I am doing lots of shows in the greater Los Angeles area. Sometimes I am performing my own songs, other times I am doing tributes where I do the songs of great performers like the music of Burt Bacharach and Hal David; Bobby Darin; Elton John; Neil Diamond; and recently, Neil Sedaka. To be on my mailing list, email me at jay@jayasher.com
When I was 21, I moved to Los Angeles with the goal and expectation that I would have a career as a singer-songwriter recording artist. It didn’t happen, although I did make my living as a singer-keyboardist and enjoyed some success as a songwriter. Later I became a musical director for other performers and a composer for TV and films, and still later a Logic Pro consultant and trainer. But my dream was still alive and well on my “to do” list and finally, I have done it: my album, entitled “Honestly.”
I recorded myself singing all the vocal parts, with the exception of the backing vocals of one older track, playing all the keyboards, and mixed all ten songs, again with the exception of the one included older track. I enlisted the talents of Carl Verheyen for guitar and Henry Newmark for drums and they delivered big time in my opinion. They are great musicians and supportive friends as well. Ron Boustead mastered the album.
I did this devoid of any commercial considerations, choosing the songs I really wanted to record and arranged them the way I really wanted to arrange them. One included song I wrote four months ago while another I wrote for the wonderful girl who would become my wife back in 1970. The end result, warts and all, is I think an accurate representation of who I am and have always been as a singer-songwriter.
I released it in 2017, thanks to those who bought it.
Now I have released a new album, digital download only, in which I am the sole participant. Everything you hear is me and my work. Bandcamp is my preferred site for purchase and downloads.
Academy Award nominated film for which I just finished writing music for the Blu-Ray special material.
I had a ton of fun writing Beach Boy style cues for the special material for this.
Downloadable from both Amazon and CD Baby, where a physical CD can also be purchased.
