John Ashton
John Ashton is a guitarrist and an early member of The Psychedelic Furs, an English post-punk band mainly active from 1977 to 1991. The band is most famous for their song Pretty In Pink, which inspired the film of the same name written by John Hughes. In 1991, The Psychedelic Furs went on hiatus for almost a decade and reformed in 2000. Since 2001, they continue to tour around the world.
In 1982, John Ashton recorded various demos for The Sisters of Mercy such as the Portastudio Demos at Strawberry Studios, Stockport. He was also involved in the production and recording of Alice 7" and Alice EP. The recordings for the latter took place at Kenny Giles Music Studio, Darlington, East Yorkshire.
Some very basic information on John Ashton can be found at wikipedia. Apart from production and recording services for The Sisters of Mercy, John Ashton has also been involved with other bands like for example The Arctic Monkeys. Extended (though incomplete) information about John Ashton's discography can be found at discogs.
Currently, John Ashton is pursuing a new all-star music project called satellite paradiso with an according album to be launched along Pledge Music. Check here for an January 2014 interview with him and some other participants of the project by Dave Furneaux.
