Ash Riser

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Ash Riser
Birth name Ash Riser
Also known as Ashtrobot
Born (1989-08-28) August 28, 1989 (age 35)
Redondo Beach, California, United States
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres Electronic, hip hop, bass, dubstep, rock, trap
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, record producer, guitarist, rapper, disc jockey, mastering engineer, mixing engineer
Instruments Vocals, guitar, sampler, rhythm machine, keyboard, drum machine
Years active 2004–present
Labels D.R.E.A.M. Brigade Recordings, Archwood Music, Buygore Records, Chest Rockwell Entertainment
Associated acts Pistol Pistol, Kendrick Lamar
Website ashtrobot.wordpress.com

Ash Riser (born August 29, 1989), formally known as Ashtrobot, is an American recording artist and music producer from Los Angeles, California. He embarked on his music career when he was 15 years old, forming a rock band called Pistol Pistol (stylized P!stol P!stol). Due to differences between members, the band broke up in 2009 and Riser subsequently began to put his focus on music production, fusing electronic and hip hop music, among other genres. Riser later began working with longtime friend, Derek Ali of Top Dawg Entertainment, who introduced him to West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar, with whom he heavily began collaborating with. Riser then signed a record deal with Israeli music producer Borgore's record label, Buygore and also has a production deal with Chest Rockwell Entertainment. Riser has played multiple sold out shows with fellow label-mates and musicians such as ETC! ETC!, Kennedy Jones, Ookay, Flinch, Protohype and Dirtyphonics.

Musical career

Ash Riser was born on August 29, 1989, in Redondo Beach, California.[1] It was here he first encountered music and founded his rock band, Pistol Pistol (stylized P!stol P!stol), at the young age of 15. The band, which he formed with high-school classmates, initially started out as a cover band, covering songs by Weezer and The Strokes, among other bands.[2] His first serious music project [P!stol P!stol], was a great success with appearances on The Drop on Sí TV and music featured on ESPN. During their time together, P!sto P!stol released an album titled The Cause.[2] However, due to differences between members, the band broke up in 2009.[2] Since the break-up of his band, he decided to spend countless hours in the studio perfecting his style and sound, producing bass music.[2]

While focusing on music production after P!stol P!stol's disbandment, Riser got a phone call from his longtime high-school friend, Derek Ali, better known as MixedByAli, the in-house mixing engineer of West Coast indie record label, Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). Ali asked Riser to come by the studio and record vocals with an artist he was producing for named Kendrick Lamar, a Compton-based rapper. Lamar and Riser had an instant musical synergy, with Lamar finding Riser's voice to be very original and complementary to his own. Lamar appreciated that Riser used his voice as a musical instrument to add more soul to tracks.[3] In 2009, Riser was featured on Lamar's debut extended play (EP), The Kendrick Lamar EP, on a bonus track titled "Determined". Lamar and Riser collaborated again in 2010, for Lamar's Overly Dedicated project, appearing on the song "Barbed Wire". In 2011, Riser was featured on Lamar’s Section.80 project, lending his vocals on the tracks, "Keisha's Song" and "Ronald Reagan Era".

In July 2011, Riser released an EP under his label, D.R.E.A.M. Brigade Recordings. The EP, titled 21st Century Electric Church Music, is a collection of songs complied by different artists and includes Riser's song, "Ghetto Blastuh".[4] Riser then began collaborating with Lamar's Black Hippy cohort and TDE label-mate, Ab-Soul. Riser was featured on "Beautiful Death", from Ab-Soul's 2012 project, Control System. In 2013, Riser signed a recording contract with Israeli music producer Borgore's record label Buygore, as well as his management company, Buygore Management. Around that time, Riser also signed a production deal with Chest Rockwell Entertainment, founded by Greg Ogan and Spencer Neezy. On April 22, 2015, Riser released an EP titled Modern Medicine, which he mixed, mastered, produced and recorded by himself.[5][6][7] In June 2015, when asked if he was still with Buygore, Riser responded with: "not since 2014".[8]

