Glasfrosch

I've been looking for a band name for nearly 4 whole years. It's seriously hard work. To find something original, that fits your musical style, your personality, your culture. And on top of all that it needs to sound cool, invoke some kind of mental sonic palate and visual imagery.
I had intended to begin with "Justin Ashworth", eventually adding "and the (something cool)", and then eventually phasing out the "Justin Ashworth" part, leaving the "(something cool)" to remain. Alas, it didn't really happen that way, and I've been stuck with my name for ages. Which is ok when I'm doing guest collaborations or solo things, but when there's a whole band with me, I feel kinda silly.

Glasfrosch is the German word for "glass frog". I needed something Fragile, yet green. I've always been a frog man, and these little critters have semi transparent skin, so you can see their innards (how cool). The fact that it's German stems from the fact that my family background is Austrian, and also that German words are totally cool.

So I'll be phasing in this new moniker over the year. Probably keeping the current album in progress under my real name, and then moving on from there. Solo and band related projects will both take the name. We'll keep some of the older "Justin Ashworth" songs in our live band set while we still like them, but Adam, Ed, and I are focused on creating things more collaboratively now, and I really can't wait to get some new band material happening on stage.

Thanks for reading. Looking forward to playing for you all again soon.
xox
j.