Since attending a Dave Matthews Band concert as a teenager, Jason has been into all things guitar. An Iowa native, Jason has degrees in Music Business from Minnesota State-Mankato and Jazz Pedagogy from the University of Northern Iowa. Since then, he has spent time doing everything from promotion at an indie music label to organizing guitar workshops all over the country. Currently, Jason lives with his wife, son, and daughter in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The pinball-obsessed Barenaked Ladies' songwriter reflects on his band's grassroots beginnings, pop culture and social media's influence on songwriting, and the similarities between country and hip hop production.
