Ashton Nyte is a South African singer, songwriter, producer, composer and front man of the South African Gothic rock band The Awakening. Nyte has released five solo albums both as Ashton Nyte and Ashton Nyte and the Accused in addition to his numerous releases as The Awakening. He is considered to be the pioneer of Gothic rock in South Africa, [1] and has been described as "something of a music genius"[2] for his typical method of composing, playing and recording each instrument himself on most of his releases.