Ash
About
🎹 Billboard-Credited Producer | Pianist | Band Director
Hi! I’m Ash, an award-winning music producer and pianist with Billboard Top 10 credits for artists like Justin Timberlake, Eminem, and 50 Cent.
🎹 Music Director
With over 10 years of experience as a music director and main keyboardist for African-American Gospel Churches in Los Angeles, I bring deep, soulful, and industry-level knowledge to every lesson.
🎶 What You Can Expect:
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Learn Neo-Soul, Gospel, R&B, HipHop, Smooth-Jazz, and Funk piano styles.
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Master chord voicings, advanced harmonies, improvisation, and live band arrangement.
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Get inside knowledge on playing and arranging for top artists.
My lessons are tailored for beginners to professional-level musicians who want to expand their sound and creativity.
🎁 Special Introductory Offer:
Your first trial lesson is available for 30 minutes at $50.
Regular lessons are 60 minutes at $120.
Lesson package discounts are available for students who wish to continue and grow consistently.
Teaching Style
My approach is relaxed but intensive — you’ll learn practical skills you can apply immediately, whether you want to play in a church, jam at a local club, or produce beats at a professional level.
Styles I teach: Gospel · Neo-Soul · Soul · R&B · Smooth-Jazz · Funk · Jazz · Blues · HipHop
I provide custom lesson plans, clear practice routines, and recording options so you can review and grow at your own pace.
Curriculum
My lessons cover Music Theory, Play Skills, and Songwriting, clearly structured in 3 levels — Beginner, Mid-Level, and Advanced.
🎹 MUSIC THEORY
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✅ Scales, Chords (triads, 7th, tensions), Relative minor, Chord Progression, and more.
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✅ 2-5-1 (Maj, Min, Sub2-5), Passing chord, Advanced voicing, Bass line, and more.
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✅ Tritone, Double-hands voicing, Mode, Pedal point, Extended chords, Parallel Mode, and more.
🎹 PLAY SKILLS
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✅ Finger training, Scales, Fingering, Sight-reading, Chord Voicing, and more.
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✅ Improvisation, Ghost notes, Fills, Professional chord voicing, and more.
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✅ Soloing, Runs, Chops, Left Hand Bass Techniques, Live arrangement, and more.
🎹 SONGWRITING
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✅ Create: Dope beats & bass, Ingenious voicing, Catchy melody line, and more.
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✅ Arrange: Spicy strings/brass/synth lines, Background vocal harmonies, and more.
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✅ Mix: Pro recommended Plug-Ins, EQing, Professionally mastering, and more.
🎵 All lessons include sheet music, customized practice notes, and optional lesson recordings to review and grow.
Credentials & Affiliations
📀 Credits include:
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Justin Timberlake “Love Never Felt So Good” (Billboard #6)
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Eminem “The Marshall Mathers LP2” (Billboard #1)
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50 Cent “Animal Ambition” (Billboard #4)
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Bobby Brackins ft. Ray-J "143" (Billboard #14)
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OMEGA X "Stand Up!" (Billboard K-POP #8)
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WATWING "Feel Like This..." (Billboard Japan #1)
... and more.
🎥 Media Features
I have been featured in multiple music industry interviews:
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Bold Journey – “Meet Ash”
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Voyage LA – “Inspiring Stories”
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Shoutout LA – “Local Stories”
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SKIYAKI - "Ash Producing K-Pop Boysband"
Featured in Yahoo! Japan News & Natalie Music News as well.
