Victoria Asher
| Victoria Asher | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Victoria Jane Asher |
| Also known as | Vicky-T |
| Born | January 20, 1987 |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Keytar, vocals |
| Associated acts | Cobra Starship |
| Website | cobrastarship |
Victoria Jane Asher, also known as Vicky-T (born January 20, 1987), is an American musician. She was the keytarist of Cobra Starship until their split in November 2015, and is currently recording as a solo artist under the name Vicky-T.
Asher is the daughter of Peter Asher, from the British pop duo Peter and Gordon, and Wendy Asher, whom worked in the film business but is now a well known art collector/curator. Wendy can be seen in the Banksy film Exit Through the Giftshop. Asher attended high school with artist Shwayze and photographer Lauren Dukoff.
She attended NYU to study film. During her time there, she worked for directors Michel Gondry and Terry Gilliam. She assisted on music videos like The White Stripes' "The Denial Twist" and Kanye West's "Heard 'Em Say", on the commercial "Nespresso... What Else?" featuring George Clooney, and on feature films The Science of Sleep and Be Kind Rewind. After finishing school she worked on the film A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints for a summer with Robert Downey Jr., who is a personal friend.
In 2006, Gabe Saporta discovered her on myspace.com after searching for female keyboardists in NYC. From there, she took a leave of absence from university to join Cobra Starship. She eventually graduated from New York University.
In 2007, she and her Cobra Starship bandmates went on the Fall Out Boy headlined Honda Civic Tour, along with +44, The Academy Is..., and Paul Wall. She provided vocals in place of Carol Heller on +44’s song “Make You Smile".
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