Victoria Asher

Who is Victoria Asher?

Victoria Asher, is the keytarist for Cobra Starship. Her official website is http://www.victoriaasher.com. She is the daughter of producer/manager/musician Peter Asher of the hit band Peter & Gordon, who were part of the British Invasion and Wendy Worth Asher whom is a well known art collector and curator featured in the Banksy documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop. She is the niece of Jane Asher.

When she was eight years old, she sang on Neil Diamond’s Christmas Special albums and appeared on an HBO television taping with Diamond.

She went to NYU to study film. During her time there, she directed her band’s music video, “Guilty Pleasure,” and many other music videos and commercials including an Ipod commercial. Her previous band was Optimo, which she formed with friends in Los Angeles. She has a career as a solo artist and still writes her own blogs and tour footage montages. Prior to joining Cobra Starship, she worked with directors Michel Gondry and Terry Gilliam on music videos and commercials. She also has a side project called NotInTown with Frank Staniszewski.

In 2007, she and her 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".