Ash Soan

Ashley "Ash" Soan is a British drummer. His influences include Steve Ferrone, Jim Keltner, James Gadson, Phil Rudd, Art Blakey and Jeff Porcaro.^[1]

Early life

Educated at the Grove School In Market Drayton, Shropshire, Ashley Soan started having lessons at an early age with Brian Stone and then with Andy Richards. He studied music at Salford University and then went on to study at Drumtech (now BIMM London & formally Tech Music School) in Fulham, London.

Career

Soan's drumkit for the Producers at the band's second live show, 7 February 2007

Soan's first break was a short stint with Tom Robinson and then in 1994 joined the band Del Amitri. He toured and recorded as a member of that band and left Del Amitri in 1997, and subsequently joined Faithless, then went on to tour and record with Squeeze, staying with them until their break-up in 1999.

He has done varied session work since, including touring with Tom McRae, Lisa Stansfield, Rick Wakeman, Belinda Carlisle, Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook and recording with Cee Lo Green, Adele, Clare Maguire, Will Young, Brian McFadden, Delta Goodrem, Pete Lawrie, the Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow single "Shame", Enrique Iglesias, Ronan Keating, Marianne Faithfull, Natasha Bedingfield, James Morrison (Songs for You, Truths for Me and the single, "Broken Strings"), Will Young (Let It Go), Alesha Dixon, Boyzone, David Cook and Jordin Sparks.

Soan is a member of Producers along with Trevor Horn, Steve Lipson and Lol Creme. He continues to work on further projects produced by Horn, including with Robbie Williams on his November 2009 release, Reality Killed the Video Star. Soan's most recent recording work includes Cher, Billy Idol, Mark Owen and The Wanted.

In 2016, Soan, instrumentalist Jonathan Radford Mead and singer Christian Burns formed a band called The Blind Love. Their first song, "Without You", was released and premiered on the episode "Coming Home Was a Mistake" on the television series The Vampire Diaries.^[2] Their next song, "Run (Where the Lights Are)", premiered on 30 November 2016 on the episode "Interference" for the television series Frequency. Their first album is set to be released in 2017.^[3]

References

↑ Mikedolbear.com
↑ Roumeliotis, Tina (November 18, 2016). "[LISTEN] THE BLIND LOVE – “WITHOUT YOU”". The Daily Listening. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
↑ "The Blind Love: Official Website".

External links

Squeeze
Chris Difford Glenn Tilbrook Stephen Large Simon Hanson Steve Smith Yolanda Charles Paul Gunn Harry Kakoulli Jools Holland Gilson Lavis John Bentley Paul Carrack Don Snow Christopher Holland Keith Wilkinson Andy Metcalfe Matt Irving Pete Thomas Kevin Wilkinson Ash Soan Hilaire Penda Steve Nieve Nick Harper Lucy Shaw
Management & producers	Miles Copeland III John Cale John Wood Roger Bechirian Elvis Costello Dave Edmunds Nick Lowe Phil McDonald Alan Tarney Laurie Latham Eric "ET" Thorngren Pete Hammond Steve Forward Tony Berg Peter Smith Andrew J. Jones
Studio albums	Squeeze Cool for Cats Argybargy East Side Story Sweets from a Stranger Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti Babylon and On Frank Play Some Fantastic Place Ridiculous Domino Spot the Difference Cradle to the Grave
EPs	Packet of Three
Compilations	Singles – 45's and Under
Singles	"Take Me I'm Yours" "Bang Bang" "Goodbye Girl" "Cool for Cats" "Up the Junction" "Slap and Tickle" "Christmas Day" "Another Nail in My Heart" "If I Didn't Love You" "Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)" "Farfisa Beat" "Is That Love" "Tempted" "Labelled with Love" "Messed Around" "Black Coffee in Bed" "When the Hangover Strikes" "I've Returned" "Annie Get Your Gun" "Last Time Forever" "No Place Like Home" "Hits of the Year" "Heartbreaking World" "King George Street" "Hourglass" "Trust Me to Open My Mouth" "The Waiting Game" "853-5937" "Footprints" "If It's Love" "Love Circles" "Sunday Street" "Satisfied" "Crying in My Sleep" "Third Rail" "Everything in the World" "Some Fantastic Place" "Loving You Tonight" "It's Over" "This Summer" "Electric Trains" "Heaven Knows" "This Summer (Remix)" "Down in the Valley" "Happy Days" "Cradle to the Grave"
Other songs	"I Think I'm Go Go" "In Quintessence" "The Elephant Ride"
Related articles	Discography Difford & Tilbrook

Del Amitri
Justin Currie Iain Harvie Andy Alston Ashley Soan Kris Dollimore Donald Bentley James M Scobbie Paul Tyagi Bryan Tolland Mick Slaven David Cummings Brian McDermott Jon McLoughin Mark Price
Studio albums	Del Amitri Waking Hours Change Everything Twisted Some Other Sucker's Parade Can You Do Me Good?
Compilations	Hatful of Rain: The Best of Del Amitri Lousy with Love: The B-Sides
Singles	"Nothing Ever Happens" "Roll to Me" "Don't Come Home Too Soon"
Related articles	Discography

Authority control	MusicBrainz: 96bbec11-f28b-4e8d-b962-a2430b8b0b2a

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