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Charlie ASH is a four piece band comprised of Dave Prendergast, Mathew Brightwell and the groups dynamic leaders Mailee Mathews and Rosie Riggir.

The band produces a very original sound, difficult to compare, but best described as a melding of the flying nun guitar sound and dance electro, with heavy and angular guitar and thick danceable bass/synths and dance based drum signatures. Vocalist Riggir is easily one of the best singers you will find amongst the current New Zealand Underground scene.

There is an undeniable on stage energy onstage, when witnessing this band you become aware that the Riggir and Mathews combination positively sparks, that you are indeed watching stars.

Charlie ASH held their first show in Wellington, where they were then based, at the Katipo café. The event was sold out; it was evident that this band would go on to do some interesting things.

These interesting things include, the absolutely unique way this band presents every one of its products. Every poster, flier, video, and costume look unlike music based products seen before. It is evident that Charlie ASH management has a clear vision and that executing this vision is a priority.

Encompassed in this vision, was the Musical BOX that the band held as part of the 2005 Fringe Festival in Wellington City. This was produced by Karen Blythe and Brigid Conner and featured collaboration with VJ RazorDoll, Sally Tran, and Disasteradio. This event picked up best production design at the festival awards.

Charlie ASH has also been accoladed for their creative and artistic music videos. Their first release O’Baby, Directed by long-term Charlie ASH collaborator, Sally Tran won Best Concept and Viewers Choice at the 2006 Radio Active Handle The Jandal Do It Yourself Music Video Awards. Their second video directed by Marc Antony was made utilising hundreds of hours of hand painted animation and their 3rd and fourth videos were made by visual genius Ed Davis.

In addition to these major projects the band has a presentation policy whereby the same group outfit ensemble is never repeated- this has seen the band wear over 45 different collections over 3 years.

Charlie ASH has released one EP called CAN. CAN. Mathews says that musically the EP was intended to reveal the 2 faces of Charlie ASH, the grunge and the dance, “all in one small pack a punch package.” Whilst Riggir insights that the Ep is called CAN.CAN. As the music industry is a “very strange place for a female based act” and the title is “a positive mantra” to encourage the bands leaders to keep going.

Charlie ASH plans to leave the tranquillity of New Zealand in February 2008 where they will relocate to Berlin, following in the footsteps of Peaches, Planningtorock, and electro-entrepreneurs ChicksOnSpeed.