Ashley Gregory Avildsen (born November 5, 1981) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and the founder and CEO of Sumerian Records and Sumerian Films.[1] The son of director John G. Avildsen, he wrote and directed the film American Satan (2017) and the scripted series Paradise City (2021).
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| Born | November 5, 1981 |
| Occupation(s) | CEO, film director, screenwriter, film producer |
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Sumerian Records edit
Sumerian Records (currently located in Los Angeles) was founded in 2006 by Ash Avildsen. Initially, the label was run out of his one-bedroom apartment in Venice Beach, beginning with the bands The Faceless and Stick To Your Guns. Sumerian has since released over 100 albums, expanded their roster to feature a diverse collective of over 40 artists, and in 2016 celebrated their 10-year anniversary as a successful independent label.[2]
Piracy controversy edit
On March 22, 2011, Avildsen released a video in which he argued against music piracy.[3] This led to some controversy as the video was perceived to be an ad for Born of Osiris' then new record The Discovery. A second point was made of the fact that during the 1990s, Avildsen was active in the software piracy warez scene. He went by the nickname The Krazy Little Punk and from 1995 lead the games release group Release on Rampage (ROR), having gained infamy for repackaging a beta release of Quake and passing it off as the final retail release in a failed attempt to claim as being the first to illegally release the game.[4] Jason Fisher of the heavy metal blog The Gauntlet, and during the 1990s also a member of ROR, responded to the video, claiming that "Ash alone has easily cost companies millions of dollars." He lamented Avildsen's lack of disclosure on the matter.[5][6]
Filmography edit
- What Now (2015) - Released Digitally / VOD
- American Satan (2017)
- Paradise City (2021)[7][8][9]
References edit
- ^ Vice.com
- ^ Bracelin, Jason (May 18, 2016). "L.A. Metal Label Sumerian Records Has Spent 10 Years "Not F—-in' Selling Out"". LA Weekly. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ^ Neilstein, Vince (March 23, 2011). "Sumerian Records' Ash Avildsen: "Arrrgh, don't be a pirate!"". MetalSucks. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ Maxwell, Andy (April 12, 2011). "Record Label Boss Is a Former Notorious Warez Scene Pirate". TorrentFreak. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ Shaw, Zach (April 13, 2011). "Ash Avildsen Vs. The Gauntlet: Round 1 Of The Piracy Brawl". Metal Insider. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ Fisher, Jason (April 11, 2011). "Former Pirate Launches Label And Now Against Piracy". The Gauntlet. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "'American Satan' spin-off reveals relative release date". Alternative Press. April 2, 2019.
- ^ "Randy Blythe, Andy Biersack pay tribute to late "Paradise City" co-star Cameron Boyce". July 8, 2019.
- ^ "Kellin Quinn joins upcoming 'American Satan' spinoff TV series". Alternative Press. June 19, 2019.
External links edit
- Ash Avildsen at IMDb