Jason Paige
Actor / Musician
USA
Biography:
Jason is an artist / renaissance man. His voice, writing and production successfully spans many creative frontiers of music and theatre from Pop to Jazz, Hip-Hop to Rock, Soul to Country and beyond. Jason's one-man show, is filled with socio-political sexual-logical musical parody, con- fessions, and impersonations.
As a vocalist Jason toured for a year as the lead singer for legendary band Blood Sweat & Tears. He shared the stage with Michael Jackson as the rap soloist for the hit song "Black or White" in Michael Jacksons 30th Anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden aired on CBS. He can be heard on Foreigner's "Cant Slow Down", Meatloaf's "Bat Outta Hell 3", The Scorpions "Hour 1", Frankie Valli's "Romancing the 60's" and on a Paul McCartney tribute CD behind Billy Joel, Roger Daltrey, Kiss and Smokey Robinson among others. His voice is featured in "The Jersey Boys", "Annie" with Kermit and Miss Piggy in the last "Muppet Movie" and a character or two in "Sausage Party". He has sang and beat-boxed with Aerosmith on tour and on the Howard Stern re-mix of the hit single "Pink" and has performed with Enrique Iglesias on tour, television and can be heard on his CD "7". Jason toured Europe and the USA with Oleta Adams, performed with Liza Minelli in "Liza's Back" at Town Hall and with Ashanti at the Grammy's and in many concerts with Billy Porter. He's also sung with Ray Charles, Luther Vandross, Mark Anthony, Ricky Martin, Usher, Chaka Khan and Patti LaBelle.
Jason sings dozens of jingles every year. Recognizable highlights highlights include Coke's "Catch the Feeling", Pepto Bizmol's "Nausea Heartburn Indigestion" , Mountain Dew's "Bohemian Rhapsody", Taco Bells "Think Outside The Bun", Subway's "Eat Fresh", Bounty's "Quilted Quicker Picker-Upper" and the theme to the cartoon phenomenon "Pokemon" which was a Billboard #1 single played by millions on Guitar Hero and scored what was the # 1 most viewed / imitated video of all time on YouTube.
As a writer / producer, he co-wrote for the scorpions with Marti Frederiksen, James Michael, and with Eric Bazilian, Russ Irwin and Desmond Child penned the Scorpions anthemic ballad "The Future Never Dies" spearheading their concept CD "Hour 1". He's pro- duced Billboards # 1 Charting Dance Artist Becky Baeling, "Wicked" Broadway sensation Shoshanna Bean, Michael Weaver in "The New Black", and co-produced Suzie Mcneil with Marti Frederiksen. He co-wrote the last "Lego-mania" jingle and a song in the Fox movie "Club Dread", and has supplied songs for MTV's hit "Rob N Big". He produced "The What's Up Show", his own music/comedy sketch show on Manhattan cable TV which garnered a cult following in NYC. He has co-written two musicals, "BOX" and "Writing Pictures" produced at Hartford's Bushnell Theatre for Black History month, based on Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Toms Cabin".
Theatrically Jason originated the role of Joe in the award winning world premier of Frank Zappas "Joes Garage" at Open Fist the- atre and is an original member of L.A.'s acclaimed "ForTheRecord" Directors concert series appearing in all of their shows since inception. He also starred in and co-produced the world premier of Ty Taylor's "The Existents" also at Open Fist. Jason produced and starred in Orchestre Surreal's "Concerto For the Committed" at L.A.'s Ford Amphitheatre aired on LA 36 and at the Dorothy Chandler Theatre, aired on PBS TV. He opened the World Premier of "Funny Business" at the Coronet theatre in L.A. to rave re- views. Jason was in "Rent" at the Hollywood Bowl directed by Neil Patrick Harris and the 25th anniversary National tour of "Hair". He starred as Jesus in Steven Schwart's "Godspell" at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. and Judas in Webber's "JC Superstar" at Cherry County Playhouse. He sang along side of Peter Frampton in the "British Rock Symphony" At the Beacon theatre and is a 15 year member of Michael McElroy's renowned Broadway Inspirational Voices.
