Victoria Asher
| Victoria Jane Asher | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Vicky-T |
| Born | January 20, 1987 |
| Genres | pop |
| Instruments | keyboards, vocalist |
| Associated acts | Cobra Starship |
Victoria Asher, also known as Vicky-T (born January 20, 1987), was the keytarist of Cobra Starship She self-released her first single "Protect This Love"." and is working on her album for solo project under [1]Vicky-T.
EARLY LIFE
She attended NYU to study film. During her time there, she worked for directors Michel Gondry and Terry Gilliam [2] She assisted on music videos The White Stripes "Denial Twist," Kanye West "Heard Em Say," the commercial "Nespresso ... What Else?" featuring George Clooney and feature films "The Science of Sleep" and "Be Kind Rewind." After finishing school she worked on the film "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" for a summer with Robert Downey Jr whom is a personal friend.
In 2006 Gabe Saporta discovered her on myspace.com after searching for female keyboardists in NYC. From there, she took a "leave of absence" from school to join Cobra Starship.
TOURING LIFE
In 2007, she and her bandmates went on the Fall Out Boy headlined Honda Civic Tour, along with +44, The Academy Is…, and Paul Wall. She provided vocals in place of Carol Heller on +44’s song “Make You Smile".[3]
In August 2007, a rumor went around that she, Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump, and Ashlee Simpson collaborated on a song that was on Asher’s MySpace. Supposedly, Stump played bass and drums, and Simpson helped Asher with the lyrics. However, this rumor was proven false when Asher claimed that it was all a huge misunderstanding. During the Honda Civic Tour, Stump taught Asher how to use GarageBand, which, assumingly, helped her create the song. In the end, Asher made it clear in a blog entry on her MySpace page that she “just didn’t want to leave anyone without credit.”[4]
She directed her band’s music videos for Guilty Pleasure: Home Video, and "Kiss My Sass" along with many other music videos/online content for the band while touring. Her previous band was called Optimo, which she formed with friends in Los Angeles. She has a career as a solo artist and still writes her own music, blogs and creates tour footage montages. She also briefly had a side project called NotInTown with Frank Staniszewski (keyboardist of Big City Rock).
Cobra Starship took a break from touring and Victoria used the free time to work for the company TCG Studios making main title sequences. Recently, she filmed and developed the opening title sequence for both Orange Is The New Black with director Thomas Cobb and the opening title sequences for Bitten, Homeland, Satisfaction and more.
Asher attended high school with Shwayze and photographer Lauren Dukoff. She also graduated from New York University in 2007.
References
- ↑ http://www.vickyt.com
- ↑ "Victoria Asher". IMBd.com. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ↑ Vans Warped Tour. "Bands - Vans Warped Tour". Warpedtour.com. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ↑ "Fall Out Boy Frontman Stumped Over Supposed Involvement In Ashlee Simpson Collabo - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV.com. 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Eli+Roth/Victoria+Asher