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JASON WEEMS is an AUSTIN,TX based SINGER/SONGWRITER, whose live performances have become a staple of the Austin Acoustic Scene. He's a Kerrville Folk Fest - Regional New Folk Winner(2006), and has penned hundreds of songs. Whether Jason is performing a well crafted ballad or a high energy, grooved out hip-shaker, his Audiences are always moved.











Jasons musical life started as a small child in the Pentecostal churches of Wichita Falls in North Central Texas. He learned improv and group dynamic early and trained with many talented Composer/Directors such as Milton Bourgeois, & Douglas Parish. Jason quickly learned Piano, Bass Guitar, as well as Acoustic & Electric Guitar, and song writing. He trained for six years with John Tunnel on the Euphonium a.k.a Baritone horn, and while lurking in his schools band hall, Jason also learned the rest of the brass instruments and couldnt help picking up a love for woodwinds that persists to this day.











Jason's band experiences have ranged from Christian Rock, Alt Country, Folk Rock, Folk Metal, Pop, College Rock, and Funk/Groove. He's been everything from the roadie /sound guy, to the bassist back up singer, to the frontman leading the march. This eclectic mix of backgrounds have melded themselves together to create a live show experience that is high energy while intimate, his presentation drawing in elements from all of his pieces and coming up with something more than the sum of the parts.











If you ask Jason, he'll tell you that his real musical love is language, the words, the journey inside of a song, which makes sense when you take time to listen to his lyrically weighty offerings. These stories capture the listener and in that Mezmers trance, wrap them in the world of the song. Interestingly, Jasons most intimate songs are often the very songs that are the most universal. Its as if Jason is consistently able to tap into a basic truth that he illustrates with parables taken out of scenes from his daily life.











In addition to his performance career, Jason Weems also works with the Kerrville Folk Festival & Southwest Regional Folk Alliance as their Production Manager. He founded the Austin SongWriter Showcase which is enjoying its 4th Year at Trophys Bar on South Congress. The Showcase has featured over 500 artists from all over America and 12 other Countries.











You can buy music from Jason Weems online or at shows, and he has a new 4 song E.P. titled "Twister" now available.











Also, Visit WWW.MYSPACE.COM/JASONWEEMS for a look at Jason's page which has even more pics, blogs, music, and various other wonderful things!