in this Ocean by Ashley Chambliss

Performances~ The Grey Eagle, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, The Evening Muse, The Handlebar, WNCW, Coffee Underground, Bele Chere, Lake Eden Arts Fest, Tosco Music Party, WCU Performing Arts Center, Appalachian State, UNCA, Sylvia Theater, Soul Infusion, Biltmore Estate, Dean and Deluca Wine House, The Library Club Restaurant, Vincenzo's, Greening up the Mountains, Berklee College of Music, Virgin MegaStore...

Recent shows (05/06): Ari Hest, Willy Porter, Duncan Sheik with Gerry Leonard (of David Bowie), David Berkley, Kyler England and Past shows: Chris Rosser, Jonathan Byrd, Jennifer Daniels, Sam Shaber, Claire Holly, Laura Blackley, Matthew Kahler, Billy Jonas, Justincase, Trina Hamlin, Beth Wood, Aaron Price..

My brilliant 'recording guy' (sound engineer, producer) is: Matthew Mauney of Asheville, NC; squarerootstudios.com

And my beautifully dextrous stage-partner is guitarist Chris Cooper of the Charlotte music scene; myspace.com/coopermusic.

My #1 fan and personal assistant: Scamp my superdog.

and as for those silly quotes i gobble up like they were chocolate...

...a keyboard wizard who makes one piano sound like two... Creative Loafing-- Atlanta

(gobble gobble)

***Ashley Chambliss

Oh, what a lovely voice! Chambliss' singing holds heaven and hell in equal measure: Sweet, breathy highs swoop south across a single note into broken-hearted phrasing that will eat your cynicism for breakfast. Comparisons (Sarah McLachlan-like beauty meets Rickie Lee Jones' melancholic cool?) ultimately fail; Chambliss' gift is too complex. Sadly for Asheville, she's soon to be some other city's treasure: Chambliss leaves next month for Berklee School of Music. Here's hoping that theory-fixated Boston college doesn't hamper her outrageous gifts: Chambliss' piano playing is accomplished and emotive; she composes with a sweeping, beautiful authority; she doesn't skimp on hooks; she's blessed with an intuitive understanding of harmony; and, yes, she's got that voice. Her Bele Chere show heralds the release of her sophomore effort, In This Ocean. See her play, or risk an "I told you so" once her future ignites somewhere else.

- Frank Rabey--Mountain Xpress, Asheville, NC

(ummm, well... it sort of went that way...)

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** a gifted pianist with a voice like velvet coated candy.

Frank Rabey Mountain Xpress

(i'm sorry, i must confess this one's my favorite. really.

isn't this just one of the coolest visuals? velvet coated candy..)

***Singer-pianist Ashley Chambliss looks to be one of the brightest new young talents, with her amazing voice, top keyboard skills and profound lyrics.

Tony Kiss, Asheville Citizen Times

(tony rocks)

*** romantic, but there's edginess between the lines. Alli Marshall, Mountain Express

(aw...)

***Singer-songwriter Ashley Chambliss is making a name for herself with a sweet piano sound. . .

Asheville Citizen Times

(i tried to anyway..and tried and tried til i felt like a mule)

***Ashley Chambliss, a new-to-the-scene pianist/singer whose shockingly distinctive voice recalls some combination of Jewel, Sarah McLachlan and Rickie Lee Jones.

Marsha Barber, Mountain Express

(shockingly; would that be electrocution or just a little zap? i'm just being silly, thanks Marsha.)

*in this Ocean was recorded with guitarist, Chris Cooper and produced by Matthew Mauney at Square Root Studios in Asheville, North Carolina

*nakedsongs was recorded live in an empty auditorium with a 9 foot grand in Knoxville, Tn by Seva.

My first album titled, 'nakedsongs' is available at cdbaby.com/chambliss2

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