On Nov. 10, Alison Wonderland announced that she had given birth to her second son, sharing the news with her fans on Instagram.
“Welcome to Earth, Ash West,” the DJ wrote alongside a sweet shot of her holding the newborn while in a hospital bed. “Baby bro is very chill & loves listening to anything electronic at 140bpm (almost a week old & kid already has taste). s/o to the drs, nurses, and the NICU for being awesome,” she added.
The Australian-born, Los Angeles-based producer (born Alex Sholler) also shared a photo dump of her new life as a mom of two. The carousel included shots of the swaddled newborn, her hubby, horror film director Ti West, pushing her in a wheelchair, and the DJ taking a well-deserved selfie with the new baby in the background.
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Wonderland and West also have a son, Max, who was born in the summer of 2023.
The post’s comments section was filled with congratulatory messages from fellow electronic artists, including Anna Lunoe, TroyBoi, Slander, DJ Dave, Diplo, Mary Droppinz, and many more.
“AHHHH CONGRATS WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT AHHHHH!!!!!” one ecstatic onlooker wrote.
Meanwhile, it looks like the newborn had to share the spotlight pretty quickly. The DJ’s fourth studio album, Ghost World, dropped on Dec. 5… just as baby Ash was getting settled into his 140bpm lifestyle.
“I am in a completely different part of my life now,” she gushed to Billboard last August. “I met and married the love of my life and created another life, aka my baby Max. She added that she “really felt free sonically when making [her 2023 album Genesis, made using her Whyte Fang alias].“
The artist realized wedded bliss and her growing family meant a new sound for her next album.
“I realized going back to my roots musically is the only way for this next Alison Wonderland album to feel genuine,” she continued. “I got rid of all the outside voices; I felt like I was letting people dictate my art and my voice.”