Maddie Ashman
“I’ve never seen a cello be used the way she used it”
Maddie Ashman is a composer, performer, and songwriter from the UK whose music often explores "just intonation" (pure tuning) and its connections to nature and the environment.
Her work has been presented all over the world, with her audiovisual installation ‘Through the Motions’ shown at COP-27 (Egypt), Ferrara Short Film Corto Festival (Italy), Aldeburgh Festival and Dartington’s Thrive Festival (UK). Maddie’s work ‘Foghar’ won the 2024 International Microtonal Guitar Competition and the RWCMP Orpheus Prize in Wales, and her string quartet ‘Gravitation’ is performed regularly by Del Sol Quartet (San Francisco).
Recent performance highlights include a sold-out show at Soundidea (Istanbul) with microtonal guitarist Tolgahan Çoğulu, a premiere of her new work ‘Painting with Glass’ with cross-cultural GOKUMI ensemble at Club Inegales (London) and sold-out multidisciplinary show ETHERS, created in collaboration with FAUZIA and D&B Audio, at King’s Place (London). Maddie has performed a live session for BBC Radio 1 at Maida Vale Studios and was a finalist in their Introducing Live Lounge competition in 2022. She has also been tipped by BBC Radio 6Music, BBC Introducing, and Reprezent Radio. She has supported artists such as Tom Rosenthal, Tom Robinson and Alfie Templeman on UK and European tours.
Represented by Rob Gibbs