Ash Gutierrez (born January 20, 2005), better known as Glaive, is an artist residing in North Carolina. Glaive is best known for his colorful hooks, passionate lyrics, and the sugary background instrumentals that accompany him. He is one of the newest artists to emerge from the thriving hyperpop community on SoundCloud. Despite having connections within this community and being placed in community-based hyperpop playlists, Glaive himself considers some of his music to still be plain pop.