My 3 children: Ian Mitchell, Joel Ryan, & Kara Nicole. They are my daily motivation to work hard. (DADDY LOVES YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!!! xoxoxoxo)
Travel, travel, & more travel; Telling people about God & how cool of a guy He really is!; I'm very passionate about this! (You need to know that God is the lover of your soul. There is nothing that you're doing or have done that is too bad for God's forgiveness & His loving on you. Believe me, my life isn't perfect & nobody's is, but if it hadn't been for Him on my side, I'd really be in BAD SHAPE!! Do you know Him? We can talk more & I'll give you more details!) Playing Sim City 3000; I'm an avid reader!!! (Picking a quiet corner with some java in a bookstore is a passion of mine. People need to turn off the TVs & radios & read more.); I love school. I think I'm a professional student! :-) (People perish for the lack of knowledge!! In the days of all of this information, how can anyone struggle with reading, writing, or math, at least at a basic level??!?); Rummage sales, yard sales, & pawn shop shopping (one man's junk is another man's treasure); I'm a collector of: toy soldiers, rocks, precious & semiprecious gems; I have an affinity for: Louis Vuitton & Gucci items, silver jewelry, & Italian shoes!! I love Lasertag too!!!
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Music
I'm a music educator, so I love or appreciate everything. My favorite genres are: jazz(especially smooth jazz), classsical, gospel, neo soul, r&b, CCM, AOR. Not much into rap or hip-hop. (I don't care for the images & lifestyle that it portrays & how negatively impacted children & youth are by a lot of it. ATTENTION ARTISTS: WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE.).
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Movies
Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, A Woman Called Moses, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Star Wars, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Exorcist, Planet of the Apes, Batman, Superman(Chris Reeves), School Daze, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Let's Do It Again, Blackboard Jungle, Imitation of Life, It's a Mad,Mad,Mad, Mad World, Purple Rain, The Little Rascals, The Sandlot, Panther, Schindler's List, The Shawshank Redemption, Posse, White Nights,Ben Hur, & The Passion of the Christ
Television
Not much of a TV person, but I love to watch the X-Files, Quantum Leap, Madlock,House,NFL, WWE, TBN, The History Channel, Discovery Channel, & The Travel Channel
Books
The Holy Bible, Lay Aside the Weight, A Tale of Two Cities, Angels & Demons, The DaVinci Code, The Bait of Satan, Secrets of the Vine, Approval Addiction, Stopping the Dreamkillers, Soprano On Her Head, Shemel & Krasilovsky's "This Business of Music"; The Left Behind Series; Jesus CEO, From Good to Great, Spiritual Seasons, The Scarlet Letter
Heroes
There are many people who have inspired me & should make my "hero" list (musical & personal), but these are the most important: Jesus Christ, Ollie Davis Jr., Adrian Davis, Jeraldine Davis, Jonathan Butler, Jeff Lorber, Kirk Whalum, George Duke, Prince, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Level 42, Mark King, Toto, Incognito, Gavin Christopher, Nile Rogers, J.S. Bach, DeBussy, Chopin, Fela Sowande, Stravinsky, Gustav Holst, Mussorgsky, RTF, Chick Corea, John Tesh, Joe Sample, Art Tatum, Keith Jarrett, Phineas Newborn, Gregg Karrukas, Mervyn Warren, Michael Colina,Fred Hammond, John Williams, Danny Elfman, John Carpenter, Thomas Whitfield, Richard Smallwood, Walter & Edwin Hawkins, Kevin Bond, Andrae Crouch, Kirk Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Thomas Dolby, Elton John, Phillippe Saisse, Bob Baldwin, Chicago, David Foster, Michael Omartian, EWF, Maurice White, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Kim Pensyl, Michael Sembello, Marcus Miller, Barry Eastmond, Chuckii Booker, Phil Perry, Brenda Russell, Vaneese Thomas, Angela Winbush, The System (David Frank & Mic Murphy),Frank McComb, Keith Thomas, Outkast, BeBe Winans, Marvin Winans, Eddie Pryor, Dr. John David Peterson, Dr. Steve Jablonski, Jim McElwaine, Eli Wilson, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Bishop William H. Graves, Dr. Daniel Fitten, Dr. Raymond Williams, Rev. Walter Hurt, Pastor Robert Stewart, Donnie McClurkin,Cheryl Porter, and...
