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Bashy Vs Napt – Make My Day

• 3rd Nov 2010

Independent music artist and entrepreneur Ashley ‘Bashy’ Thomas, one of the UK’s most exciting young talents of recent times is set to release Make My Day on 6th December 2010, the next cut from his forthcoming album.

In a relatively short period of time Bashy’s job title has developed from post man and bus driver to in-demand MC, film-score music supervisor and actor.

Bashy impacted on the UK underground scene through big ideas rather than access to big budgets; with a succession of hit mix-tapes (Your Mum, and Chupa Chups) and his critically acclaimed, debut album Catch Me If You Can, released in 2009 which featured the now iconic single Black Boys – the video of which was shot with money that the tracks producer Naughty Boy won on Noel Edmond’s TV quiz show Deal or No Deal.

Fast forward to 2010, millions of Youtube views later and Bashy continues to thrive. White Flag one of the stand-out tracks on the Gorillaz Plastic Beach album is a collaboration featuring Bashy, Kano and the Lebanese National Orchestra for Oriental Arabic Music which has brought about a whole new world of possibilities – literally. He has toured from Glastonbury to Damascus and is currently travelling across North America along with Bobby Womack, De la Soul, N.E.R.D and Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of The Clash on the next stage of the Gorillaz’ world-wide tour.
Bashy also currently features on The Count & Sinden’s new single Addicted to You the “monster” of a track being championed by key DJ’s at BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio1 Xtra such as Zane Lowe and Mista Jam.

Following on from his recent sold out headline gig at the Islington Academy, Bashy’s new solo single Make My Day is scheduled for release on 6th December 2010. Produced by creators of N-funk, the multi-award winning NAPT. Bashy rhymes effortlessly over a dirty bassline, big beats and crazy electro synths on what is an inevitable club banger with a very familiar hook.

Bashy’s profile has diversified with roles in two of the biggest British film releases of the year, Mo Ali’s Shank (Revolver) and Noel Clarke’s 4,3,2,1 (Universal). The next step in his flourishing acting career is as co-star to Toby Kebbell (RocknRolla, Prince of Persia) in the new Brit flick from Matthew Hope The Veteran.