Although formally trained on cello and piano, Dwight Ashley is known primarily for his contributions to the world of electronic music. Ashley spent the late '70s and '80s in musical obscurity building an unpublished catalog of recordings. In the '90s, he began making his work public, releasing two projects with collaborator Tim Story (A Desperate Serenity and Drop). In 2004, he initiated his public solo career with the release of Discrete Carbon, followed soon thereafter by Four and Ataxia. In 2007, Ashley finally released a selection of his previously unpublished solo work from the ‘90s on a retrospective entitled Watermelon Sugar.

In addition to Tim Story, Ashley has also collaborated with K. Leimer, Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius. His work has also been featured on Music From the Hearts of Space, various 60 x 60 projects, and compilations such as Hypnos Records, Sounds of A Universe Overheard and WWUH’s Euphony series.