Ash Riser

Ash Winston Riser (born August 29, 1989), also known by his former stage name 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 began heavily collaborating. 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.

Ash Riser
Birth nameAsh Winston Riser
Also known asAshtrobot
Born (1989-08-28) August 28, 1989
Redondo Beach, California, United States
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments
Years active2004–present
Labels
  • Bennu Records
Associated acts
Websitewww.ashriser.tv//

Musical career

Ash Winston 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 compiled 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]

On June 22, 2016, Riser released his third EP that year, titled R.I.S.E., which includes productions from 808 Mafia, Metro Boomin, Sonny Digital, TM88 and Zaytoven.[9]

Discography

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected details
Title Album details
Ghosts

Extended plays
List of extended plays, with selected details
Title Album details
Doc Brown and the Kid[10]
  • Released: August 29, 2012
  • Label: Archwood Music, D.R.E.A.M
  • Formats: Digital download
Vs. The World EP Pt. 1[11]
  • Released: September 9, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Vs. The World EP Pt. 2[12]
  • Released: September 16, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Modern Medicine[13]
  • Released: April 22, 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Home[14]
  • Released: January 7, 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Late Praise[15]
  • Released: June 20, 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
R.I.S.E.[9]
  • Released: June 22, 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"[16]
(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"[17]
(Chris Moody featuring Ashtrobot)		 2012 non-album single
"Get Sore"[18]
(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"[19] 2009 Jupiter Rising The Quiet Hype
"Determined"[20] Kendrick Lamar The Kendrick Lamar EP
"Barbed Wire"[21] 2010 Overly Dedicated
"Ronald Reagan Era"[22] 2011 Section.80
"Keisha's Song (Her Pain)"[22]
"Beautiful Death"[23] 2012 Ab-Soul, Punch Control System
"Erykah's Lament"[24] Tae Beast, Ben Freedlander The Tae Beast Tape 2
"Honeymoon"[25] 2014 Champagne Drip Bikini Radio
"Never Wanna Leave"[26] Sikdope N/A
"Wesley's Theory"[27] 2015 Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly
"London to LA"[28] Swindle Peace, Love & Music
"God Said Trap (King Trappy III)"[29] Jay IDK SubTrap
"Leave It Behind"[30] 2016 Virtual Riot, 12th Planet Chemistry EP

Remixes
2010
2011
2014
2015
  • "Run Ricky Run (Ashtrobot remix)" by Manolo Rose[38]
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References
  1. https://www.facebook.com/ASHRISERMUSIC/posts/893257357368965
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-05-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uiXjaDf-bQ
  4. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/21st-century-electric-church/id447830909
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2015-05-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://thecomeupshow.com/2015/04/28/mixtape-ash-riser-modern-medicine-prod-ash-riser/
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. https://twitter.com/ASHRISER/status/605462403837362176
  9. http://hiphopdx.com/singles/id.34123/title.dxclusive-ash-riser-unveils-r-i-s-e-ep
  10. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/doc-brown-and-the-kid-ep/id557565502
  11. https://soundcloud.com/buygore/sets/ash-riser-vs-the-world-ep-pt-1
  12. https://soundcloud.com/buygore/sets/ash-riser-vs-the-world-ep-pt-2
  13. http://str8outdaden.com/2015/04/22/ash-riser-modern-medicine-ep/
  14. http://lunchroomraps.com/2016/01/07/ash-riser-home-ep/
  15. http://hiphopdx.com/singles/id.34101/title.ash-riser-releases-late-praise-ep
  16. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/160-levels-single/id556837836
  17. http://www.discogs.com/Chris-Moody-feat-Ashtrobot-Rock-Me/release/3999599
  18. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/get-sore-feat.-ash-riser-single/id828786946
  19. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-quiet-hype-mw0000811287
  20. http://indy.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/11120/kendrick_lamar_ep.html
  21. indy.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/12425/kendrick_lamar_overly_dedicated.html
  22. http://www.allmusic.com/album/section80-mw0002186545
  23. http://www.allmusic.com/album/control-system-mw0002381456
  24. http://taebeastproducer.bandcamp.com/track/-feat-ash-riser-ben-freedlander%5B%5D
  25. http://www.malaysiansafari.com/2014/music/bikini-radio-ep-out-now-free-download/
  26. http://www.complex.com/music/2014/09/sikdope-ft-ash-riser-never-wanna-leave-vip
  27. Digital Booklet - To Pimp a Butterfly (Media notes). Kendrick Lamar. Top Dawg Entertainment. 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.CS1 maint: others (link)
  28. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/peace-love-music/id1017817400
  29. http://indy.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/35853/jay-idk-subtrap.html
  30. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/chemistry-ep/id1101326333
  31. http://wn.com/GLACIERS_HMATW_ASHTROBOT_REMIX
  32. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17mUvIGWyBI
  33. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjs1B96WIC0
  34. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/beg-for-mercy/id735159503
  35. askmeaboutmymusic.com/post/8899008514/purple-swag-ashtrobot-remix-purple-swag-asap
  36. http://runthetrap.com/2014/08/29/vell-oakland-feat-dj-mustard-ash-riser-remix/
  37. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvK7tlJ5wVU
  38. http://www.mediafire.com/download/8ajyz7y7220i91m/run+ricky+run+ashtrob+remix.aif
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