Orlando resident Ashley J is a 24-year-old pop singer whose parents own a home in the Lake Nona area. Ashley has been creating music since she could write but professionally since she was 12. Music has always been a part of every aspect and moment of her life. Her musical inspirations consist of Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston and Billie Holiday. On Oct. 6, she released her latest authentic pop and electronic single entitled Unbreakable.
“For this song, I had ZERO writer’s block. Others I’ve struggled with. If I struggle for too long, I get irritated and worn out and turned off by it, so I’ll scrap and take little pieces to create new [ones]. To write the song, [it took me] 15 minutes, to record about half an hour. In total, around 45 [minutes] tops! Fastest song I’ve ever written!” The song focuses on moving on after overcoming a heartbreak, something most of us, if not all, have experienced at some point in our lives.
“I write about a range of topics that are true and actual to my life, whether they be conversations, events or situations. If they’re relatable or completely unique and true to me, I write about them. Nothing is off limits,” the artist says. “[I write] to emotionally touch and relate to masses of people. I want people to feel happy and inspired by what I have to say.”
The single is intended to enable women to embrace their independence and be free, encouraging them to be their very best. “We get to a point in our lives where we feel unbreakable. Nothing can stop us, we have it all. In a world of uncertainty, we have to be our own best friends. I want people to take a piece of hope and confidence and assurance, to not be controlled by the things, people and negativity that might surround them.” The music video for “Unbreakable” will be out in just a few weeks.
Among her many accomplishments, Ashley J is a three-time Billboard-charting artist with singles “One and One,” “Cali” and “Dare Ya.” “I am shocked by it every day. I don’t think it will ever hit me. I will always stay humbled by these experiences and try to be better and better.”
Her single titled “Trapped” reached the number one position on the European Independent Music Charts, which is a pretty incredible feat. The singer says it’s humbling and actually nerve-racking. She considers this to be one of her greatest accomplishments, as well as her Billboard-charting singles.
Ashley also started her own label called Bombshell Music, Inc. “It was important for me to own my show and what I release to the world. I wanted to have that responsibility.”
Ashley’s current goals are to be better than who she was yesterday, to win a Grammy and, most importantly, to make her parents proud. Her advice to aspiring artists? “Stay true to yourself and your gut. Have a blast with whatever you’re doing. If you’re not in it, no one else will be. AND GET A GOOD LAWYER!”
You can listen to the featured single by visiting nonahood.to/unbreakablesong and her EP releases in early 2018.
