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June
28, 2006
Ashton Allen, "Dewdrops"
Ashton Allen has toured for artists such as Sheryl
Crow, Paul Simon, Matchbox 20 and the Wallflowers.
Ashton's debut album "Dewdrops" was recorded
in three months through intense hours of laughing
and crying in the studio. Built around foundational
instruments, both Ashton Allen and producer Colin
Cobb wanted to maintain the feel of the original,
raw demo recordings. The duo unconventionally started
with the acoustic guitar, or they started with a piano.
"We painted each song and treated them individually,"
said Ashton. "We only added the layers we felt
were necessary. Whether that meant just vocals and
a backbeat, or whether it called for bass, drums,
electric guitars, violins, french horns, trumpets,
banjo or a mandolin."