Jason appeared in the Oscar nominated film "Election", in many Soap Operas, National TV commercials.
Anime Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
- Collect-A-Con Houston 2024 - November 2-3, 2024 in Houston, TX
- Collect-A-Con Chicago 2024 - October 12-13, 2024 in Rosemont, IL
- Collect-A-Con Atlanta 2024 - September 21-22, 2024 in Atlanta, GA
- Collect-A-Con Richmond 2024 - August 24-25, 2024 in Richmond, VA
- Collect-A-Con Charlotte 2024 - August 3-4, 2024 in Charlotte, NC
- Collect-A-Con New Jersey 2024 - July 20-21, 2024 in Edison, NJ
- Chu 'n Brew 2024 - July 14, 2024 in Bay Shore, NY
- Collect-A-Con Dallas-Fort Worth 2024 - July 6-7, 2024 in Fort Worth, TX
- Collect-A-Con Kansas City 2024 - June 22-23, 2024 in Kansas City, MO
- Collect-A-Con Orlando 2024 - May 25-26, 2024 in Orlando, FL
- Collect-A-Con Houston 2024 - April 6-7, 2024 in Houston, TX
- Collect-A-Con Los Angeles 2024 - March 9-10, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA
- Collect-A-Con Dallas 2024 - February 24-25, 2024 in Dallas, TX 2023
- Collect-A-Con Houston 2023 - November 4-5, 2023 in Houston, TX
- FACTS 2023 - October 21-22, 2023 in Ghent, Belgium
- Collect-A-Con Denver 2023 - October 7-8, 2023 in Denver, CO
- Collect-A-Con Charlotte 2023 - September 16-17, 2023 in Charlotte, NC
- Collect-A-Con Long Beach 2023 - August 26-27, 2023 in Long Beach, CA
- Collect-A-Con Kansas City 2023 - July 15-16, 2023 in Kansas City, MO
- Collect-A-Con Dallas 2023 - May 6-7, 2023 in Fort Worth, TX
- Collect-A-Con Orlando 2023 - February 25-26, 2023 in Orlando, FL
- OtakuFest 2023 - January 13-15, 2023 in Miami, FL 2022
- Pokécon Memphis 2022 - November 18-20, 2022 in Memphis, TN
- Collect-A-Con Denver 2022 - October 15-16, 2022 in Denver, CO
- Collect-A-Con Kansas City 2022 - September 17-18, 2022 in Kansas City, MO
- Collect-A-Con Long Beach 2022 - August 20-21, 2022 in Long Beach, CA
- Collect-A-Con Charlotte 2022 - June 4-5, 2022 in Charlotte, NC
- Collect-A-Con Dallas 2022 - May 28-29, 2022 in Fort Worth, TX
- Heroes Made in Asia 2022 - April 30 - May 1, 2022 in Gorinchem, Netherlands
- Collect-A-Con Orlando 2022 - February 26-27, 2022 in Orlando, FL 2021
- Collect-A-Con Houston 2021 - October 16-17, 2021 in Houston, TX
- Collect-A-Con Dallas 2021 - June 26-27, 2021 in Frisco, TX 2019
- Ikkicon 2019 - December 27-29, 2019 in Austin, TX
- Anime Pasadena 2019 - April 20, 2019 in Pasadena, CA 2018
- Anime California 2018 - August 17-19, 2018 in Burbank, CA
- Anime Expo 2018 - July 4-8, 2018 in Los Angeles, CA
- Anime Pasadena 2018 - May 26, 2018 in Pasadena, CA
- AniFest 2018 - May 5, 2018 in Torrance, CA
38 confirmed guest appearances
View Jason Paige on FanCons.com for 6 additional guest appearances