Ashley Ave - Recording Artist (Song Feature)

Throughout her career, Memphis singer and producer Ashley Foster, who goes by Ashley Ave., has experienced the highs and lows of an ascending artist. 

Despite a substantial amount of adversity, she has managed to establish herself in both the music and production industries. Her burgeoning success included times in which she received criticism for paving her own way.

After Ashley Ave. completed her college studies and basketball career at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, she concluded that she needed to take music, which long had been a part of her life, more seriously to manifest her musical aspirations. 

“I was pregnant when I recorded and wrote my first serious song, ‘Red Wine,’ in 2016,” Ashley Ave. said. “People really liked it and that’s when I realized I really had a sound that was big and my soulful sound was definitely commercial.”

Armed with that realization, she wanted to be acknowledged as a creator and someone who could materialize something out of nothing. 

Throughout her musical career, she has crossed paths with many producers and songwriters.

Ashley Bella, the CEO of ArtzyBella, noticed her talents at an event Bella hosted in August 2017. ArtzyBella empowers people with the ability to express themselves through art. 

“Ashley Ave.’s music tells a story you feel you can at least relate to,” Bella said. “In addition, she’s one of the hardest workers in the music industry. 

“I’ve watched her create an album, write the songs, help produce the songs, create the album artwork and music videos, and also utilize her marketing to promote her music simultaneously.”