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“Self Made” by Ashton Mallory

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Ashton Mallory is a 28 year old songwriter from Indianapolis, who first surfaced in 2015 with an EP titled “The Nile” that cause quite a commotion on SoundCloud. Since, he has been able to work alongside and attract the eyes & ears of some of his greatest inspirations and influences.

Interview with Ashton Mallory

Tell us about yourself, who are you and where do you come from?

I would describe myself as a premier role player. I try to make myself available for whatever the setting calls for. From engineering and producing to songwriting and playing instruments, I never want to limit my musical contributions.

How was your passion for music born? Who are your idols?

I have had a natural gravitation to music for as long as I can remember, no genre was safe. I’ve always loved every part of a song from the lyrics to the instrumentation, it all felt so immersive. Artists like Andre 3000, 50 Cent, Kanye West, and J Cole really helped shape my musical palate.

What kind of music do you do?

As an artist, I specialize in Hip Hop lyricism. As a musician, I spend most of my time compassing jazz on my tenor saxophone and drum set. As a songwriter, I genre-bend. I enjoy writing Pop, R&B, and Afrobeats for various artists around the world.

What is the most important song for you? What message do you want to convey to the listener?

As cliche as it may sound, my most important song as yet to be released. I have so many demos of profound concepts that still need to be polished but in due time. My overall message to my audience has always been authenticity, being yourself at all times is a point I genuinely can’t stress enough.

Why should a listener who doesn’t know you listen to your music?

To support me is to support yourself. My music is about authenticity and remaining true to yourself so it really doesn’t take much to get behind a message that simple.

What are your future projects? Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?

I have recently planted my feet into the licensing/sync world so you can be prepared to hear me on some of your favorite shows and/or commercials. In the next 5 years I see myself with songwriting plaques from some of the best artists out both new and old.

Tell our readers a funny episode that happened in your career as an artist.

I can recall meeting Trey Songz in the studio one time to chop it up and play some new music for him. At the time, the studio suite only had me and my engineer in it but shortly after Trey arrived it felt like every woman in the building was crammed into this suite.

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