Ashna Pathan is a composer for film, theatre, and games who is known for the wide range and depth of projects she has been involved in.  She won several awards for her work on the comedy short, Aghast! and was the creative mind behind the full-length, original rock musical, Senior Year Is Gonna Kill Me!- The Murder-Mystery Musical, which originally premiered in Baltimore. Prior to this, she produced the debut single, Yearning, of Broadway actress, Elizabeth Teeter, and in 2021, she was selected as the Television Academy Foundation Music Fellow for her excellence in film scoring. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ashna made a name for herself organizing, mixing, and mastering various virtual ensemble projects, earning her features on CBS News and in the Baltimore Sun.

 

Outside of her personal work, Ashna previously assisted Emmy winning composer Mac Quayle on projects such as Leave The World Behind, The Great Lillian Hall, American Horror Story, and 9-1-1. She also worked with Michael Levine, orchestrating his cues for the Big Apple Circus and arranging a version of the National Anthem that was performed before each show. She recently began working for three-time Emmy nominated composer, Chris Bacon.

 

Ashna is proud alum of The Peabody Conservatory, where she graduated in the inaugural class of Music for New Media while also earning a  minor in musicology. She currently resides in Los Angeles, where she enjoys swimming, running, and watching NBA/WNBA games.