So Jay Asher is a co-writer on a song called "Where I Belong" on the new CD release by NYC rapper Mims ("This Is Why I'm Hot") which is
expected to be a huge success??? Mims album just debuted on Billboard at #4!
Well, Jay wrote a song with the late Paul Jabara in the early 80's called "Eternal Love" that Paul recorded with Whitney Houston on his
"Paul Jabara and Friends" album. However it was also recorded by Stephanie Mills on her "Merciless" album and it is this version that
producer Ty Fyffe found and sampled for the Mims track.
is a composer, songwriter, arranger, orchestrator, conductor, pianist/synthesist, and entertainer who has been based in Los Angeles since 1972.
He was raised in the Boston area and is a graduate from the Boston Conservatory of Music with a B.M in Music Composition. He did post graduate orchestration study with renowned Los Angeles orchestrator Dr. Albert Harris.
As a composer, he has written music scores and songs for TV series and movies such as New World Television's “Zorro” and HBO’s “Maximum Security” and NBC’s “Fame”, NBC’s “Fugitive Nights” and films, including Lion’s Gate’s recently released hip-hop comedy “Hittin’ It”.
He has written songs that have been recorded by Julio Iglesias, Whitney Houston, and Donna Summer, among others. He has also produced and arranged CDs for the Israeli based duo Merkava.
Among the films and TV movies he has arranged, orchestrated and/or conducted for are Paramount Pictures “Blame It On Rio” and NBC’s TV mini-series “JFK: Reckless Youth”.
He has served as a musical director and/or accompanist for such artists as Neil Diamond, Bobby Gentry, Carol Burnett, Minnie Riperton, Donald O’ Connor, and Roslyn Kind, as well as playing piano/keyboards for various TV and film projects, and commercials, and has been featured as the lead vocalist on songs for several TV movies and films, including Disney’s “Under Wraps”.
Jay is an Apple Certified Pro for the music program Logic Pro 7 and is teaching this course at UCLA Extension. He is equally at home with an orchestra and today’s digital technology.
