Asher Coda

• Primary instruments: Guitars, bass
• Secondary instruments: Piano, drums, violin, percussion

Current roles:

• Over 100 shows as primary guitarist for CAMP's production of Disney's Encanto. I was also hired to create studio-quality backing tracks for the entire production.
• Guitars for still.teddy of Foxy Shazam - 3 studio releases and on tour.

Previous live and session work includes:

• Joe Keyes & The Late Bloomer Band
• DOUGIE
• Shelley Star & The Galaxy
• Gav Ra
• The O.J. Band and Choir

• Produced over 200 episodes of Brand USA Talks Travel, featuring founders and CEOs of brands like Atlas Obscura and Marriott.
• Production consultant to the ProPTN Podcast.
• Produced and hosted over 60 hour-long episodes of broadcast-quality radio for WRNR 103.1 and WMUC 88.5

Previous video clients include:

• Piano Buyer
• First Watch Restaurants
• Brand USA
• Bonnie & Pop
• Fire Watch DMV
• The Michael Botts Experience

I also create custom commissions. In 2021, I orchestrated, directed, and produced an 8-minute medley of three songs with full instrumentation, performed by individual musicians in different locations. I recorded and filmed their separate parts, contributed extra bass and guitar, and edited the pieces into one cohesive video that was shown at the client's wedding.

Voice talent:

• From 2013-2018, on-air host for WRNR-FM and WMUC-FM.
• Singer and narrator on hundreds of audio recordings.

Transcription services include:

• Creating fast, accurate transcripts of podcasts, meetings, and audio recordings.
• Transcribing and transposing music.
• Proofreading and copyediting materials for publication.
• Adding subtitles to videos.

• Theme songs
• Soundtracks
• Commercial jingles
• Background music

Previous clients include:

• GoUSA TV - commercial scoring
• Brand USA Talks Travel - intro and outro music
• Give Me A Job! - theme song
• PenPen Pals - theme song
• First Watch Restaurants - theme song - won the 2021 Content Creators Award
• Virginia Ballet Company - custom track for dance recital
• Bonnie & Pop - commercial jingle

Recent clients:

• Kemit Group - IT support, conference room and management, client databases, network admin.
• 1000xAI - realtime IT support for a two-day conference with multiple in-person and virtual components.
• Silver Diner Restaurants - meetings admin, IT support, employee database management.
• Sound engineer for local artists.

In 2023, I opened the Silver Diner in National Harbor, MD. I hired and trained a team of 127 employees. The store saw over $5 million in sales its opening year.

In May of 2024, I planned and led my own wedding of 100+ people on private property with no preexisting infrastructure.

I run an open mic night at Foster's Grille in Vienna, VA, on the first and third Wednesdays of each month.

• Performed at over 200 shows with over a dozen artists, including at SXSW, assorted music festivals, and the Reason Rally.
• Toured across the U.S., in Japan, Korea, Canada, and Israel.
• 1/2 of the musical duo MLEMON, alongside my wife McKinley (who you can contact for any piano-related needs). We've released 10 albums of original material, including jazz, bossa nova, rock operas, and more.
• We perform cover sets of up to 3 hours, in a variety of formats and genres.