Jason Popson

Infobox musical artist
Name = Jason Popson


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Background = solo_singer
Alias = JMann
Born = birth date and age|1971|11|1
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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Instrument = Vocals
Genre = Heavy metal Hard rock
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Years_active = Late 80s or Early 90s–present
Label = Fractured Transmitter
Associated_acts = Mushroomhead
In Cold Blood
Integrity 2000
Crossfader
AM Factory
Rape Whistle
Lost Vegas
State of Conviction
Unified Culture
The Alter Boys
10,000 Cadillacs
Pitch Black Forecast
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Jason Popson (born November 1, 1971 [ [http://thirteam.proboards30.com/index.cgi?board=nonMRH&action=display&thread=1193847660 Thirteam - Login ] ] in Cleveland, Ohio) is most popularly known from his eleven years as a singer in the band Mushroomhead, he was known as his stage name J Mann while he was a member. Popson quit the band in mid-2004 due to being overworked and his father being ill. He still participates in various side-projects, including:

*Pitch Black Forecast
*In Cold Blood
* Integrity 2000
*Crossfader
*AM Factory
*Rape Whistle
*Lost Vegas
*State of Conviction
*Unified Culture
*(216)
*The Alter Boys
*10,000 Cadillacs

Life

Popson is a philosopher and a musician, reporting to have been in the music industry for about fourteen years in an interview taken in 2005. It's been hinted lyrically and in such interviews that he was raised an only-child by a single parent — his mother — following the departure of his father from his life at a young age. However, Popson later regained touch with his father, which played a pivotal role in him leaving Mushroomhead.

Popson's father, John, died in Sept. 2006 and in memory of his father, Jason performed a concert at Peabody's Down Under in Cleveland, Ohio on Sept. 29, 2006. The concert acted as a benefit for his father's funeral, and featured Popson performing songs from many of his previous and current bands.

Popson is now in a metal band with former Strapping Young Lad/Death drummer Gene Hoglan called Pitch Black Forcast which also features Robert Reinard on guitar, and Craig Martini on bass. Pitch Black Forecast was formerly known as Absentee and the group's first release was on Popson's Fractured Transmitter released Melvins tribute album — released through Fractured Transmitter — titled "We Reach: The Melvins" when the band performed a cover of the song "Revolve."

Discography

Mushroomhead

*"Mushroomhead" (1995)
*"Superbuick" (1996)
*"Multimedia Remix" (1996)
*"Remix 2000" (2002)
*"M3" (1999)
*"XX" (2001)
*"XIII" (2003)

10,000 Cadillacs

*"Reap The Whirlwind" (1999)
*"Be My Guide" (EP),(2000)

(216)

*"(216)/Schnauzer" (1997)
*"Two One Six" (1998)
*"Theme Song" (2000)

Rape Whistle

"(only two songs have released)"
*"SKS"
*"Crowd Extermination"

tate of Conviction

*"Thoughts Light Fires" (1996)
*"A Call To Arms" (1997)

Unified Culture

*"Funkcore" (1994)
*"To Know What's Up...You Have To Be Down" (1995)

Filmography

Popson did a short with actor Ryan Dunn for the 2004 Philadelphia Film Festival titled Client 3815, playing the role of Franklin. It's an improvised acclaimed thriller about two men who get trapped in a client's dream while at work.

Client 3815 can be seen here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq4VOOrAO6U

References

External links

* [http://www.fracturedtransmitter.com Fractured Transmitter Recording Company]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1694707/ Jason Popson] at the Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.myspace.com/jpopson Jason's MySpace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/216 (216)'s MySpace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/pitchblackforecast Pitch Black Forecast's MySpace]