Ash Avildsen
Ash Avildsen | |
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| Born | November 5, 1981 |
| Occupation(s) | CEO, film director, screenwriter, film producer |
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Ashley Gregory Avildsen(born November 5, 1981) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and the founder and CEO ofSumerian Recordsand Sumerian Films.[1]The son of directorJohn G. Avildsen,he wrote and directed the filmAmerican Satan(2017) and the scripted seriesParadise City(2021).
Reflux
[edit]Avildsen was the vocalist ofmetalcorebandReflux[2]in the early 2000s. The band released one album before breaking up.
Sumerian Records
[edit]Sumerian Records(currently located in Los Angeles) was founded in 2006 by Ash Avildsen. Initially, the label was run out of his one-bedroom apartment in Venice Beach, beginning with the bandsThe FacelessandStick To Your Guns.Sumerian has since released over 100 albums, expanded their roster to feature a diverse collective of over 40 artists, and in 2016 celebrated their 10-year anniversary as a successful independent label.[3]
Piracy controversy
[edit]On March 22, 2011, Avildsen released a video in which he argued againstmusic piracy.[4]This led to some controversy as the video was perceived to be an ad forBorn of Osiris' then new recordThe Discovery.A second point was made of the fact that during the 1990s, Avildsen was active in thesoftware piracywarez scene.He went by the nickname The Krazy Little Punk and from 1995 lead the games release group Release on Rampage (ROR), having gained infamy for repackaging a beta release ofQuakeand passing it off as the final retail release in a failed attempt to claim as being the first to illegally release the game.[5]Jason Fisher of the heavy metal blogThe Gauntlet,and during the 1990s also a member of ROR, responded to the video, claiming that "Ash alone has easily cost companies millions of dollars." He lamented Avildsen's lack of disclosure on the matter.[6][7]
Filmography
[edit]- What Now(2015) - Released Digitally / VOD
- American Satan(2017)
- Paradise City(2021)[8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^Vice.com
- ^"Ash Avildsen (Sumerian Records and Films, ex-Reflux)".Sound Talent Media.April 7, 2021.RetrievedJune 5,2024.
- ^Bracelin, Jason (May 18, 2016)."L.A. Metal Label Sumerian Records Has Spent 10 Years" Not F—-in' Selling Out "".LA Weekly.RetrievedMay 27,2016.
- ^Neilstein, Vince (March 23, 2011)."Sumerian Records' Ash Avildsen:" Arrrgh, don't be a pirate! "".MetalSucks.RetrievedMarch 21,2022.
- ^Maxwell, Andy (April 12, 2011)."Record Label Boss Is a Former Notorious Warez Scene Pirate".TorrentFreak.RetrievedMarch 21,2022.
- ^Shaw, Zach (April 13, 2011)."Ash Avildsen Vs. The Gauntlet: Round 1 Of The Piracy Brawl".Metal Insider.RetrievedMarch 21,2022.
- ^Fisher, Jason (April 11, 2011)."Former Pirate Launches Label And Now Against Piracy".The Gauntlet.RetrievedMarch 21,2022.
- ^"'American Satan' spin-off reveals relative release date ".Alternative Press.April 2, 2019.
- ^"Randy Blythe, Andy Biersack pay tribute to late" Paradise City "co-star Cameron Boyce".July 8, 2019.
- ^"Kellin Quinn joins upcoming 'American Satan' spinoff TV series".Alternative Press.June 19, 2019.
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