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Musical Start
Born in London in the fifties, James
began to study the violin at age seven.
As a teenager, he participated in his
school choir and orchestra. Following on
from his traditional musical education, he
went on to teach himself the drums and the
keyboard.
Own
Studio and First Single
Later he worked at several recording
studios in the UK. In 1979, Asher opened
his own studio, Starfield, and released his
first single, "Peppermint Lump", which was
produced by Pete Townshend. He writes, "I
have always been quite fascinated by the
whole recording process. After working in
studios to gain some technical skill, I set
up my own, which has evolved through
different configurations over the
years."
Making
Soundtracks, then Albums
Starting with soundtrack music he recorded
over twenty albums, which gave him the
chance to explore creating music for a wide
range of differing moods and visual
situations. He then moved on to
concentrating more on commercial albums,
which have been mostly in two styles -
worldbeat and relaxation music.
Worldbeat &
Meditations
Worldbeat was, "natural for me as I've
always loved drums, and I've also always
enjoyed the diverse musics of different
cultures and how they can blend".
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Working for a colour company he wrote
extensive music to accompany meditations,
and with this he became intrigued by music
that helps people to find their inner
space.
Technology, Dance &
Theatre
He says that he loves, "experimenting with
the new technology, and exploring its
amazing possibilities - both for my own
work and in production capacity for other
artists".
He is also fascinated by dance and
theatre, and is trying to find ways to
integrate these areas with his music.
Through this he hopes to find ways to
perform which are fresh, original and
inspiring, having been to this point mostly
a studio creature.
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Music to
Relax and Inspire...