Ash Grunwald 2024

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A career spanning 12 studio albums, six Australian top 50 albums, five ARIA and four AIR Award nominations, two APRA Awards, and gong for Best international act at the LA Music critic awards in 2014, Grunwald has cemented his status as one of Australia's most exciting and entertaining live musicians.

Known for a number of hit collaborations with the who's who of Australian music throughout his career (Josh Teskey, Kasey Chambers, Scott & Andy from The Living End, Vika & Linda Bull, and Joe Bonamassa) his album 'Push The Blues Away' with Josh Teskey hit #8 on the ARIA charts and toured sold out theatres including The Forum, Melbourne Recital Centre & Sydney Recital Hall in 2020.

Throughout his career, he has supported legends James Brown, The Black Keys, Jack Johnson, Xavier Rudd, and Keith Urban, among numerous others, and played sold out festivals across Europe, Japan, and North America as-well as 10 invitations to Australia's most renowned festival Bluesfest.

Ash released his first literary endeavour in 2019, 'Surf By Day, Jam By Night'. Published by Pantera Press, the book embarks upon a journey to the depths of success, spirit, and soul. Featuring Kelly Slater, Stephanie Gilmore, Dave Rastavich, Pete Murray, Jack Johnson, among various eclectic others, the book 'Surf By Day, Jam By Night' has sold over 10,000 copies in Australia alone.

To coincide with the release of 'Surf By Day, Jam By Night' and explore the sentiment of storytelling even further, Grunwald launched the podcast 'Soulful Conversations' in February 2019. A collection of colourful conversations with musicians, surfers, and common folk, Ash's special guests thus far include John Butler, Missy Higgins, Ziggy Alberts, The Cat Empire, Josh Teskey, Tom Carroll, among various others.

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