My experience is vast: Producer, Composer, Arranger, Session Musician & Musical Director. I play piano/keys & am trained on pipe organ too. I have arranging & composing experience.
About me: Ashley Keith Davis is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. Currently, Ashley is the Artistic Director of the Stax Music Academy in Memphis, TN. Before accepting this post, Ashley served as Assistant Professor of Music and Coordinator of the Music Department & Sacred Music Studies at LeMoyne-Owen College and the Dean of Musical Studies for Friends International Christian University's Christian Ministry Institute in London, England. He has served as a principal tutor, lecturer, music professor, vocal coach, concert artist, & consultant, and has performed & traveled in over 23 countries. He has obtained both undergraduate & graduate degrees in the areas of commercial music, sacred music, & organ. He has studied at the University of Memphis, Trinity College of Music in London, England, Regis University of London, the City College of New York in New York City, and Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ.
Ashley is an accomplished musician, songwriter, and producer. He remains in constant demand worldwide as a clinician and consultant. Some of his accomplishments include:
Founder and CEO of the Kerygma Music Initiative (KMI), a music ministry conglomerate consisting of a record label, production company, publishing company, and a church music consulting firm.
Musical Director, Michael & Regina Winans Italian Tour.
Musical Director, National Civil Rights Museum
Conductor of the Texas College Concert Choir
Conductor of the ClearVision Choir
Conductor/Arranger, Soulsville Symphony Orchestra
Songwriter/Producer/Session Musician/Music Director credits include: David Gest MyLife Tour: Peabo Bryson, James Ingram, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., Eddie Holman, Billy Paul, Freda Payne, Edwin Hawkins, Dorothy Moore, Russell Thompkins & the New Stylistics, The Climates, Dave Hollister, Terreigh Barnett, Faith Hill, Vaneese Thomas, Glenn Jones, Wendy Moten, Stevie Wonder, Yolanda Adams, Donnie McClurkin, Maynes Entertainment (Christopher Williams, Al B. Sure!, CASE, Whos the Man? movie soundtrack), Rev. Timothy Wright, Philippe Saisse, Kirk Whalum, the Richard Smallwood Singers, Gary Garland Houston, Atlantic Starr, Michael & Regina Winans, Cheryl Porter, Chris Willis, Nita Whittaker, Leon Parker, Eli Wilson, Edsel Davis, Noel Pointer, IGM Italy, Four Plus One, Azzurro Records, MCA Records, RCA Records & various independent labels.
Recording Artist/Co-Producer for Evrytime I Feel the Spirit: Live at the Teatro Olimpico CD, Vicenza, Italy
Two solo instrumental CD releases: Introspection & A Souls Odyssey
Recipient of the prestigious Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
Recipient of the Judges Distinguished Performer Award, Yamaha Organ Festival, Tokyo, Japan
Recently commissioned as composer for Moss Pictures London.
In addition to this, Ashley is currently the newly appointed President of Vision Records and Entertainment.
Closing song of the David Gest "My Life" Tour. What a slammin' Rhythm Section: Buddy Wms - DRUMS, Jackie Clark - BASS, Michael Aarons - GUITAR, Jason Thompson - KEYS, and of course Ashley K. Davis aka "The Prof" - KEYS (rhodes)
Thank you, Ashley. Great inspirational material! Thank you sooo much for sharing it! Praying that you're doing great, you're healthy and that your spirit is happy, my friend. Big Hugs! ~rosalind~
hi ashley! how are you?! happy 2009! are you coming to new york any time soon? it's been a very long time and i'd love to see you if you are in the area. hope all is well. peace
SpiritualGraphics. com I am lifting you and your entourage up before the throne of God as you journey across Australia and back to us again. We miss you so I'm sending you this hug . . . SpiritualGraphics. com
