There are more than one artists by this name. 1.Katalyst (Ashley Anderson) is a one of Australia's leading Producers. Working out of Sydney, Katalyst received the prestigious 'Best Producer' award at the Australian Dance Music Awards in 2002. Before embarking on a solo career, Ashley Anderson's previous work has included an album with producer Illpickl. ...show more

There are more than one artists by this name. 1.Katalyst (Ashley Anderson) is a one of Australia's leading Producers. Working out of Sydney, Katalyst received the prestigious 'Best Producer' award at the Australian Dance Music Awards in 2002. Before embarking on a solo career, Ashley Anderson's previous work has included an album with producer Illpickl.

Under the name of Moonrock, the two producers released a self titled album in 1998. Tracks from this self titled album featured on many compilation albums during the late '90s. This then served as a launching pad for Ashley's solo career. Katalyst's debut album 'Manipulating Agent' was released with much acclaim in 2002.

The record earnt the 'Best Album' award at the Australian Dance Music Awards, as well as an ARIA nomination for 'Best Dance Artist'. A follow up remix album was released in March, 2003 titled 'Agent Manipulated'. This album featured a number of previously unreleased Katalyst tracks, as well as many remixes of 'Manipulating Agent' tracks by various artists. The album was released as a 15 track CD and 8 track Vinyl. ...show less