Ashton Nyte of The Awakening

A friendly, in-depth interview with musician Ashton Nyte, covering Ashton’s return to touring with The Awakening after nine years, upcoming appearances at festivals like Glom Fest and Castle Party. Ashton discusses the creative process behind The Awakening’s twelfth album, his prolific solo work, side projects like Beauty in Chaos, and his ongoing writing.

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Transcript

Hello again, welcome to Void Signal. I'm the host of this mess, Brian Prime. On this episode we're going to have a discussion with Ashton Nyte of goth rock act The Awakening. The Awakening was founded in 1995 and has released eleven studio albums, the band's central driving force, Ashton Nyte, is a charismatic, enigmatic, and multi-talented performer, having contributed to notable projects with artists like The Cure, Peter Murphy, The Mission, and more. In addition to his music, Ashton has written two books, along with acting in staged theater performances.
I sat down with Ashton from his studio several weeks ago and had a chat about his return to touring, upcoming performances at Glom Fest, and his continued pursuit of art. But before we get on with it, a message from our sponsors.

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Brian Prime: [00:00:00] 12 time lucky. Okay. Excellent. you sound nice and clear. there's not like any chop or delay or anything, so I think this will work out pretty well. So yeah, thanks for trying this out with me. 

Ashton Nyte: it's my pleasure. No, you're perfect. Good. levels 

Brian Prime: are good.

Ashton Nyte: Okay. 

Brian Prime: Fabulous. I'm actually gonna slide you down just a hair on my side, so, Okay. Alright, perfect. I'm ready if you are. we can just go ahead and get this started. Okay. Mm-hmm. I'm going to turn my camera off, if that's okay. Yeah, yeah. okay, cool.

I'll just do very quick, kind of an intro and then we'll just go ahead and start this thing. Welcome to Void Signal. I'm your host, Brian Prime. I am joined this week by Ashton Knight. you record as The Awakening and you are going to be on the upcoming GLO Festival lineup. And, you've done a ton of other things, written, written books, and, 

Acting and there is such a tremendous theatrical element to, everything that you do with your music videos and your [00:01:00] performances, multi-instrumentalist and worked with tons of people. I am very excited to see you on the tour, here in the States. pleasure to meet you.

Thank you so much for making this work and yeah. How are things with you as of lately? 

Ashton Nyte: That was a lovely introduction. Thank you very much Brian. Lovely to be here and I'm feeling fit and frisky and suitably cerated. So, you know, life is good my cat's asleep so she won't be, interfering with the, without chat as she likes to do so, you know, but you know, we'll see how that goes.

Gotcha. Okay. No worries. What is the cat's name? Well, my baby is Willow. she's the reason I don't tour as often as I used to. Oh, I see. I see. Gotcha. Mm-hmm. 

Brian Prime: Yeah, absolutely. there's a lot to be said for, how much comfort and like how much they can give.

I mean when my emotional battery is low, having a pet to kind of give you a recharge is it's good for you. 

Ashton Nyte: Oh, absolutely. 

Brian Prime: Yeah. Because, there's something special. [00:02:00] We'll move on and actually talk about your music in a second, but I just, but, but just there is something kind of special about.

A different species of animal that is communicating with you of affection or, needs or wants, or I wanna sit with you or whatever. there's a lot of value in that. I, I feel, so yeah. 

Ashton Nyte: I agree. Yes. No, Willow, we've cut many vacations short because Willow is just lonesome at home, or, you know.

Mm-hmm. I plan my recording schedule around how she's feeling. but yeah, that's how it is. That's how it is. Yeah. 

Brian Prime: Right. Yeah. And it's important to like spend time while you can sort of thing, you know? 'cause I mean, absolutely.

Yeah. okay. Well onto the, you mentioned touring, so, I'll start there. So, glom Fest is a couple of months away still, and you've been playing shows very recently, as recently as actually last night, or. 

Ashton Nyte: we were about to embark on the Awakening's first official tour in it's nine years [00:03:00] actually.

I've been touring as Ashton Knights, doing solo tours and performances and whatever else, but, I released The self-titled album as The Awakening, in October last year. And, we're finally getting to tour that we start in July. So we leave on July 4th and we're doing three shows in Germany.

