Jason Hall

Jason Hall is a native of the Adirondack Mountains in New York State, and he currently lives in Long Lake, NY with his wife and son. Jason grew up in Newcomb, NY, also once home to the popular rock band, 28N . Born in July, 1976, Jason found his voice at a very early age (often using it at less opportune times. He accidentally started playing piano when he was 5 or 6--there was just something about the sound it made when he rolled his toy cars and trucks up and down the keys. Years rolled by, along with a few attempts at piano lessons, and Jason finally discovered he was happiest and most creative when playing his own music by ear....
Jason started writing his own songs when he was 10; he continued to play keyboard while studying percussion at Long Lake Central School, 20 minutes away from his home in Newcomb. He was active in most of the school's musical productions and plays while attending LLCS; in 1993 he was asked to join the Conference All-State Choir in Buffalo, NY. Other honors included studying vocals under the great musical director, George Bragg and performing with the world famous Gregg Smith Singers. However, it wasn't long after that Jason realized his vocal and piano stylings had suddenly "gone country...."
It wasn't until his junior and senior year that Jason found his songwriting heading into the country music genre. So many of today's great country singers had suddenly burst onto the scene at that time--Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Mary Chapin-Carpenter, Clint Black and Trisha Yearwood...it was hard to resist the new and exciting sound that came from these "new country" stars, and that sound was the biggest influence on Jason's style to date....
Jason began attending Potsdam State College in 1994, where he spent much of his time writing songs in Economics or Human Origins classes. He also rediscovered his love of the theater, especially acting, and could be seen performing in a number of one-act and 10-minute plays. Jason took time off at the end of his sophmore year to focus on his songwriting and "production skills," but returned several years later to earn a degree in Journalism....
Not long after, Jason married Micaela, who he'd attended highschool with but never talked to. They had just happened to meet at a party one night, and before they knew it, she was off to Potsdam with Jason while he finished up his Journalism degree. After graduation, the two of them moved to Queensbury, NY where he took a management position in retail services. Three years passed and Jason finally learned he was to be a father for the first time....
It was also at this point that he decided he should visit Nashville for the first time. While down there, Jason tried out for the USA Network's NASVHILLE STAR, and he and Micaela took in everything they could in a two day visit. He didn't make it on the show, but quickly realized he'd like to return to Nashville one day to take his shot at the music business as a singer/songwriter--and following his own map....
Two of Jason's songs have already received honorable mentions in national songwriting contests--"It Don't Take Magic" from the NASHVILLE SONG SERVICE and "Mountains Out of Memories" from the JOHN LENNON SONGWRITING CONTEST. Plus, after the mention for "Magic," the NSS inquired about making a professional demo for "Mountains." Jason agreed, and the demo was produced, but with a female demo singer in Nashville providing the vocals. Upon listening to that demo, Jason realized that even though it was a good recording, he might like to try producing his own demos right at home. So with a small multi-track recorder, a computer and his keyboard, that's exactly what Jason has done. Good thing, too, because now he's able to share his music with all of his friends on MYSPACE and everybody else he continues to meet on the "little screen...."
So now it's up to everyone reading this to help Jason decide which direction his music should go in. He still loves country music, but has found himself heading down alternate routes--rock, folk-rock, celtic and even a bit of blues and jazz. Jason actually strives to find a way to combine it all into something of his own sound--no boundaries. Jason has great respect for all artists in any genre, especially all of the songwriters--nothing else would follow without their pens & pencils, paper & computers, but most importantly their thoughts, souls and shared life experiences. With this said, Jason hopes that for now you simply share his journey of musical self-discovery and just keep on listening! ~2008~
Two Ends To Every Road

Maybe tonight
My heart is a little restless
'Cause I know that you
Are gonna chase after those dreams
No I don't know
What you'll find at every turn
Never travel
Without lessons you have learned
You'll be alright
You're gonna fly
You know exactly where you're comin' from
I hope you follow the sound of your own drum
I don't know where you're bound
But I know
I know that there're two ends two every road
Where you come from
And where you go
You have your scale
And a handful of options
Left unsettled in your mind
And it's time to weigh them out
But don't go wasting time
Trying to plan how you oughta spend it
'Cause if we never saw another day
What would it matter anyhow
It's alright
You're gonna fly
You know exactly where you're comin' from
I know you'll follow the sound of your own drum
I don't know where you're bound
But I know
I know that there're two ends two every road
Where you're comin' from
And where you go
So where you comin' from....
So I guess you're heading out
Down the same road from your yesterdays
It's still the same old blacktop
But you're lookin' at a different side
I know how badly
You wanna break out of the past
But just know the road that helps you leave
Is the one that can bring you back
So it's alright
You're gonna fly
I know exactly where you're comin' from
I also followed the sound of my own drum
I don't know where you're bound
But I know
I know that there're two ends to every road
Where you're comin' from
and where you go
Just don't be afraid to come back home
Yeah I know
You don't have to tell me
Baby I know
You're gonna keep on
keep on
keep on travelin'....
Keep on
keep on
keep on travelin'....
Keep on
keep on
keep on travelin'....
Mind the roads....
Where you're comin' from
Where you go....
2008 by Jason Hall
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