Asher Monroe

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::summary American dancer and actor ::

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Field	Value
name	Asher Monroe
image	AsherMonroe.png
caption	Monroe in 2022
birth_name	Asher Monroe Book
birth_date
birth_place	Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
death_date
instrument	piano
genre	Pop, R&B, soul, reggae
occupation	Recording artist, actor, dancer
years_active	1995–present
label	D Empire Entertainment, Warner Bros. Records
associated_acts	V Factory, Chris Brown, Ryan Tedder, Sean Kingston
website
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| name = Asher Monroe | image = AsherMonroe.png | image_size = | alt = | caption = Monroe in 2022 | birth_name = Asher Monroe Book | birth_date = | birth_place = Arlington, Virginia, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | instrument = piano | genre = Pop, R&B, soul, reggae | occupation = Recording artist, actor, dancer | years_active = 1995–present | label = D Empire Entertainment, Warner Bros. Records | associated_acts = V Factory, Chris Brown, Ryan Tedder, Sean Kingston | website =

Asher Monroe Book (born September 18, 1988), known professionally as Asher Monroe, is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor. In 2006, after starring in an extensive run of national tours including The Sound of Music, Oliver!, and The Prince and the Pauper, Monroe signed to Warner Bros. Records, under which he released his first top 40 single "Love Struck" as lead singer for the boy band V Factory. From 2006 to 2009, he starred in multiple prime time TV & film roles including Parenthood on NBC the MGM remake of Fame and The Mentalist on CBS, after which he signed on as the flagship solo artist to the music label D Empire Entertainment. In 2011, under new label and management, he was named one of MTV's Top Ten Artists, alongside other artists such as Frank Ocean, Lana Del Rey, and Avicii. In December 2012, he appeared on the sponsored cover of Billboard magazine, after he which he released his two latest singles: Here With You (co-written by Monroe and produced by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder) and Hush Hush (co-produced by Monroe). Monroe began recording collaborations in late 2013 with Chris Brown and Sean Kingston in Los Angeles, CA for his forthcoming solo album.

Early life

At the age of seven, he landed the role of “Chip” in the first national tour of the Broadway Production of Beauty and The Beast.

At the age of 16, he made his film debut in the role of Liam in the ABC Family TV movie Pop Rocks. He played the son of an 80s rockstar, who is unknowingly following in his father’s footsteps.

Career

V Factory

Monroe became lead singer of V Factory shortly after high school. On April 29, 2008, their These Are The Days EP was released on iTunes, including "Round and Round", "She Bad" (featuring E-40), and the namesake, "These Are the Days" produced by Bryan Todd. In May 2008, V Factory performed on Johnny Wright's Bandemonium Tour alongside Menudo and NLT. V Factory's first single, "Love Struck", was released to iTunes on February 3, 2009. The single broke top 40 on mainstream radio peaking at No. 37 and No. 70 on the Pop 100.[4] The song was produced by Swedish production team Twin. V Factory shared the stage with other notable artists such as Kelly Clarkson, Pitbull, M.C. Hammer, and Flo Rida before ultimately disbanding in 2009.

Solo Recording career

In 2011, under the shortened name 'Asher Monroe', he began co-writing and producing new songs with various Los Angeles based talent. When Monroe's first solo music video for "Like I Do" was released on YouTube, it garnered up more than 1.6 million views, half of them within the first 24 hours. His second music video "Hello Baby" was featured on the Huffington Post and Forbes. "Every Night" (released in late February 2012) garnered over 2.5 million views just prior to a 20 city co-headlining national tour. After the tour, Monroe founded independent music label D Empire Entertainment with global activist and entrepreneur Diana Jenkins. In August 2012, Monroe collaborated with frontman for OneRepublic, Ryan Tedder on "Here With You". The song was added to full rotation on nationally broadcast radio station Sirius XM, and entered the top ten on Billboard charts. In Feb 2013, Monroe released a remix EP for "Here With You" featuring remixes by Grammy nominated DJ, Dave Aude and Sick Individuals. Monroe co-wrote and produced his next July 2013 release "Hush Hush" alongside Alon Levitan in Hollywood Hills, CA. Monroe filmed the music video for "Hush Hush" in Bosnia Herzegovina with Academy Award winner Danis Tanovic. "Hush Hush" became a top 10 Billboard song and was featured on MTV and Perez Hilton. "Hush Hush" was Monroe's first D Empire Entertainment release with new distribution partner Ingrooves/Fontana.

In December 2012, D Empire Entertainment secured a joint venture/album collaboration between Monroe, Chris Brown and Senior VP of A&R for Def Jam, Bu Thiam.

In late 2013, Monroe wrote and recorded new material with Chris Brown and recording artist Sean Kingston at the Record Plant in Los Angeles, CA.

In December 2013, Monroe released his "Christmas Is Here To Stay" EP on iTunes, featuring the title track as well as the ballad "Warm Winter Night". Both songs included music videos directed by Giuliano Bekor.

