Solo (2003–2006) Īshba with Guns N' Roses during a concert in BangaloreĪfter his departure from Beautiful Creatures, he formed another solo band, ASHBA, with Bones Elias, bassist John Younger, and former Tuff guitarist Michael Thomas, who was Ashba's replacement in Beautiful Creatures before leaving the group in 2003. On February 13, 2002, the band announced that Ashba had left the group and the band found a replacement and continued on. Despite appearing at Ozzfest as part of the Rolling Rock Tour, the band was dropped from their label due to poor album sales. "Ride" was featured on the soundtrack to the 2002 remake of Rollerball.
BULLETBOYS RATT AND L.A. GUNS TOUR 1996 SERIES
Album track "1 A.M." was featured in the soundtrack for the 2001 horror film Valentine and TV series Smallville.
and released their self-titled debut Beautiful Creatures, produced by Marilyn Manson cohort Sean Beavan, on August 14, 2001. Prior to naming, the band opened one show in Houston, Texas, for Kiss during their farewell tour after Ted Nugent pulled out. This was the first lineup under the moniker Beautiful Creatures. 9 bassist Kenny Kweens, Ashba and Lesté hired session drummer Anthony Focx to become the group's second guitarist and Glen Sobel, another session drummer, was brought in to take over drums. In 1999, he departed the group to start a new band with Lesté, piecing together the band that would become Beautiful Creatures.Īfter finding former Shake the Faith and No. It was during his time with the band that he met Joe Lesté of Bang Tango. In 1998, Ashba joined BulletBoys as part of the band's new lineup. In 1996, he released his debut instrumental album, Addiction to the Friction.
He later said, "The crowd, the music, the lights! It was the night I realized that no matter what it takes, I was gonna be on that stage one day." At the age of 18, he packed up his possessions and moved to Hollywood to begin his career.Įventually, he joined the group Barracuda and toured with the band for two years. For his 16th birthday, his father took him to his first concert: Mötley Crüe's Girls, Girls, Girls Tour. He would ride to his job in the corn fields on the bus with a guitarist from a local band, who would teach him a new chord each day on a fret that they had carved into the back of a bus seat with a pocket knife. When he was eight, he took a job detasseling corn in the fields to earn enough money to buy his first guitar out of the Sears catalog. He built kits out of garbage cans and pots and pans, until he finally acquired a real set at the age of six. His next ambition was to learn the drums. Ashba performed in his first piano recital at the age of five, where he played Beethoven's " Ode to Joy". His mother was a classically trained pianist who began teaching him about music as a toddler. He is the CEO of Ashba Media.Īshba was born in Monticello, Indiana. He has worked with various artists including Mötley Crüe, Drowning Pool, Marion Raven, Aimee Allen and Neil Diamond. He is also known for his work with hard rock bands BulletBoys, Beautiful Creatures and Guns N' Roses. He is currently the lead guitarist in Sixx:A.M. Daren Jay Ashba (born November 10, 1972) is an American musician, guitarist, songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer.
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