24 Nov ASHBA On His New Single “A Christmas Storm,” SIXX:A.M., GNR, Ashba Media, Future Plans & More

DJ Ashba — generally known by the fully-capitalized moniker ASHBA — first found international success as a member of the major label band Beautiful Creatures. Ultimately, ASHBA’s work with Beautiful Creatures in the early 2000s led to the guitarist working with Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx as not only a bandmate in Sixx:A.M., but also a collaborator for other artists. ASHBA also kept busy from 2009 through 2015 as a member of Guns N’ Roses, as featured on the Appetite For Democracy 3D live video.

ASHBA has also kept busy through a variety of namesake projects over the years. His latest single is “A Christmas Storm,” a holiday-spirited, EDM-tinged single mixed by GRAMMY nominee Luca Pretolesi (Steve Aoki, Diplo, Lil Jon); proceeds from the single will benefit Toys For Tots. Earlier this year, ASHBA released the singles “Hypnotic” and “Let’s Dance” from his forthcoming solo album. Meanwhile, ASHBA is the head of Ashba Media, which has been creating props and themed environments for major companies and productions since 2003, and apparel designer Ashba Clothing.

On November 23, 2020, I had the pleasure of interviewing ASHBA via Zoom, as embedded below. We spoke about “A Christmas Storm,” past projects, musical influences and plenty more. Additional info on all things ASHBA can be found online via www.twitter.com/DjASHBA and www.ashba.us.