In February 2014, Monroe released the music video "Memory" featuring Chris Brown (co-written by Monroe, Justin Tarin, and Chris Brown)

Discography

Albums

• Inner Warrior (2017)
• Talk with God (2021)
• Windows of Time (2022)

Extended Plays

• On My Way Pt. I (2014)
• On My Way Pt. II (2015)
• Elev8ted (2019)

Singles

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Year	Title
2011	"Back For More" (feat. Hot For Words)
"Love Away"
"So High"
"Like I Do"
2012	"Hello Baby"
"Every Night"
"Here With You"
2013	"Hush Hush"
2014	"Memory" (featuring Chris Brown)
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Theater

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Year	Production	Role	Dates
1995	Beauty and the Beast (musical)	Chip	November 7, 1995 – March 7, 1999
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Filmography

Movies

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Year	Title	Role	Producer
2004	Pop Rocks	Liam	Patricia Clifford
2005	Come Away Home	Chris	Doug McKeon
2009	Fame	Marco Ramone	Kevin Tancharoen
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Season(s)	Episode(s)
2003	Dora the Explorer	Prince	4	1
2005	url=https://variety.com/2008/scene/markets-festivals/asher-book-1117997200/	title=Asher Book	last=Perry	first=Byron
2006	Close to Home	Alex Towers	1	11
2007	Eight One Eight	Chris
Medium	Wyatt Forrester	3	7
2009	Xpose	Himself
The Wendy Williams Show	Himself
Entertainment Tonight	Himself
2010	Parenthood	Steve Williams	1	04,05,07,09,10,11,12,13
The Mentalist	Jackson Winter	3	4
2022	The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills	Himself	12	Appearing as Diana Jenkins' fiancé (guest)
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References

References

1. "Spotlight on Asher Monroe".
2. (January 29, 2015). "'Parenthood' Finale: Asher Monroe Recalls Season One Guest Appearance".
3. "'Parenthood': Is it wrong to want Amber with Steve?". EW.com.
4. (September 2, 2009). "J-14 Exclusive Q&A with Fame's Asher Book and Kay Panabaker". J-14.
5. "Asher Book Opens Up About His Character in 'Fame' (Video Clip) {{!}} MTV".
6. (September 2, 2009). "Exclusive On Set Video Interviews with the Cast of FAME – Paul Iacono, Kay Panabaker, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, Naturi Naughton, Asher Book and Collins Pennie". Collider.
7. "Fun Facts on Asher Monroe". News24.
8. (November 8, 2012). "From Boy Band To Solo Artist: Meet Asher Monroe".
9. "Asher Book".
10. "D Empire Entertainment Releases & Artists on Beatport".
11. (September 22, 2017). "An Interview With Musician ASHER MONROE About His Newest Album 'Inner Warrior,' Biggest Inspirations and More! {{!}} All Access Music".
12. (January 2, 2013). "Scott Warns Asher Monroe About A Crazy Woman Named 'Taylor'".
13. "Check Out Buzzworthy's Favorite Breakthrough Artists Of 2012!". MTV News.
14. "Soundcheck: Billboard's Cover Boy Asher Monroe | TheInsider.com".
15. "Asher Monroe Collaborates with Chris Brown & Ryan Tedder on New Album « Chicago's B96 – 96.3 FM".
16. League, The Broadway. "Asher Book – Broadway Cast & Staff {{!}} IBDB".
17. "V Factory Joins Nationwide Bandemonium Tour".
18. "V Factory looks to make 'boy band' a label of success".
19. "V Factory steps it up at Beatstock at Jones Beach". Newsday.
20. "VIDEOS: No Generation Gap at the Then and Now Musicfest". SPOT.PH.
21. "Asher Monroe and Chris Brown Want to Share the "Memory" of Product Placement In New Music Video".
22. (November 1, 2011). "ASHER MONROE BECOMES OVERNIGHT POP SENSATION WITH THE RELEASE OF "LIKE I DO" MUSIC VIDEO WITH OVER 1 MILLION HITS WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RELEASE - Clizbeats.com". Clizbeats.com.
23. (January 2, 2012). "Asher Monroe, New Teen Singer Releases Music Video". Huffington Post.
24. Knapp, Alex. "Asher Monroe On The Future Of Indie Music". Forbes.
25. (August 3, 2012). "Asher Monroe Debuts New Video "Here With You" – QUEER ME UP". QUEER ME UP.
26. "The DigiTour Returns: YouTube's Biggest Musicians Back On Tour In Spring 2012".
27. "Spotlight on Asher Monroe".
28. "Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart".
29. "Hush Hush (Dave Aude Vegas Radio Remix) by Asher Monroe on Beatport".
30. "Here With You (Sick Individuals Vocal Remix)".
31. (July 1, 2013). "Check Out Singer Asher Monroe!". Seventeen.
32. "Asher Monroe 'Hush Hush' Video {{!}} popdirt.com".
33. "Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart".
34. "asher monore News and Photos {{!}} Perez Hilton".
35. "Asher Monroe reinvents himself with solo career". AXS.
36. (December 8, 2014). "Asher Monroe Premieres New Song with Sean Kingston". Us Weekly.
37. "Asher Monroe {{!}} popdirt.com".
38. (September 1, 2017). "Inner Warrior by Asher Monroe".
39. Major, Michael. "Asher Monroe Announces New Album 'Windows of Time'".
40. (December 1, 2014). "On My Way, Pt. 1 – EP by Asher Monroe".
41. (January 2, 2015). "On My Way, Pt. 2 – EP by Asher Monroe".
42. "Beauty and the Beast – Broadway Musical – IDBD".
43. "Asher Book in Premiere Of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' "Fame" – Arrivals". Zimbio.
44. Perry, Byron. (December 1, 2008). "Asher Book". Variety.
45. "168 Film > Festival > Nominations/Awards > 2007".
46. (January 29, 2015). "'Parenthood' Finale: Asher Monroe Recalls Season One Guest Appearance".
47. "Picture of Asher Book in The Mentalist, episode: Red Carpet Treatment - asher-book-1423267755.jpg {{!}} Teen Idols 4 You".

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