And then, we are co-head lining Castle Party Festival in Poland, which is literally at a castle, which is pretty exciting. And then we're back for the Glo Fest dates that you mentioned. On the west coast and heading up to Canada. and then we've got shows in the UK and France and Germany and the Netherlands I think we've tentatively got some shows in South Africa and Mexico as well.

So it's a busy year. 

Brian Prime: Yes. is there any particular region or one of these dates that you're sort of maybe looking forward to, a little bit extra, a place you haven't been or a chance to see something you've always wanted to? 

Ashton Nyte: Yeah, I mean, it sounds, [00:04:00] rehearsed, but I'm excited to be doing all of it.

It's just, you know, when you haven't sort of had the big show on the road, so to speak for a while, it's very exciting. I've released quite a few albums since the last time we toured, and it'd be exciting to have a set that's 50% material that we've never played before.

but to your question, Castle Party in Poland is something I've been aware of, pretty much my entire career. It's been going for, I think 30 years or something. So that's exciting. That's something we've never done. We've played Poland before, but not, this particular festival.

So. That'll be exciting. And, we're returning to Brainstorm Festival in the Netherlands, where last year I did a, a solo acoustic show in a theater there, which was absolutely wonderful. People are really lovely. The organizers, the, the bands, the, the audience, everyone. So this year we are doing, a rock show on one night and then a, a special full band theater show the next night.

So, yeah. But honestly, all the shows are exciting. [00:05:00] Everything's a little different. You know, we've got UK dates with, our mutual friend, David of the Royal Ritual will be opening for us in the uk. And of course, we are sharing a stage with the Royal Ritual and, and others, on Glom Fest. And then the, the European dates, or the EU dates, I should say, were.

We have have a band called The Last Decade who are supporting us, and there's members of Nosferatu and the Mission and, love like Blood, a whole lot of bands, end of green. So, you know, it's gonna be a, they're sort of gothic super groups, so to speak. So it'll be, lovely having them kind of warm up the crowd for us.

You know, I've been friends with, with, with members of that band for a long time It's exciting to get on stage and actually do this thing, you know? 

Brian Prime: yeah, for sure. Especially after being away from it for, nine years, you said? that is, quite some time. do you feel ready.

Ashton Nyte: Oh yeah. it's been nine years since the Awakening full band played, but I've continued to tour and I've been in other projects and, we've toured with those as well, [00:06:00] so it's, 

Brian Prime: sure. 

Ashton Nyte: Yeah. It's not that I'm outta practice, so to speak. the same is true for the guys in the band.

Jeremy, our guitarist also plays in London after midnight and he plays in a bunch of other sort of local rock and metal bands ashes plays in Wednesday 13. our drummer seven is based in South Africa and he's got a whole lot of things that he's involved in as well.

So I think we all keep busy and we're all excited to be. back in this, format and doing what we love. 

Brian Prime: Yeah, I'm sure. and it's, you know, recognizing the privilege of being able to go and do it. absolutely. 

Ashton Nyte: that is the word is privilege. I started this band in a bedroom.

In Johannesburg a long, long time ago. I was surprised that people cared the way they did, especially being a gothic rock band from Johannesburg, South Africa. to still be doing it. This is now our 12th record, which is, a lot.

to have people continue to support and to have, new people discover the band. Whether it's through, the wonders of the digital [00:07:00] age or whether it's through seeing us in a show or whatever it is. it is definitely a privilege to do this and, not something I take for granted.

Brian Prime: Yeah. I admire you for that. on the subject of the music you mentioned on 12th record, that is. Quite a, feat, congratulations to begin with on making so many art babies, as you have. I assume I ask this question pretty frequently, but fans want to know it.

I can guess at the answer, but I'm assuming that this is a thing you will continue to work on, for the foreseeable future. 

Ashton Nyte: Yeah, I have a slight problem with just being mildly addicted to the creative process and, maybe not so mildly. 

Brian Prime: yeah, it shows,

Ashton Nyte: If you like what I do, then you know, you're in for even more. 'cause there's more on the way. Yeah. Nice. 

