Asa was born in Liverpool and is one of seven children; six boys and one girl.
As a child Asa always had a love for music and Peter his father bought him his first guitar when he was 10 years old.
As a teenager Asa sang with his friends in a local band at weddings and family gatherings but never imagined that this might lead to a serious career.
His life-long friend Kenny Harrison always encouraged Asa to write and perform, and in 2002 he performed at a friend's dinner dance. The set consisted of half an hour of Swing music from Bobby Darin, Sinatra and Tony Bennett. The show was such a success that Asa thought he might have a future as a professional singer.
At the time, Asa was working as a care worker looking after people with different health issues. Although he liked his job and had a great relationship with the people and families he cared for, he still dreamed of singing for a living.
Asa’s wife Kelly encouraged him to make a demo CD and she took it to her workplace - a hairdresser salon in Liverpool. A local restaurant manager was having his hair cut and asked who the singer was - and this led to Asa’s first ever paid show at LA BARBACOA, July 6, 2002.
After that, things really went very quickly. Asa was booked by TONY WEST ENTERTAINMENTS and began to build a reputation as a lively and exciting act. Over the next few years Asa worked at bars and clubs working his way up to corporate events and then major cruises. He worked for P&O, Fred Olsen, Saga, Royal Carribian and last but not least the QE2.
In January 2008 Asa made his debut at London's internationally-renowned jazz club RONNIE SCOTT'S. Once again it was a major success with Asa receiving a standing ovation and great reviews from the attending press including this quote from THE TIMES: "Asa really is Britain's answer to Michael Buble” .
This was followed up by a sold-out show at the LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC HALL in May, 2008 with nearly 2000 in attendance. The show ended with a 10 minute standing ovation.
In July 2008 Asa played to his biggest audience so far in the LIVERPOOL ECHO ARENA singing with his full ensemble “The Danny Mannix Swing Band” to over 8000 people.
Directly after the show he entertained at COLLEEN MCLOUGHLIN's hen party.
With a debut album to be released in January 2009 Asa is now widely regarded as the UK’s No 1 swing style entertainer.