Ashley Naylor

Ashley Naylor is an Australian musician, best known for his guitar and vocals in Melbourne-based band Even.[1]

For the English squash player, see Ashley Naylor (squash player).

Ashley Naylor
April 2013
Background information
Birth nameAshley John Naylor
Born1970 (age 50–51)
GenresRock, indie rock
Occupation(s)Singer, guitarist, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1987–present
LabelsRubber Records, El Reno Music, White Label, Festival Mushroom, Off the Hip, Interstate 40 Music, Elephant Stone
Associated actsThe Swarmm Even, The Grapes, Pray TV, Fragment, Rail, Paul Kelly's touring band, Mr Floppy, The Church

In 1987 at the age seventeen, Naylor played guitar in Melbourne indie rock band The Swarm, whose bassist Tim Aylward was best known as guitarist for Mr Floppy between 1989 and 1994. He occasionally played guitar with Melbourne band Pray TV on studio recordings and also live. In 1994 he formed Even with Matthew Cotter, whom he had played with in Swarm, and bass player Wally Kempton of The Meanies.[1][2] In 1995, Naylor was playing with both Even and Fragment,[1] who later changed their name to Rail,[1] a group fronted by Naylor's songwriting friend Danny Vertessy, turning his main focus to Even by 1998.[1]

In 1999 Naylor created another side band, The Grapes, with singer Sherry Rich.[1][2] In 1999 he contributed guitar to Stephen Cummings' Spiritual Burn album.[2] He also played with the Countdown Spectacular's house band. In 2006, together with Cameron Bruce, he joined Paul Kelly's touring band, replacing Dan Luscombe, who left to join The Drones.[3] Naylor released his debut solo album, Four Track Mind, in 2004 on El Reno Records, later released in September 2006 in the USA on Elephant Stone Records.[4] He also plays guitar in a band with Spiderbait drummer-vocalist Kram, in The Ronson Hangup and in the Manta Trio. Naylor released his second solo album High Horse in November 2011 on El Reno Music. In 2016 Naylor joined The Stems.

In 2015 and 2016 he was guitarist for the RocKwiz 'Orkestra', the house band for the TV music trivia quiz RocKwiz.

In February 2020 Naylor joined Australian band The Church.[5]

Discography
  • 1995: Rail – Bad Hair Life
  • 1996: Even – Less is More
  • 1997: Rail – Goodbye Surfing, Hello God!
  • 1998: Even – Come Again
  • 1999: The Grapes – The Grapes
  • 1999: Stephen Cummings – Spiritual Bum
  • 2001: Even – A Different High
  • 2003: Even – The Street Press Years
  • 2004: Even – Free Kicks
  • 2004: Even – Downpayment on Future Glories
  • 2004: Ashley Naylor – Four Track Mind
  • 2004: Stoneage Hearts – Guilty as Sin
  • 2006: Black Cab – Jesus East
  • 2008: Even – Even
  • 2011: Ashley Naylor – High Horse
  • 2011: Even – In Another Time
  • 2013: The Grapes – Western Sun

References
General
  • McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 4 January 2010. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
  • Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara; Paul McHenry (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1.[6] Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
Specific
  1. Spencer et al, (2007) Naylor, Ashley entry. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  2. Dwyer, Michael (4 June 2004). "Just happy being Even". The Age. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  3. "Interviews: Paul Kelly" (988). Adelaide: Rip It Up Issue 988. 19 June 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2008. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Raggett, Ned. "Ashley Naylor's Four Track Mind". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  5. https://www.facebook.com/thechurchband/posts/10156557066421046%5B%5D
  6. "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
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