Brian Prime: Okay. any other musical [00:08:00] endeavors that you have on the horizon for the foreseeable future? 

Ashton Nyte: Well, yes. funny you should ask. since after putting out three Awakening Records, I started releasing solo records as well, way back in the day. And I've put out eight solo albums, with a couple of books 

I'm always working on that as well. I tend to try and explore other flavors with the solo work and there will be a little bit of crossover. It's the same person writing the songs, you know, but I tend to try on different colors and flavors with the solo work and that's ever going as well.

And then of course, I'm involved in, other projects and most notably, I'm a recurring member in beauty and Chaos. We've just put out, a new music video for a sort of almost acoustic version of a song called Made of Rain. And I think that'll be out, I wanna say June 18th.

so Beauty and Chaos is another project I'm involved with, There's form work and scoring and all of that, I mentioned the book writing. I'm [00:09:00] busy assembling a kind of a collection of all the short stories and written a few new ones and we'll continue to work on that.

It's just a little bit busy with all this tour stuff, but, I will get back to that as soon as I can. 

Brian Prime: Yeah, I was gonna say you are quite prolific in the, art department of things you are producing or working on. is there one among those that you find, is, easier to work in or that maybe finding success or traction for what you are offering in that, medium is, maybe a little easier than one or the other?

Ashton Nyte: yeah, that's a good question. I think ironically, certain eras of the awakening seem to land, more readily than most of the other things I do. whether that's to do with the genre we find ourselves in, or just the longevity of the project or just, you know, good fortune, I'm not sure having said that, I'm not. Particularly governed [00:10:00] by, what gets the most clicks or streams or whatever. it's lovely to have that happen of course, but I'm not going to not do something for fear of it, not, getting huge response or whatever. I think that's what keeps the artist's blood flowing and the hot pumping and the excitement on the rise, 

So. yeah, I'd say this last awakening, most recent awakening record was a very comfortable, and you could say compared with some of the other things, maybe an easier experience. 'cause it, it pretty much felt like coming home. You know, it felt like having dinner with a friend and then you decide to go on a vacation and then you move in together.

You know, it was, that's how the evolution went there. Mm-hmm. But creating the other work comes just as easily, you know, waiting for a voice in Autumn's children. The two most recent solo records were also very organic and natural, and that's kind of how I like to roll. I like to kind [00:11:00] of follow where. I feel these doors open for me, creatively, rather than forcing a round peg into a square hole kind of thing.

Brian Prime: Sure. That makes sense. I mean, you know, to sort of do what comes naturally. let me ask you this question because you, not to transition too hard away, from what you just said or anything, but I. That is the thing I wanted to ask you is that given your time making music in this industry and sort of seeing the evolution of, you know, brick and mortar, record labels to everybody can release whatever they want and everybody has to become their own PR person Do you feel that you have benefited from it? Do you find that the modern sort of social media music mixture landscape has benefited you? Or do you sort of miss things about the previous times, I suppose? 

Ashton Nyte: Yeah. I think with everything, the pros and cons and, 

That's no different. You know, it's the obvious con for someone who's been doing [00:12:00] it for a while was round about the time when, downloads suddenly became streaming and we all went, oh goodness. You know, I used to be able to pay my rent from CD sales and downloads, and now I'm getting, less than a cent for a song kind of thing.

so that was an adjustment and. We were already fortunate to have been a kind of a late nineties band, so we had the benefit of the internet to be known worldwide and all of that. So I can't really speak to a, a true pre-internet time. But yeah, the opportunities and the chance to connect, and I'm sure you've heard all of this before, but the ability to get your work out there is incredible today.

And I think With someone who is leaning in the prolific direction, as you pointed out, It's wonderful to be able to explore and experiment and do non-traditional releases and test the water or do full blown releases, whatever you want, really, it's just, it's, you're not limited by the old constructs, but of [00:13:00] course the downside is absolutely everybody's doing it, so there's a lot of noise out there, and it's very difficult too.

