Ashia & The Bison Rouge

Ashia’s solo project songs and compositions, written and sung with the cello, reflect her longing for her Slavic roots, while adding the pop, rock, indie-folk, and classical of the land she grew up in. This comes naturally from being born in Wroclaw, Poland, raised in the US, and performing internationally. She presents her solo show titled Ashia & The Bison Rouge.
Her aim is to bring and celebrate Polish and Slavic culture and ancestry to new audiences, as well as using the cello, non-traditionally, as an instrument of accompaniment and melodic lead.
Most recently she has collaborated with the celebrated show “Dummy,” in Berlin, Germany, presenting original compositions of cello, voice and loops set to acrobatic choreography along with electronic tracks written by Reecode. She has also performed with Cirque du Soleil’s “O” production, and received an award for original compositions (Portland Drammy for best original music 2010) for Third Rail Theater’s The Gray Sisters written by Craig Wright (Six Feet Under). Currently Ashia performs her solo act extensively under the title “Ashia & the Bison Rouge” as well as being in demand by Portland bands and internationally,including : Summer Shakespeare Festival in Ostrava and venues in Poland, Germany, and Czech Republic. Her talent was also appreciated when she received a RCC grant under the title of “A CD Release of Polish Immigrant Songs” to perform in Portland in the fall of 2013.
Ashia’s ideas and voice, ethereal and demanding at once, are pop/rock, yet the sounds are at times classical and folk, being on the cello. Her style as described by the Portland Monthly: “ one can’t help but hear a collage of influences. Grzesik can certainly give Joanna Newsom a run for her whimsy, she possesses the old-world charm and quirky dramatics of Regina Spector and the cello-punk instincts of Bonfire Madigan, and her voice vacillates between the throaty alto of Amanda Palmer and the ethereal soprano of Maria Callas. Simply put, she’s got a little bit of everything.”
More info:
Label and agent webpage: http://www.jaro.de/artists/ashia-and-the-bison-rouge/
Label and agent: http://www.jaro.de/