Jason Karaban
| Jason Karaban |
Jason Karaban at Red Star Recording Studio in Los Angeles, California |
| Background information |
| Birth name |
Jason Karaban |
| Origin |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, now Los Angeles, California |
| Genres |
Alternative rock, Alternative country, Pop, Americana |
| Occupations |
Singer-songwriter, Musician |
| Years active |
1997–present |
| Labels |
Maverick Records, Ascend Records, New Model Music |
| Website |
http://www.jasonkaraban.net |
Jason Karaban is an American singer-songwriter and musician living in Los Angeles, California. Karaban first began his career fronting the Philadelphia based indie rock band Dragstrip Courage in 1997, and Grand in 2000.[1][2] He emerged as a solo artist with the release of Doomed to Make Choices, in 2006, co-produced with Mike Napolitano (Joseph Arthur, The Twilight Singers).[3] Along with vocals, Karaban plays acoustic guitar, 12-string and electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, piano and drums. He is also known for his acoustic work, and has been compared stylistically to fellow Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright. Karaban has released four critically acclaimed albums, and has had a number of songs featured in film and television shows[4][5][6][7] Over the course of his career, Karaban has collaborated with notable musicians including Ivan Neville (Neville Brothers and The Rolling Stones), Ani DiFranco, David Immergluck (Counting Crows and Cracker), Pete Thomas (The Attractions) and Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket).[8][9]
Critical response
Tracks from the 2006 album Doomed to Make Choices were licensed extensively by film and television, including placement in the romantic comedy Novel Romance the thriller Lure, and used in television shows from FX Networks, the Oxygen Channel, VH-1, MTV, NBC and ABC. His album's have also received regular airplay from WXPN in Philadelphia, WFMU in Jersey City and KCRW in Los Angeles.[10]
Karaban’s Mayfly album was named as one of alt-country magazine No Depression’s “Top 10 Albums of 2009”.[11] The album employs images of fallen soldiers in civil war battles to invoke subtle political messages relevant to current events.[12]
Glide Magazine lists Karaban’s recent single, Succeed 101, in its Stranger’s Almanac: Best of 2009.[13]
AOL's "Spinner" featured Jason Karaban's song "Succeed 101" as their MP3 Download of the Day.
Karaban was featured as The Deli Magazine's Los Angeles Artist Of The Month (Published on Thu, 2 Apr 2009).
Discography
Albums
- Doomed to Make Choices – released July 7, 2006 (Ascend Records). Includes: Crying Spell, Perfect Falling Out, Great Unknown, Cracked, Unsolved, Look What You’ve Done, Cicada, Time is Now, For Nothing, Gone, Don’t You Love When That Happens, Play Dumb, and Ambulance. Artists Ani DiFranco, Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum), C.C. Adcock, Jeff Klein, Ivan Neville (Keith Richards, Neville Brothers) David Immerglück (Counting Crows) and Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello) and Greg Leisz (Ray LaMontagne) all made contributions to the album.[10]
- Leftovers – released August 15, 2006 (Ascend Records). Includes: Oughta Know, Maybe You’re Right, Eating My Heart Out, Thread, Harm’s Reaches, First Love Song, Again, Drag the Night, Into, Backslide, Beat ‘til Now, Scattered, Fall Down, and Sleep. "Fall Down", "Harms Reaches" and "Scattered" were co - written and produced by Philadelphia based Songwriter and multi - instrumentalist Gerry McWilliams. McWilliams played guitar, mandolin, banjo and keyboards on the tracks. Artists Ivan Neville and Priscilla Ahn also made contributions to the album.
- Sobriety Kills – released January 6, 2009 (Ascend Records). Sobriety Kills includes contributions from David Immerglück of the Counting Crows, Toad the Wet Sprocket's Glen Phillips, Ani DiFranco, and Pete Thomas from Elvis Costello's band The Attractions[7][10][14] The album includes: Sobriety Kills, Middle of the Storm, Don’t Start Without Me, Because I Love You, Oughta Know, Perfect Falling Out, Thread, Old As You Are Young, Not Afraid to Die, Make It Over, All in a Day’s Dream, Tried Untrue, and Hurry Up.
EPs
- Mayfly – EP released April 7, 2009 (Ascend Records). EP includes: Sullivan Ballou, No Casualties, A Far Better Place. Mayfly is a Civil war concept album and includes contributions from Neil Larsen (Leonard Cohen) and Lucy Schwartz.[7][15]
Singles
- "You're Already Home" - released February 8, 2011 (New Model Music). You're Already Home is a preview of Karaban's Ep "Misplaced", and Includes contributions from Sara Watkins and Garrison Starr.
Appears On
- Undiscovered – Various artists, released August 19, 2008 (Media Creature Music/12X12).
- "Nevermind My Blues" - Ben Arnold, released 2007 (Rope-a-Dope Records).
- Landmark Theatres and Filter Magazine's "Winter 2010 Sampler" - Artists on sampler - Jason Karaban, Tom Waits, Air, Florence and the Machine, AM, The Submarines, Noah And The Whale, The Elves Of Heaven (featuring Martin Clancy) and Active Child.
Music videos
- Sullivan Ballou, released April 7, 2009 (Ascend Records).
See also
References
External links
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Jason Karaban Discography
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- Doomed to Make Choices (2006)
- Leftovers (2006)
- Sobriety Kills (2009)
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- Beautiful Boy on Undiscovered (album) (2008)
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| Name |
Jason Karaban |
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| Short description |
Singer-songwriter |
| Date of birth |
1971-06-01 |
| Place of birth |
Norristown, Pennsylvania |
| Date of death |
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