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Two Inch Punch

Ben Ash, professionally known as Two Inch Punch, is an English record producer, musician, remixer and songwriter. He has written and produced records with Jessie Ware,[1] Sam Smith,[2] Years & Years, Rag'n'Bone Man, Tory Lanez, Ty Dolla $ign, Damon Albarn,[3] and Brian Eno.[4]

Ben Ash
Background information
OriginBrentford, London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • musician
  • remixer
  • songwriter

Ash also collaborates with American producer Benny Blanco as the production outfit BenZel. They have featured with Sia, Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J, Cashmere Cat and Ryn Weaver.[5]

Career edit

In 2012 Ash put out his first record "Love You Up" online under the alias Two Inch Punch. It was quickly downloaded and played by Diplo, DJ Oneman, Zane Lowe, Rinse FM DJs and other tastemakers, all via word of mouth. Nick Grimshaw made it his record of the week on BBC Radio 1, while the B-Side "Luv Luv" was being championed by MistaJam. In 2012, the white label became big on the underground, selling out 200 records on the first day.

Ash then signed to PMR Records / Island Records and released his debut EP The Love You Up EP and The Slow Jams EP before going on to write for artists and building his sound and name as a producer / songwriter.

In 2015, Ash was nominated for two awards at the 57th Grammy Awards (Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album) for his writing and producing contributions to Sam Smith's debut album In The Lonely Hour, winning the award for Best Pop Vocal Album.[6] Following the success of his work with Sam Smith, Ash would then go on to have a production role on Rag'n'Bone Man's debut album Human.

