Ashley Robertson
Singer-Songwriter
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""Words and melody will always be long after we're gone... how I wish I could live the life of a song"
BIOGRAPHYThe package is deceiving; fresh-faced with a warm smile and gentle voice, singer-songwriter Ashley Robertson is a young woman with an already impressive amount of critical and international acclaim.
Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ashley’s interest in country music was sparked early by listening to her parent’s recordings of great artists such as Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash. As soon as she was old enough Ashley enrolled in Belmont University’s famed Music Business program, where she majored in business administration, audio production and studied classical piano.
There in Nashville she met her first producer Allen Frizzell of the famous Lefty Frizzell family. Ashley’s debut album was recorded at Hilltop Studios and released in 2003 to critical and international success. She became one of the youngest songwriters to have two solo written songs hit the top 100 at Canadian country radio, “Little League Tryouts” & “But He”, complete with a cross Canada radio tour and numerous trips to Europe and the U.K. to tour & perform.
Her first internationally released single “Living In Misery” gained the top spot on the American Independent, U.K. & European country charts and led to her winning the 2005 European CMA Favorite Female Vocalist of the Year award. The accompanying music video received play on CMT Canada and the Country Music Channel of Australia.
She again topped the Independent, European & UK country charts in 2006 with her self-written bluegrass single “A Letter” and began earnest work writing and recording her sophomore album. According to Larry Delaney of Country Music News she “steps into full control of the project by writing all of the songs, and producing.”
Ashley graduated from Belmont University in December 2006 and released her second album “Woman in the White Dress” in Fall 2008. It was recorded at Hilltop Studios in Nashville with owner John Nicholson at the beginning of 2008. Ashley was subsequently invited to perform for the prestigious “Songwriter’s Cafe” show during the Canadian Country Music Association Awards week in her hometown of Winnipeg last September.
Her last single “Deep in the Night” is Ashley’s third number one hit and her second solo written song to become a smash on country radio in several nations. It hit number one on the National Aboriginal Top 30 Countdown in Canada, and has continued all the way to the top spot on the European CMA’s official Pan-Europe Country Radio chart. Ashley's latest single is called "Woman in the White Dress" and both singles are accompanied by stunning music videos produced and directed by New York Film Academy alumni and 3D artist Daniel Robertson.
Always, though, the heart of her music lies with the rich storytelling genre of country music combined with the pulsating rhythms of bluegrass. Her gently powerful voice eases you along and portrays soulfulness beyond her years. Lesson learned; don’t be deceived by the youthful package, Ashley Robertson is a gifted singer-songwriter with “ample touches of hurt, passion and soul”.
Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ashley’s interest in country music was sparked early by listening to her parent’s recordings of great artists such as Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash. As soon as she was old enough Ashley enrolled in Belmont University’s famed Music Business program, where she majored in business administration, audio production and studied classical piano.
There in Nashville she met her first producer Allen Frizzell of the famous Lefty Frizzell family. Ashley’s debut album was recorded at Hilltop Studios and released in 2003 to critical and international success. She became one of the youngest songwriters to have two solo written songs hit the top 100 at Canadian country radio, “Little League Tryouts” & “But He”, complete with a cross Canada radio tour and numerous trips to Europe and the U.K. to tour & perform.
Her first internationally released single “Living In Misery” gained the top spot on the American Independent, U.K. & European country charts and led to her winning the 2005 European CMA Favorite Female Vocalist of the Year award. The accompanying music video received play on CMT Canada and the Country Music Channel of Australia.
She again topped the Independent, European & UK country charts in 2006 with her self-written bluegrass single “A Letter” and began earnest work writing and recording her sophomore album. According to Larry Delaney of Country Music News she “steps into full control of the project by writing all of the songs, and producing.”
Ashley graduated from Belmont University in December 2006 and released her second album “Woman in the White Dress” in Fall 2008. It was recorded at Hilltop Studios in Nashville with owner John Nicholson at the beginning of 2008. Ashley was subsequently invited to perform for the prestigious “Songwriter’s Cafe” show during the Canadian Country Music Association Awards week in her hometown of Winnipeg last September.
Her last single “Deep in the Night” is Ashley’s third number one hit and her second solo written song to become a smash on country radio in several nations. It hit number one on the National Aboriginal Top 30 Countdown in Canada, and has continued all the way to the top spot on the European CMA’s official Pan-Europe Country Radio chart. Ashley's latest single is called "Woman in the White Dress" and both singles are accompanied by stunning music videos produced and directed by New York Film Academy alumni and 3D artist Daniel Robertson.
Always, though, the heart of her music lies with the rich storytelling genre of country music combined with the pulsating rhythms of bluegrass. Her gently powerful voice eases you along and portrays soulfulness beyond her years. Lesson learned; don’t be deceived by the youthful package, Ashley Robertson is a gifted singer-songwriter with “ample touches of hurt, passion and soul”.
LEVELprofessional
GENRESCountry, Bluegrass, Singer/Songwriter
PUBLISHING COMPANY
Ashley Robertson Music, I own my own publishing
Contact
Management: ashleyrobertsonmusic@gmail.com
Publishing: ashleyrobertsonmusic@gmail.com
Label: ashleyrobertsonmusic@gmail.com
Booking: ashleyrobertsonmusic@gmail.com
Publishing: ashleyrobertsonmusic@gmail.com
Label: ashleyrobertsonmusic@gmail.com
Booking: ashleyrobertsonmusic@gmail.com
P.R.O.ASCAP
INSTRUMENTSbanjo / dobro / acoustic guitar / keyboard / piano / violin / vocals
DAY JOBArtist
I AM INTERESTED IN
in co writing online
in co writing in person
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv
in getting a record deal
in getting a publishing deal
in co writing in person
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv
in getting a record deal
in getting a publishing deal
I WRITE:When I have time
I Also Write:
by myself
with others
for myself
for others
I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music
I Also Write:
by myself
with others
for myself
for others
I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music
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SONG PLACEMENTSMy song "Woman in the White Dress" will be in the Sundance film festival feature "Compliance" -coming out in 2012.
AWARDS & ACCOLADES2005 European Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year, 2008 Canadian Country Music Association Songwriter's Cafe Showcase Performer
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