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Ash

I don't do etudes

About Me

I live in the big little city of Minneapolis. I am currently writing for and supporting my own solo project under the name Ash St. John. You can check out my music on my Myspace and Purevolume sites under the name Ash St. John. I graduated in 2004 from the University of Iowa. Then one day I decided to leave Iowa. So here I am workin' and playin.' Doin it like I do. When I left Iowa I decided that I would give the music thing a shot in a place where it is possible to do so. I am a singer/songwriter. I grew up playing guitar, violin, and singin'. I would gladly write songs for other acts because I know I have an adaptive range of musical taste. My friends are very important to me. I love partying with them at rock shows, house parties, and anywhere where I can share good company. Work hard and keepin in touch with all my best friends is a top priority of mine and I do believe I reflect that in my personality. peace

My Interests

Writing stuff in the form of music or words. I like to explore the way I feel by creating things. One of my favorite things to do is sit and listen to an album straight through the way it is intended. I enjoy reading books on a range of subjects. I like pushing myself mentally and physically. I like playing tennis and swimming.

I'd like to meet:

Drop me a line, meeting people is what I love to do. I would like to meet musicians of all sorts to share ideas and learn from one another. I love hearing and appreciating new music.

Music:

Radiohead, Death Cab for Cutie, Sigur Ros, Atonal Motif, Syb, Copeland, Phoenix, The Cure, Cocteau Twins, Daphne Loves Derby, Appleseed Cast, Coheed and Cambria, Furthur Seems Forever, Billy Music, Wilco, Bright Eyes, onelinedrawing, Gratitude, Now its Overhead, Sia,Head Automatica, 311, That Dog, Led Zepellin, Jandek, Mad Season, Sarah McLachlan, Postal Service, Howie Day, Incubus, Glassjaw, A Perfect Circle, The Strokes, The Mars Volta, Mudvayne, John Mayer, The Who, Pete Yorn, Greg Wood, Rocky Votolato, Jimmy Eat World, Sublime, Dashboard, Charlotte Martin,Up and comings: Sneaker2Bombs, Brandon Sammons, Brian Lowell, Jupiter Sunrise, The Conversation, Mike Midwestern, R&B music including but not limited to Stevie Wonder, Brian McKnight, Javier, Tamia, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Common, 2pac, Panjabi MC, Jill Scott, Harry Connick Jr, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Take 6, Musiq, 112, Stan Getz,I am a huge electronic music fan especially House Music. Kaskade, Richie Hawtin, John Acquaviva, Magda, Christian James, Adam Beyer, Paul Johnson, Aphex Twin, Bad Boy Bill.Classical Music including Brahms Piano Sonatas, Mozart Violin Concertos, The Mendelssohn Octet in Eb Major, Anything Hilary Hahn plays,

Movies:

Fight Club, Kill Bill Series, White Oleander, Pulp Fiction, AI, Memento, Interview with the Vampire, I recommend a Gregg Araki film called Mysterious Skin, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Braveheart, Amadeus, PI, In the Bedroom. Anything by Gus Van Sant, Last Days, like the ..ary Tarnation, Elephant, My Own Private Idaho, Good Will Hunting. The Salton Sea, Me and You and Everyone We Know, "What the Bleep do we know" will blow you hair back.

Television:

I am an HBO Original Series fanatic with shows like Carnivale and The Sopranos. I loved the second season of Entourage, Curb your Enthusiasm, Sex and the City. Angels in America was amazing. Family Guy, Simpsons are a must. My roommate Marty and I have a strict line of "trash TV" as we call it including: Real World, Elimidate, Shipmates, Maury, Laguna Beach. Stand up comedy by all kinds of comics. The History Channel and Animal Planet pop up when Im zinged.

Books:

White Oleander, K. Vonnegut including The Sirens of Titan and Slaughterhouse 5, 5 people you meet in Heaven, The Shining, Short Stories by David Sedaris, Way of the Wiseguy by Joe Pistone. d

Heroes:

"A first date is an interview," Van Wilder. "I dont do etudes," jsa. "Act interested, your penis is." Marty