SoulStice
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Ashley J. Llorens was born in 1979 in Chicago
, IL. He started seriously pursuing music while earning his B.S. and M.S. at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. In 2003, SoulStice founded the independent label, Wandering Soul Records, concurrently with the release of his first album, North by Northwest
. In addition to his career in music, he continues to pursue his career in Electrical Engineering as a Senior Researcher at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
Since the release of his 2003 debut album. SoulStice has become a prominent figure on the alternative hip hop scene. In early 2006, SoulStice and Wandering Soul Records signed a national distribution deal through EMI
/Caroline to release the album “Dark Water” by his group Wade Waters. In 2007, SoulStice released his second solo album, “Dead Letter Perfect” which was distributed through Universal Music. Garnering significant radio support, “Dead Letter Perfect” led to tours in Europe and Japan as well as coverage in XXL Magazine, The Source, URB, Scratch and most other tastemaker hip hop publications. In 2009, SoulStice released “Beyond Borders,” a collaboration project with Belgian beatmaker SBe, that featured artists from around the globe. His song, “That Thang” was featured in the Oscar-Nominated film, “The Blind Side” starring Sandra Bullock
, and his song “Always” was featured on the CBS
hit show NCIS Los Angeles.
SoulStice is married to Amanda Drehobl Llorens with whom he has one son, Noah. References to his wife and son are present throughout his various albums.
North by Northwest, (2003, Wandering Soul)
North by Northwest: Solid Ground, (2005, Wandering Soul)
Return of the Kings, (2006, Wandering Soul)
Dark Water, (2006, Wandering Soul)
Dead Letter Perfect, (2007, Wandering Soul)
Beyond Borders, (2009, Wandering Soul)
12" Singles
The Melody, (2003, Wandering Soul)
Always / The Quickening, (2005, Wandering Soul)
Rock Solid feat. Cuban Link, (2005, Wandering Soul)
Speak On It feat. AZ, (2006, Wandering Soul)
Be Perfect, (2007, Wandering Soul)
Bird's Eye View feat. Kev Brown, (2008, Wandering Soul)
World Star feat. Zap Mama, (2009, Wandering Soul)
Strange Kinda Love feat. Monique Harcum, (2009, Wandering Soul)
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, IL. He started seriously pursuing music while earning his B.S. and M.S. at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. In 2003, SoulStice founded the independent label, Wandering Soul Records, concurrently with the release of his first album, North by Northwest
North by Northwest
North by Northwest is a 1959 American thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason, and featuring Leo G. Carroll and Martin Landau...
. In addition to his career in music, he continues to pursue his career in Electrical Engineering as a Senior Researcher at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
Since the release of his 2003 debut album. SoulStice has become a prominent figure on the alternative hip hop scene. In early 2006, SoulStice and Wandering Soul Records signed a national distribution deal through EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
/Caroline to release the album “Dark Water” by his group Wade Waters. In 2007, SoulStice released his second solo album, “Dead Letter Perfect” which was distributed through Universal Music. Garnering significant radio support, “Dead Letter Perfect” led to tours in Europe and Japan as well as coverage in XXL Magazine, The Source, URB, Scratch and most other tastemaker hip hop publications. In 2009, SoulStice released “Beyond Borders,” a collaboration project with Belgian beatmaker SBe, that featured artists from around the globe. His song, “That Thang” was featured in the Oscar-Nominated film, “The Blind Side” starring Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock
Sandra Annette Bullock is an Academy Award winning American actress and producer who rose to fame in the 1990s after roles in successful films such as Demolition Man, Speed, The Net, A Time to Kill, and While You Were Sleeping. She continued with films such as Miss Congeniality, The Lake House,...
, and his song “Always” was featured on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
hit show NCIS Los Angeles.
SoulStice is married to Amanda Drehobl Llorens with whom he has one son, Noah. References to his wife and son are present throughout his various albums.
Discography
Albums/mixtapesNorth by Northwest, (2003, Wandering Soul)
North by Northwest: Solid Ground, (2005, Wandering Soul)
Return of the Kings, (2006, Wandering Soul)
Dark Water, (2006, Wandering Soul)
Dead Letter Perfect, (2007, Wandering Soul)
Beyond Borders, (2009, Wandering Soul)
12" Singles
The Melody, (2003, Wandering Soul)
Always / The Quickening, (2005, Wandering Soul)
Rock Solid feat. Cuban Link, (2005, Wandering Soul)
Speak On It feat. AZ, (2006, Wandering Soul)
Be Perfect, (2007, Wandering Soul)
Bird's Eye View feat. Kev Brown, (2008, Wandering Soul)
World Star feat. Zap Mama, (2009, Wandering Soul)
Strange Kinda Love feat. Monique Harcum, (2009, Wandering Soul)