Get people to pay attention to what you're doing. And that's the double-edged sword of the digital age and the social media age, where we're all, you know, everyone's trying to get clicks and attention and whatever else. And, I think again, if you can find a way to use them as tools and understand.

you don't hang out with your tool set every day if it's a hammer or a, you know, you're not going to sleep with your hammer and taking your hammer out for walks and, painting your hammer every few minutes. It's a tool, right? Mm-hmm. So I think if you can. Find a way of having a semblance of a healthy relationship with these tools, then great.

But they can be all consuming and they can also be complete fiction. You know, there are lots of people out there who might have millions of followers and five people show up to an actual concert, you know, it's, or the other way around. and everything in between. So I just think that [00:14:00] there's a lot of assumptions get made.

Based on streams and followers and likes and all of that, that aren't necessarily true. You know, it's, I, first and foremost, I am, I'm a writer and a singer, you know, as an artist, those are my two primary roles. And, content creation is a lot further down on the list of priorities for me.

And it's, it's a necessary evil, but again, it's a tool. So I think if you can keep it in its place, then mm-hmm. There, it's much to be gained from that. But, Yeah, it can be a little consuming. 

Brian Prime: Yeah. Agree. it certainly can be, and it is probably, probably my least favorite part of doing, you know, my own thing.

It's just like Right. Gotta go do some promotion stuff and tag people. Yeah. And do all this other stuff. So as somebody who is, you mentioned attention and things, trying to get your attention and sort of all the noise out there, which I, I agree with. Yes. and I do hear that often of like, how do we sort through these [00:15:00] things and find things that speak to us or that matter to us?

Yeah. so for you as somebody who is, Also sifting through that noise while being fabulously busy and making your own stuff. How, what is your, what are your taste makers? What gets your attention in this landscape? What stands out to you? 

Ashton Nyte: Yeah, it's another good question. I think the brutal truth is I spend so much time creating and doing everything that leads to, you know, whether it's being actively involved in booking the tours and creating the merch and running the record label and running the studio, and there's just so much behind the scenes stuff that I honestly don't have a whole lot of time to be.

Checking out new music and new movies and all the rest of it, it's things that ultimately make their way to me. Whether it's just something that pops up on the dreaded Instagram feed or it's through friends, you know, it's through friends and [00:16:00] colleagues and so on. People talk about things and I think that's how you know that is the modern taste maker.

People will talk about it if it's worth talking about. sometimes even if it's not worth talking about. in the old days, you had to run a scorched earth campaign and have your face on every magazine and newspaper I really don't think most people care about any of that anymore.

I think there's just so much competition that we feel like, Hey, if it's worthwhile, it's gonna make it to me. And then on top of that, most people, depending on whatever music streaming platform you use, I think the algorithms tend to suggest, sometimes bizarre selection of things.

But sometimes, it lands and you can find if you're kicking back listening to whatever the new Chelsea Wolf or whatever it is, there might be an interesting option alternative for your next listen. Part of your job as a creator to make an effort to seek those things out? I just don't have a massive amount of time to do that.

It's usually. While I'm at the gym or something, you know, I'm listening to you. And then you don't really wanna listen to the down tempo, [00:17:00] you know, doom whatever You want to play something that's kind of gonna keep you from dropping the weight on your head. 

Brian Prime: Yeah, absolutely. And I do just have to comment.

They're really fast of sometimes the algorithm has brought me wonderful things that have enriched my life. So much. And it is interesting sometimes to sort of see what it can bring you. Like, you know, I very recently had the experience of, someone in my life, very into underground EBM hard 

Industrial club music, like, oh, suddenly hard style and hardcore is like being suggested so it's interesting to see this sort of how, the old becomes new again in ways. And it allows you to enjoy a fresh take on something familiar.

And I like that 

Ashton Nyte: when iTunes and all of that kind of got off the ground, I always used to say to people in conversations like these that, to younger people, Bieber and [00:18:00] Beatles are just a few letters apart in, the music catalog, right.

Justin Bieber and the Beatles. Many of us would think of bit sacrilege to mention those two in the same breath, and I might be one of those, but be that as it may, it just illustrates how. Everything is suddenly the playing field has just been kind of leveled in many ways.

Mm-hmm. And, that I think is a positive thing. I think that it was definitely a gatekeeper sense in the eighties, well, everything kind of pre mid nineties I'd say. Hmm. And, things have broadened out and, whilst I enjoy The nostalgic rush of going and seeking out and finding a vinyl that no one's heard of or whatever.

