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| Ashlene Nand
In 1998, Ashlene founded Australia's first South Asian youth website HotAshes.com.au. Discovering a passion for Hip-Hop early on, Ashlene moved into urban music by promoting tours and writing for a number of national publications in Australia. After moving to New York City, she became the US correspondent for Urban Hitz. She also became a senior writer for the Hip-Hop website, Allhiphop.com. In 2005 Ashlene created Bollyhood Records and released the world?s first completely original Indian and Urban fusion album titled Bhood. The album includes collaborations from Indian, Hip-Hop and R&B artists such as UK Bhangra group RDB alongside Dancehall legend Elephant Man. Shortly after the release, Ashlene was hired to consult as an A&R for Nike's RockStar Workout Far East Funk. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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