Hi, I’m Ash. I write editorial articles, I edit other people’s work, sometimes I take portrait photographs, and as a hobby I present radio shows.

After growing up in Derby, then studying in Bournemouth, I spent my 20s working as a music journalist, first for Melody Maker and then Kerrang!, based in London and travelling the world to interview artists. I worked my way up at Kerrang! from being reviews editor to becoming its youngest ever editor when I was 26.

After Kerrang!, I branched out to write and sub-edit for film magazines such as Total Film and the Sky Movies and Odeon customer mags. I also became the go-to content lead for The Merchandising Company, creating bespoke souvenir programmes for clients including V Festival, Download Festival, BBC Music events, Bauer Radio and many more.

For a change of pace, I also contributed to lifestyle magazines such as Archant publications Sussex Life and Brighton & Hove Life.

In tandem with my writing work, I learnt to use a DSLR camera and built a career strand as a photographer – initially covering events (such as gigs and festivals) but then specialising in portraiture as my lighting skills grew. I taught photography for a few years, and there were two exhibitions of my work – in Berlin and Nottingham.

After time spent in London, Brighton, New Zealand and Nottingham, I moved back to my home region of Derbyshire in the mid-2010s. Since then I have been working with my partner Lucie, writing and editing online articles, mainly for UCL – University College London. We provide many of their notable alumni and prominent academic interview pieces, as well as working with them on other projects.

Lucie and I also run a self-funded online radio station – radiofreematlock.co.uk – which we grew from a few shows and a handful of listeners to having over 30 shows and a few thousand listeners each month. I had previously presented and commissioned shows for the early stages of Kerrang! Radio as well as the Student Broadcast Network.

I am available for freelance work and can be contacted via this page.

My writing/editing clients have included:

My photography clients have included:

I live in Matlock, Derbyshire – on the edge of the Peak District – with my partner and a daft cat.

I’m obsessive about music and films and I enjoy the theatre from time to time. I play various musical instruments to a thoroughly average standard. I also enjoy a bit of sport – particularly basketball (I support Sheffield Sharks in Super League Basketball and also root for Derby Trailblazers in the NBL). My partner Lucie and I frequently enjoy a coffee and a KitKat while watching our local football team, Matlock Town.