Ashley "Ellyllon" Jurgemeyer (born July 30, 1984) is an American pianist, keyboardist and songwriter for the band Orbs and was the former pianist of

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Biography

Ashley Jurgemeyer was classically trained on piano since age six. She got her bachelor's degree in Music Composition and Theory from

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and then started her career as a founding member of the band

in 2005. She left the band in 2009 after becoming the new keyboardist for

, replacing Rosie Smith. She recorded two releases with Abigail Williams, which are '' In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns'' and ''

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''. Ellyllon is also a part of the supergroup Orbs along with Dan Briggs of

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and Adam Fisher of

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(Fear Before the March of Flames). She is also working on a solo classical piano album.

Abigail Williams

Jurgemeyer was the keyboardist for the Abigail Williams from 2005 to 2008. During that time, she recorded two albums with the band. In early 2007, the band split. They later decided to resume Abigail Williams that same year, with Plaguehammer returning to bass guitar, Zach Gibson and Bjorn Dannov rejoining, and also Kristen Randall (

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) joining the band. After a tour in late 2007, Kristen Randall left the band and joined

, to which Jurgemeyer rejoined them. She toured with the band in Europe and the United Kingdom in summer 2008.

Orbs

Jurgemeyer along with Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me) and Adam Fisher (Fear Before the March of Flames) formed Orbs. The band began in fall 2007 as an online project working across the United States in a similar fashion of

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. The band has a similar sound to the progressive rock of Between the Buried and Me and the later experimental sound of Fear Before the March of Flames. According to their official site, the sound and lyrics represent space and nature. '' Asleep Next to Science'' is the group's debut studio album. It was released on August 17, 2010 through

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and was produced by Jamie King, known for producing

and

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. Orbs entered the studio at The Basement recording studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in February 2009. On April 4, 2010, the band released a free download of two songs from the album to fans who signed up to their mailing list. The band describes the album as "the product of long-distance friendships linked through an appreciation for music, nature, and a mutual desire to defy common song structure." A tour in support of the album began on August 19, 2010 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Orbs released a single entitled "These People Are Animals" on October 20, 2014. A second album, ''

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Discography

Abigail Williams

*''

'' EP (2006) *'' In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns'' (2008) *'' Becoming'' (2012)

Orbs

*'' Asleep Next to Science'' (2010) *''Past Life Regression'' (2016)

Cradle of Filth

*''

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'' (2010)

Carnifex

*'' Until I Feel Nothing'' (2011)

Ryann

*'' Girl EP'' (2012)

References

External links

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