Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The media originally pegged Ash's music as Britpop when the band first found mainstream success.

Ash (born 1967, London, England, UK) is an independent film-maker known for his frugal budgets. He has a bachelor's degree in experimental psychology from Sussex University, attended the Pasadena Art Center for film school, and is currently residing in Los Angeles, CA.

There are at least three bands called Ash : 1) Well known rock outfit Ash first formed as a trio sharing a love for the raw british punk and crafted their musical talents to take the brit-pop scene by storm at the start of the decade. NME was swooning over these “teen punkers from Belfast,” and by 1994 Ash had signed to Infectious Records to issue the Trailer EP later that fall. Their glossy youth was undoubtedly alluring, yet their Irish roots exuded a bit of an American flair similar to th