Biography

Ashton David Blake is a musician, photographer, videographer, graphic designer, and audio engineer from Akron, OH. Ashton was born October 6th 1995 in Charlotte, NC and raised in Akron, OH by his mother Vanessa Drone and father William Blake. At a very young age Ashton was intrigued by music first picking up a pair of drumsticks and banging on anything he saw fit to learning saxophone after seeing his Uncle Al play in church. Music has been the driving force behind his creativity. Often finding his other skills and talents put to use because of the music realm

Ashton attended Akron Public Schools and upon graduation from Firestone High School he pursued a Bachelor of Science in the field of Music Technology at Kent State University. Ashton soon picked up a camera while attending college and self taught himself how to use one and edit. His skills have been honed as a member of two collectives (The Cue Brand & Black Heart Creative Collective). He hopes to be able to help many struggling artists and creators create a way to showcase their skills and talents through his own work.