I mean, there's that pretentious collector in me that finds that very appealing. You know, that I've got the Japanese pressing of Kate Bush's hos of love single with some rare side or something, you know, the music nerd in me loves that, but I don't expect everyone else to be that way.

And I think that's kind of where we have to land is that it is ever changing the evolution's not gonna be for everyone and the revolution is not gonna be for [00:19:00] everyone. but it doesn't mean it's necessarily bad or wrong, or it's just different. And I think my outlook on most things is that, you know, it's very easy to condemn what we don't understand and judge what we are threatened by 'cause it's different.

And as someone who's been. Part of a music scene that gets a lot of lack for its aesthetic, representation and choices and so on. And maybe the stylings of the music. I think I'm very familiar with being accused of things that I'm not guilty of and so on. worshiping the devil, et cetera. 

It's just this thing where if you just extend people a little bit of grace and go, well, you know, maybe they just don't understand. Maybe they're frightened or they're freaked out by this thing and then it's a learning experience and we can all learn and hopefully improve our situation in life and how we all fit in, you know?

Brian Prime: Yeah. I do agree with you in that, when it comes to music, people like, I don't have to like it, but if it is the [00:20:00] reason that someone gets out of bed in the morning and is able to, keep going and like. I love this new Megan trainer song or whatever. I don't know.

Right. but just, you know, I don't care if it's Taylor Swift or whatever you like. Yeah. if it's the reason that you keep going, enjoy it as hard as you can, by all means. Absolutely. I don't have a CD player, but CDs are a thing I will purchase from an artist if I see them live and I'll be like, mm-hmm.

Ah, sign this. Like, it's just a holdover from like young Brian who was like, ah, sign my cd. And Yeah. So yeah, I've got that little bit of a. thing that I want, like, oh, I want this physical object that, I mean, you obviously listen to your vinyl from the sound of it. right. 

Ashton Nyte: you know, I think, you're not alone. there are a lot of people that come to my shows or our shows. And have told me that very thing. You know, they, they, they, they're, they're wanting a little piece of that experience, a little souvenir of the show they've been to, or even if they're buying it online.

Just that sense of supporting the artist or getting a little bit closer [00:21:00] to the artist. And it's exactly the same for me. I too have. Thousands of CDs and hundreds of records, that I've been collecting over the years, and it may have slowed down in the last 10 years or so. it's never gonna stop.

There are just certain things that I just feel. I'm the same with Blu-rays. I mean, it's like, yeah, I can stream whatever I want, but if I want the man who fell to earth or something, I just kind of want whatever super duper mega deluxe box with 12 what inflatable bowies in it or something, you know? And then I'm very excited.

'cause now I've got that version, you know, and I can sit on the shelf and I'll just stream it when I watch it. You know, it's just that thing of supporting what you love. it's like going to the local, the local soap shop to buy your. Soap that's been handmade by whoever as opposed to just supporting, you know, Amazon or whatever it is.

If you want the soap shop to exist or if you want the record store to exist, or the coffee shop to exist, you need to go and support these things. And, you know, not bitch about the fact the coffee might be 50 [00:22:00] cents more there, or a dollar more, whatever it is. If you want those experiences, we need to support them, you know, and, I do feel that way about music, although I completely understand.

People conversely feeling, ah, I don't need another record, or another cd. I would rather just come to the show. You know, it's, we're all different again and it's just personal taste. 

Brian Prime: Yeah, agree. if you want this thing to continue to exist, throw some dollars at it.

'cause there's a person underneath it that's trying to make it work. 

Ashton Nyte: that's a 

Brian Prime: Goth Knight 

Ashton Nyte: band or whatever. Exactly, and I think there's an unfortunate thing that happened over the years with digital is This misconception that, well, it's digital.

It didn't cost anything, it's free, it's digital. And I'm like, well, no. Some human or humans still spent a whole lot of time, money, and energy creating this thing. You know, beautiful painting or a song or a shelter for dogs, whatever it is, they're just these things that we try and do that we feel the need to express, or they're the ways for us to communicate or commune with [00:23:00] others.

