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Jason Deere

Songwriter / Producer

About Me

Born and raised in Oklahoma, Jason has lived in the Nashville area since 1994. Jason has had songs recorded by: Carmen Rasmusen, LeAnn Rimes, Josh Gracin, SHeDAISY, Hillary Scott, Lady Antebellum, The Wreckers, Little Big Town, Ty England, Emilio, Restless Heart, Ryan Shupe & The Rubberband, Neil McCoy, Diamond Rio, Tammy Cochran, Chad Brock, Perfect Stranger, David Vincent Williams, Jim Brickman, David Klinkenburg, Jessica Simpson, Hope Partlow, Natalie Grant, Point Of Grace, Mike Elred, Be Be Winans, Marcus Hummond, Catherine Nelson, Jason Roy, David Phelps, Michael Farren, Mike Weaver, Todd Smith, David Osmond, Mindy Gledhill and Brazilian artists Wanessa Camargo, Leonardo, JEB, Joao Jr., Eric e Henrique, Mario Velloso, Pedro e Thiago, Louissa Possi as well as various artists on concept albums Joseph: A Nashville Tribute and Trek: A Nashville Tribute To The Pioneers. Movie credits: Santa Clause 2 (Tim Allen), The Nativity Story, Jay Leno, Disney’s Twas The Night, Third Watch, ABCs Michelle Kwan’s Ice Skating Special, General Hospital, So Weird, Los Angles Lakers, Utah Jazz, and Globo Television. Production credits: Carmen Rasmusen (Lofton Creek), Ryan Shupe & The Rubberband (Capitol Records), Wanessa Camargo (BMG), Poverty Neck Hillbillies, Due West, Joseph: A Nashville Tribute (Deseret Book/Highway Records) and Trek: A Nashville Tribute To The Pioneers (Deseret Book/Highway Records). Remix credits: Trace Adkins’ Honkytonk Badonkadonk Video Remix (Capitol Records), Joe Nichol’s Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off (Universal South), Ryan Shupe & The Rubberband’s Dream Big and Banjo Boy Remixes (Capitol Records) and Jamey Johnson’s Rebelicious (Sony/BMG), and Carmen Rasmusen’s You Scare Me To Death (Lofton Creek). Awards: 2006 ASCAP Performance Award for Don’t Worry ‘Bout A Thing, 2006 Pearl Award for Album Of The Year – Joseph: A Nashville Tribute, 2006 Pearl Award for Song Of The Year – Emma, 2006 Pearl Award for Songwriter Of The Year, 2006 Deseret Bookseller’s Award for Album of The Year – Joseph: A Nashville Tribute, 2006 Deseret Bookseller’s Award for Best New Artist, 2004 Pearl Award for Contemporary Album Of The Year - Ryan Shupe & The Rubberband’s Hey Hey Hey, 2003 ASCAP Performance Award – Lucky For You (Tonight I’m Just Me), 2002 ASCAP Performance Award – I Will…But, 2001 ASCAP Performance Award – Little Goodbyes.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/11/2006
Band Website: allmusic.com, nashvilletribute.com
Band Members: Jason does concerts all over the U.S. with Dan Truman (award winning keyboard player for Diamond Rio), musicians/artists Ron Saltmarsh, Brad Hull, Tim Gates, Matt Lopez and singer Mindy Gledhill. Please visit "www.myspace.com/nashvilletributeband".
Influences: Jimmy Webb, Glenn Campbell, Barry Manilow, Don Williams, The Bee Gees, Johnny Mathis, Kit Chambers, Chris Rodriguez, Waylon Jennings, James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg, Steve Earle, John Arnold, U2, REM, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Cure, Johnny Cash, Journey, Bryan Adams, John Hadley, Kevin Welsh, Bill Monroe, Jim Rushing, Carl Jackson, Larry Cordle, Kristyn Osborn, John Bettis and pretty much anyone who spends a lot of time around me these days. The music from these people has felt good on my life.
Sounds Like: good music I hope
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Songwriter?

Today I wrote back a friend of a friend, a guy named Bob, who had previously sent me a couple of MP3s of some songs he had written and demoed. He wanted my opinion of his songwriting. They actually ...
Posted by Jason Deere on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:05:00 PST

Creator vs. Producer

A friend sent this to me, not sure who said it, but I believe it: "What is the difference between a producer and a creator? A producerknows the right way of doing a thing. The most economical way o...
Posted by Jason Deere on Mon, 14 May 2007 08:51:00 PST