Longtime producer for artists big and small, and formerly of British powerpoppers The Monos!, Fran Ashcroft has worked around the world with Damon Albarn (Blur), Abbey Road Studios, Thunderbirds Are Go!, PRT Records and Studios, Spin Jupiter Spin (Dandy Warhols), Big Fish Music in Japan, Darling Nikkie (Lords of Acid), Fruits Der Mer Records to name drop just a few. Here at Think Like A Key, Fran Ashcroft comes on board as an artist, in his own right, with his self-recorded, written and performed album A Tour Of British Duck Ponds released in 2023. More recently, Ashcroft has also has added author to his credits, writing a book all about analog recording.