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Asha Mevlana Bio, coaching, violinist, musician, breast cancer survivor


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Asha Mevlana Bio, coaching, violinist, musician, breast cancer survivor


 

Asha is currently the lead violinist of the Trans Siberian West Coast Tour and has toured with Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) and Gnarls Barkley with whom she performed at the Grammys. She has played with such artists as Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z, Black Eyed Peas and Roger Daltry (The WHO).

A Boston native, Asha began playing Suzuki violin and viola at age six and attended the New England Conservatory Preparatory School where she studied viola privately with Boston Symphony Orchestra members Michael Zaretsky and Edward Gazouleas.

Many years of classical training followed until she ultimately earned a Bachelor in Music Performance from Wellesley College. Upon graduation, she plunged into the world of “alternative” string music and began studying with Julie Lyonn Lieberman.

While living in LA she performed regularly with the American Idol Band and appeared on The Tonight Show, the Ellen Show and the MTV Movie Awards.

Asha has spent summers performing at Aspen, Tanglewood, Mark O’Connor’s Fiddle Conference, Jazz String Fling at Berklee College of Music.

She has taught music workshops at high schools around the country and is currently creating a “Girls Rock” workshop to teach girls life skills and self-confidence through music, giving them the courage to live authentically and deliberately. (Click here to view a program I did for Musician’s Toolkit.)                                                        

 
(photo credit: Florian Stangle)

(photo credit: Florian Stangle)

Television

  • The Tonight Show with Alanis Morrisette

  • The Tonight Show with CeeLo

  • The Grammys 2008 with Gnarls Barkley, nominated for Best Record

  • American Idol 2009 season and 2009 Finale

  • The Ellen Show with the Jonas Brothers

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live with Gnarls Barkley

  • MTV Movie Awards

  • TLC- The Napoleon Perdis Project Featured band

  • Telemundo Television Christmas Special

  • John McEnroe Show Dee Snyder”s Van Helsing's Curse

  • KROQ Acoustic Christmas Show

  • Hey, Hey It's Saturday (Australia)

  • ABC3 (Australia)

  • Today FM (Australia)

  • Rage (Australia)

  • Channel V (Australia)

  • National Basketball League Finals (Australia)

Performed with:

  • Alanis Morrisette

  • Antonio Solis

  • Black Eyed Peas

  • CeeLo

  • Cheap Trick

  • Chris Issak

  • DaKah Hip Hop Orchestra

  • Damien Leith (Australia Idol winner)

  • Dee Snider (Twisted Sister)

  • Enrique Iglesias

  • Gary Burr (Songwriter for Carole King, American Idol, Faith Hill)

  • Gnarls Barkley

  • Guided By Voices

  • Jason Mraz

  • Jay Z

  • Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan)

  • Jonas Brothers

  • Jon Anderson (YES)

  • Jose Feliciano

  • LeAnn Rimes

  • Lionel Ritchie

  • Los Super 7

  • Mary J Blige

  • Mission of Burma

  • Queen

  • Raul Malo

  • Roger Daltry (The Who)

  • Ronn Moss (Bold and the Beautiful)

  • Ruben Blades

  • Steve Martin

  • Three Doors Down

  • Tricky

  • Trans Siberian Orchestra

  • Opened for Red Hot Chili Peppers

  • Opened for Flaming Lips

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