GRAHAM ASHTON
Asho left home and school at an early age to sing in punk rock bands and quickly realized that it was better for everybody that he stayed on the other side of the stage.
In the 90’s he managed bands and started up the indie label Emily Records.
Asho annoyed everyone in the Brisbane music scene for a few years before getting a start in the call centre at Polygram Records in 1991. He spent the next two decades working at independent and major record labels in Brisbane and Sydney and has held positions in A&R, Marketing, Promotions, Publicity, International Licensing and Sales.
2010 started with Footstomp Music launching as a music services company specializing in artist, project and event management, label services and artist development. Footstomp currently manage BUSBY MAROU, MELANIE DYER and TIA GOSTELOW. Footstomp also spent long stints taking care of venue bookings and publicity at The Triffid in Brisbane and HOTA (Home Of The Arts) on the Gold Coast.
Asho was the Executive Programmer for BIGSOUND 2010 – 2014 . He has since found himself speaking at events such as SXSW, CMJ, Canadian Music Week and the New Zealand Global Music Summit and takes great pleasure in sharing his passion for music.
Asho is proud to have worked closely with hundreds of artists including the likes of RADIOHEAD, MUMFORD & SONS, AMY SHARK, ROBBIE WILLIAMS, POWDERFINGER, THE LIVING END, PAUL KELLY and THE GO-BETWEENS. He is getting more obsessed about music with age
Graham Ashton
Director
Footstomp Music
www.footstompmusic.com
JAKE MALLET
Birthed from a concoction of Kim Deal bass lines, Thom Yorke harmonies & Ian Curtis dance moves, along came a young man known to the world as Jake Mallet. Jake can be summed up by his sarcastic sense of humour, an eagerness to engage in political debates and an overly passionate love for music (all which can be blamed on his parents).
After a failed hip hop career at age 15 (Emcee Mallet just sounded far too similar to Emcee Hammer), Jake decided to turn his attention towards helping artists find progression in the ever-developing world that is the music industry. Jake has been with Footstomp for nearly 3 years and in gaining a wealth of experience still has a burning desire to help artists navigate the crazy world of music!