Get To Know: ASHY

ASHY is an effervescent pop artist & songwriter hailing from New Zealand. She’s a musical chameleon, delving into sub-genres of R&B, dance and contemporary sounds, and is known for her incredibly polished production, shimmering vocals, and catchy melodies.

She has amassed over 3.5 million streams across all platforms, enjoyed chart success & has worked with leading pop producers from New Zealand, Australia, and the US. ASHY has worked with the likes of producers Josh Fountain (BENEE), Ben Wylen (Ariana Grande), Adrian Breakspear (Pharrell Williams), Liam Quinn (Peach PRC) & Sam Trevethick (Shapeshifter).In October 2021 she signed with Concord Music Publishing.

In 2022, ASHY's single 'Mirror' gained top spots and spent multiple weeks in the Official NZ Music Chart and RadioScope Airplay Chart. She was profiled on IMNZ’s ‘Going Global’ Online and Live Showcase.

2023 was a definitive year for ASHY, performing at NZ’s biggest festival; Electric Avenue and immediately following with 8 performances as an Official Showcasing Artist for SXSW in Austin TX. She then released her debut EP ‘Status’ in June 2023. The lead single 'No Man's Land' entered the NZ Charts at #1 and her previous single off the EP ‘Do Not Disturb’ spent multiple weeks on the RadioScope Airplay charts. The release of her EP gained recognition from the likes of Rolling Stone Australia in their September Print Issue, naming ASHY as one of ‘8 Kiwi Artists Tipped to Takeover’. It was also placed at No.9 on Rolling Stone’s ‘Top 25 New Zealand Albums of 2023’.

After landing sync placements in Emmy Nominated US TV Show ‘Grown-ish’ and Aussie soap 'Home and Away' she went on to perform at SXSW Sydney in October and then participated in an APRA Songhubs. She was also selected as an Official Performer for The Great Escape UK Festival for 2024. In 2024, ASHY has performed a number of shows at her second SXSW in Austin TX and followed with a successful writing week in Nashville. She is now an official voting member of the Recording Academy/ Grammys. She participated in a BIGFAN songwriting camp at Joel Little's renowned studio and performed at the NZ On Air Showcase and has opened for the Drax Project NZ Tour.

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Ethnicity: Indian

Location: Christchurch (New Zealand)

Instagram: @ashy_music

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GET TO KNOW - completed March 2025

3 words to describe you:

Songwriter, Bubbly, Direct

Describe your sound:

Pop, R&B, Cinematic

Describe the moment you knew that you wanted to pursue music:

I had finally learned how to play guitar and sing at the same time and I was trying to write songs. At 13 I finally wrote one and that's when it clicked for me this is what I wanted to do. 

How does your heritage impact your art?

It influences my art now more than ever because I'm a lot more honest in my storytelling, I've been sharing a lot of my real life experiences with being a young, Indian woman and it's felt really nice to show that side of myself. 

What moment are you most proud of in your music journey so far?

I'm really proud of this upcoming EP, I truly think it's the beginning of a change in my career and I'm so excited to see what happens. I spent so much time working on it, I had great experiences overseas making it and I've really honed in on my songwritting and artistry on this project. 

Your next music goal:

I would love to support an international act on a multiple date tour. 

If you could collaborate with anyone, who and why?

I would love to collaborate with RAYE, I love her darker R&B/Pop energy and she's a great songwriter so I think we'd definitely be on the same wavelength. 

Lyrics you live by:

"Busy woman, all the time, busy woman for the rest of my life!" (Sabrina Carpenter)

3 songs you're listening to right now:

The Abyss (feat. Lana Del Rey) - The Weeknd

Nosebleeds - Doechii

Diamond Boy - SZA 

Your community shout out:

I heard about this amazing artist called Tracy De Sa (@tracy.desa) at SXSW Texas last year and I was super inspired by her. 

Anything else you'd like to share:

I have an upcoming project out later on this year, I'm so excited to finally share it with everyone. Keep up with my socials to know when new music is coming out!