Jason Bible

By virtue of being born in Ft. Worth, Texas, Jason Bible was immersed early on in surroundings where his 3rd generation Texas blood mixed with the rich music scene and began stirring his musical curiosity. At the early age of 2, Jason was drawn to the family record player. He would sit beside it for hours and listen to the 45 records from his Moms collection, which included albums by Buddy Holly, the Beatles, Hank Williams, and Cat Stevens. Shortly thereafter, he picked up his first guitar (a yellow plastic one with Mickey Mouse on it) and began to play and sing along to the Oakridge Boys hit Elvira. At the age of 13, Jason began playing his guitar and harmonica at local talent shows and coffee shops in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. While playing regularly during the next nine years, Jason also graduated from the Dallas Sound Lab, where he studied sound engineering. In 1997, Jason released an independent LP entitled If You Look, Will You See? , featuring acoustic-based songs with percussion. In 2001, Jason independently released his first full-length album entitled Embracing Imperfection. The album is composed of 12 songs telling autobiographical tales and evoking an array of images and emotions. Later that year, Jason relocated to Savannah, Georgia where he has continued to play local venues across the area. The move has inspired him to discover a whole new outlook on music and the art of performing. Recently he has advanced to opening for national acts including Angie Aparo, Driving and Crying and Edwin McCain. Jason has written over 200 songs and continues to write daily. His influences include Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Ramblin Jack Elliot, U2, Ben Harper, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, and Johnny Cash. In the future, Jason plans on expanding his fan base throughout the southeast U.S. After returning from California, he said: Traveling always inspires me to think and write in new ways. Astonishing landscapes and various settings often serve as emotional triggers to prompt me into seeing the world in a different light. I wrote Heal while wandering through Joshua Tree National Forrest with my sister. Jasons currently recording a record and performing with The Train Wrecks. They are building up steam and looking forward to touring. "This fun-loving power trio of guitar, bass and drums began as a lark. (Rumor has it the three members decided to book a gig and see how many cover songs they knew between them that they could pull off without any rehearsal beforehand.) After receiving a warm response, they put their weight on it, and began adding originals to their set and playing out with a vengeance sometimes doing 2 and 3 gigs in one day at multiple locations. The end result is that their folksy brand of upbeat roots-rock (led by guitarist/songwriter Jason Bible and drummer/songwriter Markus Kuhlmann) and twangy alt.country has been honed into something surprisingly tight and impressive. Along with bassist Eric Dunn (all of the members sing as well), theyve become a favorite attraction at clubs, bars and eateries throughout the immediate area, and have earned the title Hardest Gigging Band In Town Award hands down." SONGWRITER AWARD ARTICLE "A staple for several years on the acoustic cover scene, this Texas-born guitarist and singer still regularly plays background hits (Dylan, Petty, Springsteen, etc...) at any number of bars and restaurants in the area however, of late hes gained notoriety as the frontman for upstart roots-rock trio The Train Wrecks. Its a brasher, ballsier format that is allowing him to showcase more of his original material than ever before." The Train Wrecks/Whiskey & Warposted by Boxingrhythm in Alt-Country, Americana, Reviews, Up & Comers from Twangville.com by Todd MathisThe Train Wrecks’ debut Whiskey & War is a tight collection of eight originals with three covers thrown in for good measure. Jason Bible’s vocals are a rusty reminder of why we all love Uncle Tupelo, and you don’t have to get too far into the album to see that The Train Wrecks are fans as well. If the cover of “No Depression” isn’t telling enough, then listen to “She Was the One” or “Whiskey Ain’t My Friend (No More).” Bible strums the acoustic, blows the harp and takes lead on ten of the eleven tracks. The one track written and sung by drummer Mark Kuhlman, entitled “Brand New Day,” could have easily been a leftover from the Old 97’s album Fight Songs, as its a bit more pop than Bible’s folksy-driven tracks. (Although Bible sounds more like Rhett Miller than Kuhlman.) Bassist Eric Dunn holds things down nicely and dobro player Stuart Harmening often steals the show with his tasteful licks scattered throughout the disc. The Wrecks, (can I call them that?) also put on a hell of a live show and are currently filming a DVD to prove just that. In the meantime, if you can’t make it down around Savannah, Georgia to check them out, pick up this CD. Standout tracks include: “Whiskey Ain’t My Friend (No More),” “She Was the One” and the cover of Bob Dylan’s “Jet Pilot”