Ashley Brooke Reeve (née Beauchamp; born 22 January 1983) also known as Ashley Dzerigian is an American bass player. She previously played for

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My Jerusalem My Jerusalem is an American Indie Rock band based in Austin, Texas. The band consists of Jeff Klein (vocals) and Ross Dubois (bass guitar). The band rose to critical acclaim after releasing their debut album ''Gone For Good''. Career beginnings ...

and Beastie Boys' keyboardist

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. She was a member of the band

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and plays for

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. She is a graduate of the

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and lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. She plays Fender bass guitars. Reeve previously played for indie-rock band

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. Great Northern released two studio albums and one extended play. On December 29, 2011

introduced her as his new bassist.

Biography

Early life

Reeve was 11 years old when she started playing in the school band on

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, after she was told that none of her peers used it. She quickly mastered the instrument and immediately drew the attention of the director, who suggested that she play the bass guitar as a second instrument. She immediately began taking private lessons, and by 13, she mastered the double bass. She played in all the musical groups in her school, including the orchestra, jazz ensemble and choir. Reeve attended the prestigious

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(LACHSA). Since music for her was something more than just a hobby, she continued playing on bass guitar and bass at the

, focusing on

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, Latin and Afro-Cuban music, and working with mentors such as

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(Wayne Shorter, Weather Report), Todd Johnson (six-string bass pioneer) and double-bass virtuoso, Darek Oles. Once she graduated from the institute in 2005, she immediately joined the world of

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, touring worldwide and recording music with several indie bands and artists.

Early career (2005-2011)

Shortly after leaving Great Northern, Reeve toured with Jeff Klein in 2008, eventually prompting him to create the band

with other singers he toured with that year. My Jerusalem released Without Feathers and Gone For Good before Ashley left to join Adam Lambert's band in early 2012. She also joined UK singer/songwriter

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and

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keyboardist

for their respective tours.

2011 - 2013

In November 2011, a mutual friend of Reeve and Fender аrtist Tommy Joe Ratliff sent her to audition for ''

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. She auditioned successfully and began making television appearances on shows such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''American Idol'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', in addition to performances at venues across the world. In late 2012, Adam made a cameo in ''

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'' with his touring band (including Ashley) on the Halloween special, "This is a Dark Ride." On January 22, 2013, she joined the band Maximum Hedrum as bassist for their mini South American summer tour.

2014 - the present

On January 22, 2014, it was announced in a fan email that Reeve would be replacing Noah Harmon of

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for a series of shows in 2014, as Noah takes a paternity leave of absence. In mid February, Reeve stepped down due to unforeseen, last-minute circumstances and was replaced by Adrian Rodriquez. She later joined

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for his 2014 tour. In 2015,

frontman

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announced on the band's Facebook page that Dzerigian, along with Oumi Kapila and Chris Reeve, had joined Patrick and Bobby Miller for the band's new album ''

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'' and subsequent world tour. She left the band in 2019.

Other work

Reeve provided the bass guitar sound for the character

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in the Cartoon Network show

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Personal life

Ashley married the artist Ron Dzerigian at the age of 24. They are now divorced. She married Australian rockstar drummer and former Filter bandmate Chris Reeve twice in the last week of March, 2018. The first wedding took place in America, where magician Siegfried Tieber performed for guests. The second was a traditional outback themed ceremony, officiated by Kevin Bloody Wilson, in Reeve’s home town of Perth, Western Australia.

Discography

Studio albums

; With

* ''Gone For Good'' (2010) * ''Preachers'' (2012) ; With

* '' Trading Twilight for Daylight'' (2007) * '' Sleepy Eepee'' ; With

* ''

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'' (2010) ; With

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* ''

(2016)

Filmography

References

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