associated_acts years_active alias birth_place label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre origin birth_name occupation
pistol pistol , kendrick lamar 2004 -- present ashtrobot redondo beach , california , united states d.r.e.a.m. , chest rockwell entertainment brigade recordings , archwood music , buygore records ash riser
 ash riser solo_singer 28 august 1989 vocals keyboard , drum machine , guitar , sampler , rhythm machine , electronic rock , trap , hip hop , bass , dubstep , los angeles , california , united states ash riser singer-songwriter disc jockey , mastering engineer , mixing engineer , record producer , guitarist , rapper ,
ash riser

ash riser -lrb- born august 29 , 1989 -rrb- , also known as ashtrobot , is an american recording artist and music producer from los angeles , california .
he embarked on his music career when he was 15 years old , forming a rock band called pistol pistol -lrb- stylized p!stol p!stol -rrb- .
due to differences between members , the band broke up in 2009 and riser subsequently began to put his focus on music production , fusing electronic and hip hop music , among other genres .
riser later began working with longtime friend , derek ali of top dawg entertainment , who introduced him to west coast rapper kendrick lamar , with whom he heavily began collaborating with .
riser then signed a record deal with israeli music producer borgore 's record label , buygore and also has a production deal with chest rockwell entertainment .
riser has played multiple sold out shows with fellow label-mates and musicians such as etc !
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, kennedy jones , ookay , flinch , protohype and dirtyphonics .
