COMPOSING, PRODUCING AND ARRANGING.
As a composer, his music has featured in major Australian films such as Somersault, Australian Rules and the television series The Silence. He has written soundtracks for films by Melbourne filmmaker Bayden Findlay. Mia Dyson and Matt Walker have also performed and recorded songs written by him.
In 2001 Davies launched his CD and live road show of Ned Kelly, which he produced with noted historian Ian Jones. This project tells the story of the legendary Australian outlaw and bushranger. The album won the 2001 Best Australian Debut CD in Rhythms Magazine Reader’s Poll. When it premiered at the Apollo Bay Music Festival it played to packed houses and was voted the highlight of the festival by the Melbourne Age newspaper. It has since toured to several Australian festivals including the prestigious Perth International Arts Festival.
With his new solo project Muscle Drum Music volumes 1 and 2, Ashley Davies comes to the fore as one of this country's great drummer-songwriters. A thrilling rhythmic adventure, Muscle Drum Music was recorded almost entirely by Davies on two drum kits, guitar and harmonica, with no loops or samples. True solo recordings, written from the drums up and built on their own driving grooves.
Davies wrote, produced and arranged his first three cd’s, co-produced the last matt walker and Ashley davies cd and has many years experience working with various engineers and producers in the recording studio environment.
Ned Kelly
The following videos are Chapter previews of a great Ned Kelly documentary scored by Ashley
Chapter 2
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Weve got Buckley's
A preview of a short film scored by Ashley
