Biography:Jason Halbert
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Jason Halbert | |
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 Jason Halbert, Shea's Performing Arts Center, Buffalo NY.Kelly Clarkson Microsoft Show | |
| Background information | |
| Born | June 3, 1974 (age 43) |
| Origin | Port Arthur, Texas |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musical Director, Record producer, Songwriter, Keyboardist |
| Instruments | Piano, Electric Keyboard, Keytar |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Associated acts | Kelly Clarkson, DC Talk, Sonicflood, Brezhnev Society |
| Website | Official website |
Jason Halbert (born June 3, 1974) is an American producer, music director,[1][2] musician, engineer and songwriter.[3] He has been Kelly Clarkson's music director since 2003, shortly after her American Idol win.[4][2] He has also served as music director for Nick Carter (musician), Clay Aiken, Justin Guarini[5] in addition to touring as keyboardist for Paulina Rubio and Reba McEntire.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
Jason began his music career as keyboardist for DC Talk in 1994. He was also a founding member of the band SonicFlood.[12]
As a record producer Jason has won a Grammy for his contributions to Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger" album which won the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal album in 2012.[13][1]
As a songwriter, Jason has co-written several songs with Kelly Clarkson, including Catch My Breath [14] and "Cry".[3] "Cry" was also featured in the Glee Season Three episode "Choke", performed by Lea Michele.[15]
In 2016 Jason produced "Piece by Piece" (Idol Version) and also accompanied Kelly Clarkson, on piano for the recording. The song was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Pop Solo Performance category.[16][17][18][19]
Along with Todd Mark Evans, Jason is also part of the Nashville-based duo the Brezhnev Society.[20][21]
Jason has been noted as an early adopter of Ableton Live in his live performances with artists.[22]
Discography[3][1][23][24]
| Year | Artist | Album | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | DC Talk | Jesus Freak | "In the Light" | Arranger | |
| 1996 | The Gotee Brothers | Erace | "Celia (Queen of the Senseless World)" | Hammond B3 | |
| "New South" | Rhodes piano | ||||
| 1997 | DC Talk | Welcome to the Freak Show | Keyboards | ||
| Zilch | Platinum | Hammond B3, Moog, Synthesizer, Vocals | |||
| 1999 | Out of Eden | No Turning Back | Keyboards | ||
| Sonicflood | Sonicflood | "Holy One" | Writer | ||
| "My Refuge" | Writer | ||||
| "Carried Away" | Writer | ||||
| "I Need You" | Writer | ||||
| 2001 | Petra | Revival | Co-producer, Keyboards, Programming, Background Vocals | ||
| Sonicflood | Sonicpraise | Producer, Keyboards, Engineer | |||
| Tim Hughes | Here I Am to Worship | Producer, Keyboards, Hammond B3, Programming | |||
| "Here I Am to Worship" | Mixer | ||||
| Tim Hughes, Paul Oakley, Matt Redman, Neil Wilson | All Around the World | Co-producer | |||
| 2002 | Rita Springer | Effortless | Engineer, Mixer | ||
| 2004 | David Ruis | Every Move I Make | Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Programming | ||
| Kelly Clarkson | Breakaway | "Beautiful Disaster (live)" | Piano | ||
| 2005 | Bascom Hill | Maybe | Hammond B3 | ||
| Tremolo | Love Is the Greatest Revenge | "Evil Town" | Hammond B3 | ||
| 2006 | Loni Rose | Shine | Keyboards | ||
| Bill Madden | Gone | Hammond B3 | |||
| 2007 | Bleu Edmondson | Lost Boy | Hammond B3 | ||
| Kelly Clarkson | My December | Co-producer, Keyboards, Programming | |||
| "Haunted" | Writer | ||||
| 2009 | Kelly Clarkson | All I Ever Wanted | "Cry" | Writer | |
| "Ready" | Writer | ||||
| 2011 | Kelly Clarkson | Stronger | |||
| "You Love Me" | Vocal Producer | Won the Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy [25] | |||
| "Standing in Front of You" | Producer | ||||
| "Hello" | Vocal Producer | ||||
| "Let Me Down" | Vocal Producer | ||||
| "You Can't Win" | Vocal Producer | ||||
| iTunes Session | Producer, Piano | ||||
| The Smoakstack Sessions v.1 | Producer, Mixer, Programming, Piano, Hammond B3, Warlitzer | ||||
| Newsboys | Born Again: Miracles Edition | "Save Your Life" | Producer, Keyboards, Programming | ||
| Rita Springer | The Playlist | ||||
| "Come In" | Writer | ||||
| "Make You Happy" | Producer, Keyboards | ||||
| "I Call You" | Producer, Keyboards, Programming | ||||
| "Over I Go" | Producer, Keyboards, Bass | ||||
| "Made for This" | Mixer | ||||
| "The One" | Mixer | ||||
| "Falling" | Producer, Keyboards | ||||
| Robert Pierre | I'm All In | Mixer | |||
| 2012 | Kelly Clarkson | Greatest Hits — Chapter One | "Catch My Breath" | Writer, Keyboards, Programming [26] | |
| "People Like Us" | Production Manager | ||||
| The Smoakstack Sessions v.2 | Producer, Mixer | ||||
| 2013 | Kelly Clarkson | Wrapped in Red | "Every Christmas" | Vocal Producer | |
| "Ill Be Home For Christmas" | Mixer, Piano, Strings, Programming | ||||
| 2015 | Kelly Clarkson | Piece by Piece | "Heartbeat Song" | Vocal Producer | Nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy [27] |
| "Someone" | Vocal Producer | ||||
| "Run Run Run" | Producer, Keyboards | ||||
| "War Paint" | Producer, Programming, Keyboards, Bass | ||||