And yeah, if you want to see more of that and less of just whole digital nothingness than, you know, support the real things. 

Brian Prime: Yeah. And I think that supporting those things and building community is more important now than it has been in maybe our lifetimes. Absolutely. So It's a good way to bring people together. It's part of the reason that I'm as excited as I am about, Glo Fest. you mentioned David earlier, who is a lovely human being. Yes, and Vera has been wonderful to work with as well, and I'm so excited to, see all these bands come together and just, sort of see the blending of styles and see people come together and put something on because.

They just wanna do it. festivals and shows and things like that, that are put together and assembled from a place of passion and real love for the thing, there's something very uniquely special about it. 

Ashton Nyte: absolutely. And I think I do think it shines through, you know?

Mm-hmm. I think that their passion and [00:24:00] Christine's passion, everyone involved first, it's, it's infectious. That passion and hopefully. you know, others will experience that too. And just that excitement and that, drive to see this happen and again, to celebrate it and to ensure that it continues to happen.

We need to support these things and, I'm delighted to be part of it. And, I met David, last year on my little solo tour and we met in York where he lives. And just became instant friends and just started chatting and you know, and here we are. And this year we're, yeah, headlining the festival, you know, it's cool.

Brian Prime: Yeah. life can change very fast in a year. that is for sure. Absolutely. Yeah. Mm-hmm. well I don't want to keep you too long. so I will go ahead and put the last question of the show to you, that I always ask, which is, what is something that you have been enjoying recently? And your answer can be anything.

movie book. TV show what? Your dog, [00:25:00] whatever. You don't have a dog. You have a cat, but. 

Ashton Nyte: Yeah, well, I mean, it'd be too easy for me to say that, you know, time with Willow is what I enjoy most, but you know that, that tends to be the truth. But if we had to think of, watching Persona again recently was as wonderful as it always is, and that's a Ingmar Bergman movie that I just, never get tired of.

So that, that would be my, my offer to that answer. 



Brian Prime: could you tell me why I should watch it? 

Ashton Nyte: It's just an essential piece of cinema. It's just, black and white, minimalist and mm-hmm. Glorious storytelling, the way he tells stories.

Have you seen any of these movies in Ma Bergman, like, seventh Seal or, 

Brian Prime: I've seen Seventh Seal and maybe something else in one of my classes at college, but I'm blanking on the name right now. 

Ashton Nyte: Yeah, well just go and see this one. Okay. Give it a whirl. it's. Dialogue and relationship driven.

It's minimalist. It's shot on that island that he used to love shooting things on. [00:26:00] when you put people or characters in a space like that. I just love the cinematography the dialogue and The mood of the movie. So, okay.

I recommend that, 

Brian Prime: you called it essential viewing and told me how much you love it, so, okay. All right. the thing I've been enjoying recently is, I recently transitioned into the marketing department at my job.

And, it's my first marketing gig in my life. And, it has been wonderful. It's so great to sort of tap into a creative wellspring for my day job, versus just like, oh, I'm just doing, you know, whatever day job. Activity, right. Mundane thing. it feels good to call, tap into the creative well for that.

And, I'm really grateful. so that's been the thing that I've been enjoying the most about. 

Ashton Nyte: Yeah. Well congratulations on the new venture and the rewards that you're already experiencing. That's lovely. 

Brian Prime: Thank 

Ashton Nyte: you. 

Brian Prime: I appreciate that. yeah, I gave a wholesome answer. yeah, I feel good about that.

alright, well that is it. I will go ahead and let you go. Thank you so [00:27:00] much for your time and, I look forward to seeing you. I will catch you twice, at GLO Fest, in September at the LA and San Francisco shows. And, yeah, really excited to, to catch your performance and hang out in person.

And, yeah. Thank you so much for making the time. 

Ashton Nyte: Thank you, Brian. It's been a lovely chat. And yes, we shall, celebrate in person, at GLO Fest 2025. The first of many. The first 

Brian Prime: Alright, well thank you so much for your time. Have a great rest of your day and I will be in touch with you soon.

Thank you. You too. Cheers. Bye.