Ashbourne grew up near Washington D.C. The street was called Ashbourne Drive. His parents moved from Germany to the States. He had a nice childhood there. When the family returned to Germany Ashbourne was teased by other kids because of his red hair and freckles. That was the moment he found music as a friends that helped him to flee from discrimination. He started to became a great fan of wave, synthetic and 80s music. His parents bought him his first Keyboard, a Korg M1. Then he started to write songs. First about other kids he did not like because the teased him bad. Then he started playing in some bands. Ashbourne had very catchy ideas and a very good flair for cool sounds. Bur he always stayed in the background, even though he actually had good ideas for great hooks and cool songs. But the laurels always went to others. He was just taken advantage of too often because he was too nice. Only after many, many years did he dare to go out in public all alone. He developed his own sound and applied to several record labels. Then he got his first deal with the song Run. That was the point where his career took off. Today Ashbourne is a music producer and DJ who is at home in the area of house music. He has made a name for himself in the electronic music scene and some of his songs have found favor with fans of the genre. While he hasn't achieved mainstream fame, he has a followers in certain circles and among house music enthusiasts.