He is a true student of soul music. At a very young age, Jason "J. Watt" Watson was said by most to be an old soul trapped in a young mans body. History definately does repeat itself in the voice of this northern gentleman. One listen to this singer/songwriter's voice and you transported back to a time when music was music. Combining Barry White like deepness/raspyness with Luther "esc" softness/precision, he creates a sound that truly transcends all ages capable of standing the test of time.
J.Watt's musical journey began in the fourth grade when he played the saxophone and sang in chorus. It continued in the sixth grade when he received a Karaoke Machine for christmas. With it, him and a friendwould make mixtape records rapping over popular beats at the time, and would pass them around in school.Watt wouldnt pick up music again until he attended Cortland Univeristy some eight years later. "My room-mate had a tascsam board and computer and would be up all night in the headphones", says J. Watt. Turns out that his room-mate made beats and one day while bored him and a friend recorded two tracks signing songs they recorded two tracks siging songs they had wrote one day. From that moment on, music became his destiny.
After his sophomore year in college, J. Watt left Cortand to attend Old Westbury college on Long ISland near his home. He wasted no time getting involved with the local music scene on Long Island. Since returning home in 2001, J. Watt had blessed a countless number of hooks for local talent on Long Island leading him to be dubbed. "Long Island's "Hook Man" by most. On top of writing and singing these hooks he has also preformed in a number of upscale club showcases all throughout the five boroughs.
More recently J. Watt was asked to lend his pen to a couple of industry projects. One being the attempted crossover for Dance Music sensation Tina Ann(Dont Want Another Man/In My Dreams of her Situations album 2003 Heart Records. Secondly, he's worked with people at Atlantic Records writing and presenting songs for Trey Songs latelst album "Trey Day". His main focus as of late is penning amd singing his debut as a solo act. With songs like "Work Ur Body" and "from this day(Wedding Song)". J. Watt gives you just a taste og what is to come ob his album. So keep your eyes and ears open for the next big thing in Hip-Hop/Soul music.