diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 38b6093..73257f9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 uploaded_images/
 bot_data/
 .env
+music/
 # composer packages
 vendor/
 # unneccessary
diff --git a/src/Commands/AsciiArt.php b/src/Commands/AsciiArt.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..142fe53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Commands/AsciiArt.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+namespace BenBot\Commands;
+
+use BenBot\Utils;
+use Discord\Helpers\Process;
+
+class AsciiArt {
+
+    private static $bot;
+
+    public static function register(&$that)
+    {
+        self::$bot = $that;
+
+        self::$bot->registerCommand('ascii', [__CLASS__, 'ascii'], [
+            'description' => 'creates ascii word art',
+            'usage' => '<words>',
+        ]);
+
+        echo __CLASS__ . " registered", PHP_EOL;
+    }
+
+
+    public static function ascii($msg, $args)
+    {
+        $process = new Process('figlet hi');
+        $process->start(self::$bot->loop);
+
+        $response = "";
+
+        $process->stdout->on('data', function ($chunk) use (&$response) {
+            $response .= $chunk;
+        });
+
+        $process->on('exit', function ($code) use ($msg, $response) {
+            Utils::send($msg, $response);
+        });
+
+    }
+
+}
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