Black
Velvet: Who are you and what are your talents and weaknesses?
Dj Ashba: Dj Ashba. I'm a singer/song writer/lead guitarist/entertainer...
Weakness... junk food.
BV:
How old were you when you first decided you wanted to be in a band?
Dj: I started playing music at three. I was in my first touring band
at 13.
BV:
How hard was it to find the members of your band?
Dj: Very hard. I wanted to create a monster band with no weak links
and that's just what I did.
BV:
What were you looking for in prospective bandmembers?
Dj: Dedication, talent, determination, three others like a family who
were willing to work hard as fuck with me to get us all to the same
goal, and that's to put out one great album after another.
BV:
Can you describe each bandmember?
Dj: I first got a drummer from Texas. His name is Bones Elias, fuckin'
one of the best drummers out there. Then John Younger who also came
from Texas on bass guitar; he just knows how to lock in the shit with
Bones. Last was rhythm guitarist Michael Thomas. When he plugged in
it was magic. I knew I finally found the last piece to the puzzle.
BV:
A lot of people discovered you when you were a member of Beautiful Creatures.
What do you remember most from that period of your life?
Dj: God, you work your whole life for that. I was able to experience
things others only dream about. I do remember always thinking 'everyone
was wrong, dreams do come true'.
BV:
What were the highs and lows of your time in Beautiful Creatures?
Dj: Signing a deal with Warner Brothers... touring with Kiss and Ozzfest...
Lows... losing the deal.
BV:
What's been your most rock n' roll moment to date?
Dj: Ozzfest.
BV:
What plans do you have for Ashba?
Dj: My only goal for Ashba is to put out the most amazing debut album
that I possibly can. I wrote all the music for Beautiful Creatures...
and that I'm very proud of, but I can honestly say that this is my best
work by far... so check it out.
BV:
How was your show at the Whisky the other night?
Dj: It was great. It was more of a private show that we did for our
management company, 10th Street.
BV:
What's an Ashba live show like?
Dj: Outta-fuckin'-control.
BV:
How did you get to be on the X-Box Outlaw volleyball game and soundtrack
'Spike Or Die'?
Dj: Producer Nile Rogers got a hold of a demo I did in Chrome Bone Studios
and contacted me. It was that simple. Nile Rogers fuckin' rocks!
BV:
Who played on the tracks 'Feel This' and 'Who I Am'?
Dj: Me, myself and I. But my band will be playing all their parts for
the album.
BV:
What else can you tell us about those two tracks?
Dj: 'Feel This' is just a California feeling, how great it feels to
be alive, whereas 'Who I Am' is about being proud of yourself and what
God gave ya.
BV:
How do they make you feel?
Dj: They inspire me.
BV:
When can we expect a full-length album?
Dj: We are in pre-production as we speak with an amazing producer, so
it won't be too much longer. Ashba... check it out!!!
Visit www.ashbaland.com for more info.
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