Gary Ashton

Born in England, Gary spent most of his time pursuing a musical career, first playing drums with the Leeds Middle Schools Orchestra, then the Yeadon Town brass band, and then moving more towards the rock and pop bands. This eventually led to playing in a local Leeds rock/pop band called Officer Dibble.

At the time Gary was working at an advertising agency and had clients who were selling cars or homes. This was to come in useful later! As the local success of the band grew, the attention of the music business came to them. The band was signed by Chris De Burgh's management and as a result the band subsequently opened for Chris De Burgh and Tears for Fears.

His family owned two bed and breakfast hotels, and after leaving the band, Gary helped with the family business. Eventually the hotels were sold and the family emigrated to Clearwater Beach, Florida, where they operated a motel for 10 years.

When developers began approaching the Ashton’s and other local hotel owners, Gary put together a team to handle the negotiations. This was his introduction to the world of real estate, and although the deal fell through, the decision to sell and move to Nashville was made.

In October 2000, Gary came to Nashville to once again pursue a musical career

Gary Ashton acquired his real estate license in March 2001 and has had a rapid rise to become the #1 realtor for RE/MAX and one of the top 1% of realtors in the Nashville Tennessee area, the #1 team leader with RE/MAX Advantage in Tennessee and #4 in the USA, and has recently been featured in the "Who's Who in Nashville"

In addition, Gary is the official real estate agent for the Tennessee Titans, is exclusively endorsed by Barbara Corcoran of Shark Tank, and has been featured as the team leader for the top 50 real estate teams in the entire USA.