Ashley Sherlock has been pursuing a career in music for 4 years, starting from his first nervous gig in a small club. While he still gets nervous before performances, he has gained more experience and fans over time by playing frequently in Manchester and Didsbury, sometimes doing two shows a day. He draws inspiration from a wide range of musical artists and has written several original songs of his own, though some remain unrecorded. Sherlock enjoys performing both covers and his own material live and hopes to continue developing his solo career, though he remains open to the possibility of joining a band in the future. He encourages aspiring musicians to focus on doing what makes them happy.

1. Ashleysherlockbreakingintomusic
4 yearsinyetstill at the beginningof hismusical journey,AshleySherlockrevealshow he broke into
the worldof musicandkeepsgettingbetter...
Cradling his sweethotchocolate towarm himself onsucha coldday,AshleySherlockbeginsthe
recountof the last4 yearsof hismusiccareer.We beginrightatthe start,whenAshbecame so
inspiredthathe decidedmusicwasthe worldhe belongedin.“Fromseeinga lotof bandsi liked
playinglive,Ithought‘Icoulddothat’ soI triedit one day andI’ve beenplayingeversince.”Whichis
such an inspirationtoupcomingartistsorpeople tryingtocome into the musicworld;maybe all it
takesisseeingtheirfavouriteartistsliveanditwill sparkthe passiontokeeppushinguntil youend
up doingwhatyouwant to be doing.Eventhistalentedmusiciandidn’tstartatthe top. “My firstgig
was inthe CinnamonClubinBowdenandarounda hundredpeople turnedup, maybe less,andi was
so nervousi nearlythrewup!It washorrible”Butdon’tletthat putyou off because Ashplayedon
throughhisnervesandput on a greatperformance whichpeopleclearlylovedbecausehe’sbeen
reelinginfanseversince.“Istill getnervous,”ohdear. . . “But not as nervous”Phew!“Itjust
dependsonthe gig.”
Ashclearlyhasa natural talentwhenitcomesto music,sohe was boundto start attractingfans
fromall over the countrysoonenough.“My favourite gigwasmyheadliningshow inManchester
whichwasgood,we managedtosell quite afew tickets.There wasa groupof girlsthatcame all the
wayfrom Londonjustto meetme and watchme play!It wasreallycool.”Wow he must be good for
themto come all the wayfromLondon! It can’t alwaysgo quite sosmoothlythough.. . “I was
playingassupportfor a band once and I wasusinga looppedal.AsI wassettingitup I had a drink
whichI accidentallyknockedoverontothe loopandsaid“Oh fuck!”intothe microphone,soitwas
juststuck on a loopof me saying‘Ohfuck!”overand over.It wasreallyawkwardbutat the same
time reallyfunnyandeveryonewasjustlaughing.”Oops!Atleasttheyfounditfunnyorthat could
have beena disaster!
HoweverAsh’smusical popularitydidn’tjustsparkovernight,he hadtowork reallyhardto get
where he isnow.“I do a lot of showsinManchesterand Didsbury,usuallyabout4a weekandat one
pointitwas twoa day” A bit more workthan justsingingalongtoour favourite tracksinthe shower
then!Talkingaboutour favourite tracks,whatdoesadedicatedartistlistentoinhisspare time?“I
listentoa loadof stuff.Fromthe RedHot Chilli Pepperstogunsand RosestoEd SheerantoBieber
and Timberlake.All sortsof stuff.”It’seasytosee where he getshisinspirationfromthenlistening
to such a wide range of styles.Ashthenusesthisinspirationtowrite songsof hisown.“I’ve onlygot
a couple of songsrecordedbut I have a plethoraof songswhichsometimesIdon’tplayor justget
lostsomewhere”It’ssadto thinkthat there maybe some beautiful songssomewhere thatwe
haven’theard,howeverwe have the songsthatAshhas alreadyrecordedandthere’sdefinitely
goingto be some more brand newsongsinthe future.Thisyoung artisthas a lotmore to give!We
mightalsoFans alsohave the opportunityof hearingsome of these originalslive atgigsalongwith
some breathtakingcoversof hitsyoumayalreadyknow.
ClearlyAshishavinganamazingtime as a soloartist,doingwhathe lovesmost,howeverit’salways
an interestingmix upwhenmusiciansjoinforcesinaband.“I’d like tojoina band,it’sjustthe
commitment,some people struggle tokeeptocommitments,theymightsaythey’ll meetata
certaintime thenturnup late.If you’re gonnado itdo it! I wouldn’tsayI’dprefertobe ina band,it
wouldjustbe somethingcool totry out.”So it doesn’tlooklikewe’ll be seeingAshinaband
anytime soonbutat leastitmeanswe still getto hearhimon hisown as he carrieson withhissolo
career.

2. Andfinallywe saygoodbye toAshafterhe has toldus all we needtoknow about how he broke into
the musical worldbutnot before he’sgivensome of ourreaderssome inspirational advicethatcould
pushthemto followhislead.“Successisdeterminedin differentways,whetherit’smoney,
downloads.Itdependsonwhatyouwantto do,justdo whatevermakesyouhappy”If thishas
inspiredyouormade youas interestedinAshleySherlockaswe are,go checkhimout on spotify,
Itunesandsoundcloudandmake sure youfollow hisfacebookpage (AshleySherlock) tokeepaneye
out forany everupcominggigs.