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10/05/06 ASHRAF WINS BEST R & B AWARD!
At the Toronto Independent Music Awards at The Phoenix Concert Theatre, ASHRAF was named Toronto's best rhythm & blues artist. ASHRAF will perform at the Phoenix in October 2007 at next year's showcase of 2006 winners.
Born in Egypt and raised in Canada, ASHRAF has grown to become a prominent talent within the independent Canadian music community. Producing and creating his own album, ASHRAF is pushing the limits of Canadian artists everywhere. When asked by Joel, ASHRAF's longtime friend and business partner, to describe the sound of Ash he replied, "Imagine the best of pop culture and intensity and purity of rock and roll, mixed in with the spirit and heart of ASHRAF. This new sound will revolutionize music today and shake the foundation of the music industry."
LifeStone Music proudly presents ASHRAF: Canadas newest pop-rock sensation. Drawing from the styles of acts like Maroon 5, Lenny Kravitz, Rob Thomas and Prince, his songs blend influences from the East and the West to create a unique connection with today's global audience.
"SHATTER" Music Video
New CD: "PERFECT CHAOS"
An eclectic blend of Eastern and Western influences give this pop-rock album a refreshingly original and majestic sound. See for yourself ...
This album is an absolute full-force assault on the senses. It's a new breed of WORLD ROCK, inspired by acts like MAROON 5, LENNY KRAVITZ, ROB THOMAS and AUDIOSLAVE. If you could package Intensity, Emotion, Adrenaline and Sex in one box, it would have ASHRAF's name on it, and it would be called PERFECT CHAOS.
Perfect Chaos, the debut solo album of Ashraf, is a compelling and exciting audio journey drifting across the fringes of soulful and jazzy blues-rock, with tracks like SHATTER or BLUE FLAME, to emotionally charged and hard-hitting power-pop ballads like ANGELS ONLY KNEW and WHISPERS. Having written, arranged, composed, performed, recorded and produced the entire album on his own (at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario, the studio where legendary artists such as Prince, K-OS, Sum 41 and D12 have recorded), Ashraf has delivered a vibrant, expressive quality record that's bound to inspire fans and other members of the independent music community.
Ashraf has recently signed an International Artist Representation agreement with A-B-A-C-A Entertainment Group, to be represented to foreign sub-publishers and record executives at three of the world's leading international music conferences in 2006: POPKOMM, MIDEN and SXSW. In addition, an acoustic version of the single release, SHATTER, will be featured on the next Acoustic Rainbow CD Sampler, distributed to 1,200 DJs worldwide for international airplay. Ashraf's blend of Eastern and Western musical influences will give fans of exciting and emotionally charged new music something to talk about for a long time ...
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