Jason Michael / ChicoFreako from Puerto Rico

Jason Michael; Artist, singer/songwriter, dancer, actor, teacher. He is a true renaissance man of our time. Jason Michael was born and raised in Jamaica, Queens New York to a single mother. Growing up with little money, a bad education, losing his father at the age of 6 to alcoholism and always being short in height, Jason became a recluse and soaked himself in the endless world of the arts for comfort. Jason taught himself how to read, write, sing, play keyboard, dance, and perform. Jason Michael swore to himself to become like all the artists that influenced him (Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie etc.). He wanted to be like his father who was a doo-wop singer, He wanted to help change the lives of millions of struggling people like he saw in the “WE ARE THE WORLD” video, and he especially wanted to help his mother from her financial woes. He began to audition, perform and write songs. By the age of 11 he starred in two operas, that were shown on cable television and written about in the NY Daily News, by 14 he choreographed and help produce his fellow classmates to win a record breaking 1st place national school singing contest by the age of 18 he created and help formulate the rap group ‘Crucified4Life’, has written over 100 songs, was president of the culture& arts club in college and became a well known performer in the NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ. Currently he has starred in 3 independent movies (having a lead role in all of them) Performed on national television for WNBC ch.4 (“Gimme The Mike”), “Diamante” and “the Blame Show” which both aired on cable T.V. Jason Michael continues to rise, bringing back true writing, music, and the golden age of hip-hop. Uniting all, he will be a pillar in the revolution of love, using the arts and bringing back the conciseness of new, and creative ideas.