Warner Music Nashville Signs Roan Ash
Pictured (L-R, back row): BJ Hill (SVP A&R, Warner Chappell Music), Jay Williams (WME), Sloane Cavitt Logue (WME), Stephanie Davenport (VP A&R, Warner Music Nashville), Patrick Sabatini (SVP Legal & Business Affairs, Warner Music Nashville); (L-R, front row): Cris Lacy (Co-Chair and Co-President, Warner Music Nashville), Roan Ash, Ben Kline (Co-Chair and Co-President, Warner Music Nashville)
Warner Music Nashville has signed South African singer-songwriter Roan Ash. His major label debut single “Holy Ground” is out now.
Ash has independently garnered 100 million global streams to date with his country-rock fusion and strong lyrical sense. Learning a few guitar chords from an older sister, he grew up inspired by lyricists such as Kris Kristofferson and Don Williams. In his teens he was drawn to the music of Bruce Springsteen, Elton John and John Mayer.
Ash released his first independent album, The Traveller, in 2014. He released it follow-up Whiskey to My Soul in 2018, where he found his creative mark.
“The main thing I love about music is the integrity,” Ash says. “There has to be integrity between your heart and what you want to say. Otherwise, you just need to keep quiet. It’s all about the lyrics and the story. I don’t wanna be an empty guy saying empty things, so I’ve always tried to work on something worth saying.”
Ash’s talents have found a home across the globe in Nashville. As he readies his first major label release, he’s keeping his focus strictly on the music.
“I was and still am just a dreamer, and I just want to make good music,” Ash admits. “I’m not worrying about business. I’m just going to do what I’ve always done, and that’s given me so much liberty. I’m here. It’s time to do what I do.”