Discography edit

Year Title Artist Album/EP Songwriter Producer
2012 Love You Up Two Inch Punch Love You Up EP  Y  Y
MoonStruck Saturn Slow Jams EP  Y  Y
Paint It Red (featuring Mikky Ekko)  Y  Y
2013 Safe With Me Sam Smith Nirvana EP  Y  Y
Lost in Empathy Rejjie Snow N/A  Y  Y
Precious Javeon N/A  Y  Y
Deeper Ella Eyre Deeper EP  Y  Y
Love Me Like You Ella Eyre Deeper Single  Y  Y
If You Love Me BenZel featuring Jessie Ware If You Love Me  Y  Y
Season Change Damon Albarn and Ghostpoet Africa Express Presents: Maison De Jeune  Y  Y
2014 Caution to the Wind Becky Hill Caution to the Wind  Y  Y
Money on My Mind Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour  Y  Y
Life Support  Y  Y
Desire Years & Years Communion  Y
Eyes Shut Years & Years Communion  Y
The Fall Indiana No Romeo  Y  Y
Tough Love Jessie Ware Tough Love  Y  Y
Champagne Kisses  Y  Y
Say You Love Me  Y  Y
Kind Of...Sometimes...Maybe  Y  Y
You and I Forever  Y  Y
Wasted Love (featuring Stevie Neale) BenZel MEN EP  Y  Y
Four (featuring Juicy J & Cashmere Cat)  Y  Y
2015 Sitting Pretty featuring Wiz Khalifa Ty Dolla $ign Free TC  Y  Y
Gemini Anne-Marie Karate EP  Y  Y
Boy TBA  Y  Y
2016 Human Rag'n'Bone Man Human  Y
Ego  Y  Y
Innocent Man  Y  Y
Evil James Vincent McMorrow We Move  Y  Y
Killer Whales  Y  Y
To D.R.E.A.M Tory Lanez I Told You  Y  Y
Guns & Roses  Y  Y
All Night SG Lewis  Y  Y
Nothings Gonna Change Jamie Lidell Building A Beginning  Y  Y
2017 Best Friend Rex Orange County Single  Y  Y
Uno  Y  Y
Falcon Eye Off Bloom  Y
Good Friend JP Cooper Raised Under Grey Skies  Y  Y
Black & Blue Elijah Blake Single  Y  Y
Sunflower Rex Orange County Single  Y  Y
Cold Fire Saya Single  Y  Y
Brother Kodaline Single  Y
Werk It Out Tiggs Da Author Single  Y  Y
Two Fingers Dan Caplen Single  Y  Y
Fuck Feelings Olivia O’Brien It's Not That Deep EP  Y  Y
Never Enough Rex Orange County Apricot Princess  Y
2018 Dead To Me Kali Uchis Isolation  Y  Y
Palo Santo Years & Years Palo Santo  Y
Lucky Escape  Y
Best Dressed Man Aeris Roves Single (Moon By Island Gardens)  Y  Y
Feel Me Aeris Roves Single (Moon By Island Gardens)  Y  Y
Delilah Aeris Roves Single (Moon By Island Gardens)  Y  Y
Comfortable Aeris Roves Moon By Island Gardens  Y  Y
Pressure When The Sun Comes Down  Y  Y
Running Thru 3am  Y  Y
No Guarantee  Y  Y
The Hoodie Song Mae Muller Single  Y  Y
Jenny Mae Muller Single  Y  Y
Busy Tone Mae Muller Single  Y  Y
Break My Heart Benny Blanco Friends Keep Secrets  Y  Y
You To You Maisie Peters Dressed Too Nice For A Jacket  Y  Y
2019 CRYBABY :*( Dijon Single  Y  Y
Ugly Ella Henderson Single  Y  Y
DNA Years & Years Single  Y
100 Thoughts SL Single  Y  Y
Gigantalous SL Single  Y  Y
Never had the balls Rex Orange County Single  Y
3rd Jan Lola Young Intro  Y
Blind Love Lola Young Intro  Y  Y
Holy Water Freya Ridings TBA  Y  Y
April Showers Maisie Peters It’s Your Bed Babe, It’s Your Funeral EP  Y  Y
Céline Gallant Sweet Insomnia  Y
2020 Smile Maisie Peters Birds of Prey (soundtrack)  Y  Y
Super Hi SL Different Dude  Y  Y
Dance (’Til You Love Someone Else) Sam Smith Love Goes  Y  Y
Rest Of My Life JC Stewart When The Light Hits The Room EP  Y
Go Fast Baby Raissa Single  Y  Y
Less Is More Loryn Less Is More EP  Y  Y
Téléphone Chily Single  Y  Y
2021 Whatchumacallit Col3trane Single  Y  Y
Bad Pa Salieu Single  Y  Y
Smoke Hole Sad Night Dynamite Sad Night Dynamite  Y
Lost In LA A Month Of Sundays, James Vincent McMorrow, Jessie Ware Single  Y  Y
Nginothando Lwakhe A Month Of Sundays, The Joy Single  Y  Y
Can’t Sleep A Month Of Sundays, Wesley Joseph Single  Y  Y
Brasil A Month Of Sundays, MICHELLE Single  Y  Y
Tru Love James Vincent McMorrow Grapefruit Season  Y
Long Way Down Aeris Roves Single  Y  Y
Cairo Aeris Roves Single  Y  Y
Isencane Lengane The Joy Singles  Y
You Complete Me (Intro)  Y
Umacashelana  Y
Jele Iguana  Y
Amabutho  Y
Baba Kulungile  Y
Mortal Kombat V9 Murk With A Mouth  Y
What A Life Gabe Coulter I Heard A Whisper EP  Y
I Heard A Whisper  Y
Thinking Fucks You Up  Y
You  Y
2022 Demon Sad Night Dynamite & Moonchild Sanelly Volume II  Y  Y
Black & White Sad Night Dynamite Volume II  Y  Y
Tramp Sad Night Dynamite Volume II  Y  Y
Favourite Artemas I’m Sorry I’m Like This  Y  Y
Real Life  Y  Y
Waiting For It All To Go Wrong  Y  Y
Who’s That Girl  Y  Y
I’m Sorry  Y
Mr Snowman  Y  Y
I’m Tryna Tell U That I Love U  Y  Y
Love Yourself Again  Y  Y
What A Time To Be Alive  Y  Y
Runaway  Y  Y
Happiness Street  Y  Y
Hello Again Artemas Single  Y  Y
Trash - demo Artemas Single  Y
No Biggie ArrDee Pier Pressure  Y  Y
Pulling Me Closer Aeris Roves Single  Y  Y
2023 Roll With A G Clavish Rap Game Awful  Y  Y
You Don’t Call Me Anymore Sam Fischer Single  Y  Y

Bold type denotes singles.

Remixes & edits edit

Title Original artist
"The Look" (TIPs Shook Shook Refix) Metronomy
"German Whip" (Remix) Meridian Dan
"Spoons" (Remix) Rudimental
"People Help the People" (Remix) Birdy
"Nirvana" (Promised Land Remix) Sam Smith
"Suit & Tie" (Let Me Love Remix) Justin Timberlake

References edit

  1. ^ "Jessie Ware Shares "Tough Love" Tracklist, Release Date". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. ^ "DISCLOSURE COLLABORATOR SAM SMITH SHARES EBULLIENT ‘MONEY ON MY MIND’, PRODUCED BY TWO INCH PUNCH". Fact Magazine. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Damon Albarn announces details of Africa Express album". Uncut. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Africa Express album announced, featuring Damon Albarn, Nick Zinner, Brian Eno, Ghostpoet & more". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 13 January 2015
  5. ^ "BenZel IRL: The Year’s Best R&B Producers Want You To Know It’s Real". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Grammys 2015 Preview: Beyonce, Sam Smith and Other Artists Vying for Album of the Year Honors Dish on Their Discs". Billboard. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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