - Incognito

Street Life - The Crusaders

Summer Of '69 - Bryan Adams

Sun Goddess - Earth, Wind and Fire-Ramsey Lewis

Sunshine Of Your Love, The - Cream

Superstar - The Carpenters

Superstition - Stevie Wonder

Surfin' USA - The Beach Boys

Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond

Sweet Love - Anita Baker

Tell Me Something Good - Rufus and Chaka Khan

Tequila - The Champs

That's The Way Of The World - Earth, Wind and Fire

That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick and Friends

Think - Aretha Franklin

Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper

Time Has Told Me - Nick Drake

To Love Somebody - Bee Gees

To Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan

Too Shy To Say - Stevie Wonder

Top Of The World - The Carpenters

Twist and Shout - The Beatles

Umbrella - Rihanna

Un-Break My Heart - Toni Braxton

Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers

Uninvited - Alanis Morissette

Venus As A Boy - Björk

Virtual Insanity - Jamiroquai

Waiting On The World To Change - John Mayer

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!

Walk On By - Dionne Warwick

Walking On Sunshine - Katrina And The Waves

Warwick Avenue - Duffy

We Are The Champions - Queen

What'd I Say - Ray Charles

What's Going On - Marvin Gaye

What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner

When I'm 64 - The Beatles

Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles

Who Says - John Mayer

Wild Thing - The Troggs

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - Carole King

Woman - John Lennon

Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand

Wonderwall - Oasis

Yellow - Coldplay

Yesterday - The Beatles

Yesterday Once More - The Carpenters

You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate

You Take My Breath Away - Queen

You've Got A Friend - Carole King

You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - The Righteous Brothers

Your song - Elton John

Musicianship

Genres:

Contemporary classical, Pop, Christmas, Classical, Classical crossover, Film / TV music, Musical theatre, Opera, Ambient, Electronic, Triphop, Industrial, Jungle, House, Garage, Dubstep, Electronica, Drum 'n' Bass, 1990s era music, 1950s era music, 1980s era music, 1970s era music, 1960s era music, Jazz, Blues, Cabaret, Dixieland, Jazz fusion, Latin jazz, Modern jazz, Postmodern jukebox jazz, Swing, Gospel, Avant garde, Easy listening, Experimental, Noise music, Originals, Light music, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Americana, Funk rock, Funk, Disco, Covers, Hip Hop, Karaoke, Motown, R&B, Vintage, Tribute, Top 40, Soul, Rock, Alternative rock, Britpop, Hard rock, Hardcore, Heavy metal, Indie, Pop rock, Post rock, Progressive rock, Synth rock, Punk rock, Power rock, African music, Afrobeat, World music, Caribbean music, Calypso, Bollywood, Cumbia, Latin, Merengue, Reggae, Samba, Ska, Skiffle, Spanish music, Tango, Breakbeat, Deep house, EDM, Techno, Gypsy jazz, Ragtime, Bossa nova, Brazilian music, Choro, Cuban music, Flamenco, Punjabi music

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Instruments:

Guitar, Bass guitar, Classical guitar, Spanish guitar, Producer, Composer

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Event types:

Recording session, Wedding, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Concert, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Arranger, Audio engineer, Composer, Lyricist, Sound technician, Producer, Songwriter, Transcription, Accompanist, Ableton Live, Fluent improviser, Fluent sight-reader, Live looping, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Composition teaching, Music therapy, Community music worker, Musicologist

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