Discography

EPs

List of extended plays, with selected details
Title Album details
Doc Brown and the Kid[9]
  • Released: August 29, 2012
  • Label: Archwood Music, D.R.E.A.M
  • Formats: Digital download
Vs. The World EP Pt. 1[10]
  • Released: September 9, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Vs. The World EP Pt. 2[11]
  • Released: September 16, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Modern Medicine[12]
  • Released: April 22, 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Home[13]
  • Released: January 7, 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist
List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Ghetto Blastuh" 2011 21st Century Electric Church Music
"160 Levels"[14]
(with Mychael K)		 2012 non-album single
As featured artist
List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Rock Me"[15]
(Chris Moody featuring Ashtrobot)		 2012 non-album single
"Get Sore"[16]
(Atom Pushers & Choppa Dunks featuring Ash Riser)		 2014 non-album single

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other performer(s) Album
"Follow Me"[17] 2009 Jupiter Rising The Quiet Hype
"Determined"[18] Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar EP
"Barbed Wire"[19] 2010 Overly Dedicated
"Ronald Reagan Era"[20] 2011 Section.80
"Keisha's Song (Her Pain)"[20]
"Beautiful Death"[21] 2012 Ab-Soul, Punch Control System
"Erykah's Lament"[22] Tae Beast, Ben Freedlander TDE presents::The Tae Beast Tape 2
"Honeymoon"[23] 2014 Champagne Drip Bikini Radio
"Never Wanna Leave"[24] Sikdope N/A
"Wesley's Theory"[25] 2015 Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly
"London to LA"[26] Swindle Peace, Love & Music
"God Said Trap (King Trappy III)"[27] Jay IDK SubTrap
"Leave It Behind"[28] 2016 Virtual Riot & 12th Planet Chemistry EP

Remixes

2010
2011
2014
2015
  • "Run Ricky Run (Ashtrobot remix)" by Manolo Rose[36]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/ASHRISERMUSIC/posts/893257357368965
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 http://www.trapstyle.com/2014/08/29/trapstyles-qa-with-buygore-dream-brigades-ash-riser/
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uiXjaDf-bQ
  4. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/21st-century-electric-church/id447830909
  5. ↑ http://bluntiq.com/2015/04/23/ash-riser-modern-medicine-ep/
  6. ↑ http://thecomeupshow.com/2015/04/28/mixtape-ash-riser-modern-medicine-prod-ash-riser/
  7. ↑ http://mitchelldeguzman.com/new-mixtape-ash-riser-modern-medicine-ep/
  8. ↑ https://twitter.com/ASHRISER/status/605462403837362176
  9. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/doc-brown-and-the-kid-ep/id557565502
  10. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/buygore/sets/ash-riser-vs-the-world-ep-pt-1
  11. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/buygore/sets/ash-riser-vs-the-world-ep-pt-2
  12. ↑ http://str8outdaden.com/2015/04/22/ash-riser-modern-medicine-ep/
  13. ↑ http://lunchroomraps.com/2016/01/07/ash-riser-home-ep/
  14. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/160-levels-single/id556837836
  15. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Chris-Moody-feat-Ashtrobot-Rock-Me/release/3999599
  16. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/get-sore-feat.-ash-riser-single/id828786946
  17. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-quiet-hype-mw0000811287
  18. ↑ http://indy.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/11120/kendrick_lamar_ep.html
  19. ↑ indy.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/12425/kendrick_lamar_overly_dedicated.html
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 http://www.allmusic.com/album/section80-mw0002186545
  21. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/control-system-mw0002381456
  22. ↑ http://taebeastproducer.bandcamp.com/track/-feat-ash-riser-ben-freedlander
  23. ↑ http://www.malaysiansafari.com/2014/music/bikini-radio-ep-out-now-free-download/
  24. ↑ http://www.complex.com/music/2014/09/sikdope-ft-ash-riser-never-wanna-leave-vip
  25. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  26. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/peace-love-music/id1017817400
  27. ↑ http://indy.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/35853/jay-idk-subtrap.html
  28. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/chemistry-ep/id1101326333
  29. ↑ http://wn.com/GLACIERS_HMATW_ASHTROBOT_REMIX
  30. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17mUvIGWyBI
  31. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjs1B96WIC0
  32. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/beg-for-mercy/id735159503
  33. ↑ askmeaboutmymusic.com/post/8899008514/purple-swag-ashtrobot-remix-purple-swag-asap
  34. ↑ http://runthetrap.com/2014/08/29/vell-oakland-feat-dj-mustard-ash-riser-remix/
  35. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvK7tlJ5wVU
  36. ↑ http://www.mediafire.com/download/8ajyz7y7220i91m/run+ricky+run+ashtrob+remix.aif

External links

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