| "Nostalgic" | Producer, Programming, Keyboards, Bass | ||||
| "Good Goes the Bye" | Producer, Programming, Keyboards | ||||
| "Second Wind" | Vocal Producer | ||||
| Ben Haenow | Ben Haenow | "Second Hand Heart" | Vocal Producer | ||
| 2016 | Kelly Clarkson | "Piece by Piece (Idol Version)" | Producer, Piano | Nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance Grammy [25] | |
| Various Artists | The Hamilton Mixtape | "It's Quiet Uptown" | Producer | ||
| 2017 | Various Artists | The Shack: Music From and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture | "Love Goes On" | Vocal Producer |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Jason Halbert Credits : All Music". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jason-halbert-mn0000181332. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ASCAP : Jason Halbert". https://2014ascapexpo.sched.com/speaker/jasonhalbert.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "ACE Repertory". https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/writer/339336156/HALBERT%20JASON%20D. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Viacom launches Get Schooled". https://variety.com/2009/tv/features/viacom-launches-get-schooled-1118008191/. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ↑ "MAUDIO - Jason Halbert". http://www.m-audio.com/artists/profile/jason-halbert. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ↑ "Berklee - Jason Halbert". Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121129081435/http://www.berkleemusic.com/welcome/jason-halbert. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ↑ "Kelly Clarkson Premieres Video For New Single Catch My Breath". https://hamadamania.com/2012/11/12/kelly-clarkson-premieres-video-for-new-single-catch-my-breath/. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ↑ "Get schooled with Jason Halbert". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZSfiZbenxQ. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Meet the Grammy Class: Kelly Clarkson". http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=299249. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Idol Hands: Jason Halbert". http://www.yamaha.com/allaccess/artists/issue8-halbert_jason.asp?issue=issue8. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Time Magazine, "Watch Kelly Clarkson Tease Her Next Project Through Song"". http://time.com/4377176/kelly-clarkson-facebook-live/.
- ↑ "Billboard.com Sonicflood Biography". http://www.billboard.com/artist/277390/sonicflood/biography.
- ↑ "And the Grammy went to...Kelly Clarkson". https://www.grammy.com/news/and-the-grammy-went-to-kelly-clarkson.
- ↑ "Most Performed Songs". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. https://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/popawards/2014/most_peformed_songs. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Glee "Choked" Recap". http://ew.com/recap/glee-season-3-episode-17-whoopi-goldberg/3/. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ "Kelly Clarkson Releases Piece By Piece Idol Version". https://www.axs.com/news/kelly-clarkson-releases-piece-by-piece-idol-version-remix-album-to-fol-77494. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ "Kelly Clarkson Releases Idol Version Piece By Piece". http://hiddenjamsmusic.com/2016/03/01/kelly-clarkson-releases-idol-version-piece-by-piece/. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ "Kelly Clarkson Piece By Piece Idol Version". https://www.discogs.com/Kelly-Clarkson-Piece-By-Piece-Idol-Version/release/8237822. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ "Grammy Nominees 2017". http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7597556/grammys-nominees-complete-list-2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ "Brezhnev Society,". http://www.brezhnevsociety.com/#stateapprovedmusic. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ↑ "The Brezhnev Society, "Make Up Our Mind"". http://nashville.thedelimagazine.com/19975/brezhnev-society-make-up-our-mind. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ↑ "Jason Halbert : Master of Live". Archived from the original on 25 December 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20031225112916/http://m-pulse.m-audio.com/december2003/halbert.php. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ↑ "Jason Halbert credits : Discogs". https://www.discogs.com/artist/458208-Jason-Halbert. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ↑ "BMI Repertoire". http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&keyid=673494&keyname=HALBERT+JASON+D&CAE=339336156&Affiliation=ASCAP&term=. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Grammy.Com - Kelly Clarkson". https://www.grammy.com/artist/kelly-clarkson. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ↑ Lipshutz, Jason. "Kelly Clarkson To Release 'Greatest Hits' Album, 'Catch My Breath' Single". http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474791/kelly-clarkson-to-release-greatest-hits-album-catch-my-breath-single. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ↑ "Grammy Nominations 2016". http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/6785974/grammy-nominations-2016-full-list. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
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