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Ashley Tomberlin

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The complete track listing for "In Between" is as follows:

Haunted
White Lies (featuring Jessica Sutta)
Sabotage
Complicated (featuring Ashley Tomberlin)
Get Back (featuring Ashley Tomberlin)
Far Away
Another Sunday
Talk in Grey
In Circles
In Between
Stormy Skies (featuring Wayne Jackson)
Detournement
New York City (featuring Ashley Tomberlin)
Castaway
Dolce Vita
Let Go (featuring Rea)
Fall with Me (featuring David Byrne)
New York, NY (June 11, 2007) – The world's 1 DJ Paul van Dyk is back with a dynamic new effort - In Between - that spotlights his incredible talent as a producer and recording artist.
Never one to follow convention, Ashley Tomberlin began her love affair with music early on but initially resisted the urge. Consoling herself with art, poetry and academia, she entered University only to rediscover her true passion for music. After receiving a classical guitar as a gift, she began to play, coaxing the fiery poetry she once wrote into song. Unsure of her own voice and talent, it took another unexpected event to finally push her from obscurity, directly into the path of listeners all across the world.
After a chance encounter in the spring of 2002, this unknown vocalist and musician from the United states began a collaboration with UK producer Laurence Rapaccioli already known for his work under the artist name Arksun . After completing a few initial tracks, they eventually lost touch until the fall of 2003 when they began to take another look at what they had created the previous year. With a renewed sense of purpose, the musical partnership finally gelled, and Luminary was born.
It wasn't long before their music began to garner the attention of established independent labels such as Lost Language and Ministry . Ashley's first Luminary track "My World" was snapped up by Lost Language along with "Dark Eyes" in the fall of 2003 to be included on Ben Lost's Exhibition II compilation. Since then, "My World" has grown into a full on 3 disc release including remixes by Andy Moor , Nikola Gala and Pesh. Played out early on by Armin Van Buuren , the track thrust Luminary to the forefront and My World was quickly picked up by Tiesto to be used on his In Search of Sunrise 4 compilation album.
The second release "Wasting" was burnt into Armin's A State of Trance 2005 compilation practically before it had even been signed as a single and was swiftly released on Armada's infamous Soundpiercing label.
Now joining forces with Anjunabeats , Ashley and Luminary next released Amsterdam on Feburary 6, 2006; charting at no. 1 for Paul Van Dyk in the December issue of Mixmag and rated at 5/5 by DJ Magazine. Additionally, Amsterdam has been played out everywhere from BBC Radio 1's "Dave Pearce Dance Anthems" to TATW Above and Beyond's Trance Around the World and ASOT Armin Van Buuren's A State of Trance.
Her next collaboration with Above and Beyond on their debut album Tri-State was released on March 04, 2006. Collaborating with Tony, Paavo and Jono on a stunning track titled Can't Sleep , Ashley again demonstrated her trademark vocal style; combining breathless melodies with intense emotion. This in addition to her distinctive lyrical phrasing, has helped set her apart from so many other vocalists in the genre.
After another chance meeting with Paul Van Dyk last year, Ashley was given the opportunity to collaborate on some new album tracks for soon to be released "In Between", and the rest, as they say "is history". You can expect great things from this up and coming artist, but most of all, expect the unexpected! It has been a strange journey, but a good one, and Ashley is definitely keeping her watchful eyes on the future and her ears open to new inspiration.

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Music:

Member Since: 10/18/2005
Band Website: luminarymusic.co.uk
Band Members: For all booking please contact:

Lizzie Riddle
UnderCurrent Artists
Artist Management & Public Relations
Miami | New York City | Berlin
www.ucartists.com
www.vandit.com

[email protected]

Sounds Like:Paul Van Dyk
Luminary - Amsterdam

Record Label: Vandit, Lost Language, Armada, Anjunabeats
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

when you lose all the music you ever made.....

how do you start again?I just discovered that, almost all my music files... every tiny little idea I have created for.... god.... so many years...  everything is lost...when you lose everything y...
Posted by Ashley Tomberlin on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:36:00 PST

Rain and red wine

So a glass and a half of wine and i'm working on a song tonight....not feeling particularly eloquent where lyrics are concerned... but perhaps sometimes thats just the way life is... the things you do...
Posted by Ashley Tomberlin on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:34:00 PST

a night with my guitar

So i've taken a week or so off from writing songs every night, and it has felt good to let a little time pass and let things start to build back up.I think that is important sometimes when it comes to...
Posted by Ashley Tomberlin on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:03:00 PST

devil in me...

I guess I needed a few days off from music making this past week.  I go through these times where I make something almost every night, but then I feel like everything has been drawn through me an...
Posted by Ashley Tomberlin on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:14:00 PST

Notice: If your comments get deleted...

I have to say I honestly appreciate the comments and messages all of you leave as a mark of support for me and what I do. They are important to me, in the same way that it is important to me to weed o...
Posted by Ashley Tomberlin on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:44:00 PST

Another night.... another song just for you

So.... in a lot of ways I'm feeling like my old self again.Insomniac extraordinaire, but even still, I can't help but feeling drawn each night to my little keyboard and mic... and I just feel this int...
Posted by Ashley Tomberlin on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:45:00 PST

Dreamlife Serenades....

So tonight, like many other nights recently, I find myself awake and unable to sleep.  And yet something inside me pulls me to my windows to look out at the sky above...  There is something ...
Posted by Ashley Tomberlin on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:39:00 PST

New T-shirts, and misc. geeky products

So, Art and design have always been little passions of mine, and so I decided to put it to good use recently.I made some little designs for shirts etc.  and I hope you like the results ;)More wil...
Posted by Ashley Tomberlin on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:16:00 PST

Midnight’s lullaby

Insomnia can be a devilish thing at times.I remember long ago writing about sleep as if it were a lover... something you crave in the deepest parts of you, yet is at times elusive or unattainable.&nbs...
Posted by Ashley Tomberlin on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:07:00 PST

its warmer now in my heart...

In many ways, I'm truly horrible when it comes to music.I think I tend to love to experiment far more than I actually love finishing something "absolutely perfect".  Strange vocal washes thrill m...
Posted by Ashley Tomberlin on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:42:00 PST