Jessica Ashley is an Eighteen-year-old Singer/Songwriter/Producer from New York City. As a high school student, Jessica posted cover songs (Alicia Keys, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, etc.) on Youtube. Her site quickly became a fan favorite, garnering hundreds of thousands of hits. In 2008, Jessica was contacted by New York based entertainment attorney, Johnny Woluewich, who had come across her Youtube site. The two quickly began working together.
Over the past year, Jessica has been busy putting together her debut album. She has collaborated with some of the most successful producers and songwriters in the music industry today, including Sean Garret (Beyonce, Nikki Minaj), Sham & Motesart (Willow Smith, Leona Lewis), Willie Baker (Pink, Brandy), Nikola Bedingfield (Sister and frequent collaborator of Daniel and Natasha Bedingfield) and recently Alan 'Nglish (Taio Cruz, Cee-lo). Jessica has also used the year to spotlight her talents as a songwriter, penning the song "Limbo", a featured single on multi-platinum recording artist, JoJo's upcoming Interscope release "All I Want is everything."
This winter, Jessica can be seen competing in the VH1 Save the Music "Breakn' Through" contest (www.breaknthrough.com). This contest features Jessica performing both original and cover records along with her band. Jessica has also continued posting Youtube videos. One of her recent videos features her and Motown recording artist, Ginette Claudette, traveling throughout New York City performing Alicia Keys' "Unthinkable" for unsuspecting New Yorkers and tourists, as part of this summer's much publicized "Play me I'm Yours" public art exhibit.
Jessica has been selected to attend the exclusive Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music at NYU (Whose recent alumni include Lady GaGa, J-Records recording artist, Elle Varner, and Motown recording artist, Tina Parol. Superstar producer, Swizz Beats, recently hand-picked Jessica to personally mentor, as part of of her participation in the Clive Davis program. The two meet bi-weekly to review and discuss Jessica's tracks, songs, and future. Over the past few months, Jessica has met with executives from all the major record and publishing labels. This Spring, Jessica looks forward to choosing the appropriate label home for her project. Expect to hear a lot more from this talent in 2011.