Jason Wilder
Sounding like a cross between the iconic singer-songwriters of the 60s & 70s but with a modern rock, pop, and folk edge in the vein of Ryan Adams and David Gray, Colorado based singer-songwriter Jason Wilder is rapidly gaining the attention of his home state and beyond. His charismatic stage presence and Cat Stevens meets Ryan Adams sound is quickly making itself known wherever he’s heard.
Jason Wilder’s original style evolved from his unique upbringing- living on the road with a father whose real life persona was like that of a character drawn straight out of an old Hollywood road flick! As a child, Wilder traveled frequently with his father, a fisherman and painter, up and down the East Coast of the American South in search of greener pastures and seasonal employment. The people and places he’s experienced along the way have made their way into his unique style.
Wilder’s first fully produced song, “Whispers of Love”, released as a single in 2003, has garnered an impressive list of credentials, including a number 1 hit on the Internet’s third largest Arbitron-rated adult contemporary radio station (VMIX on Live 365), a number 1 spot on the UK’s Mp3Songs Top 100 Unsigned Artist Chart, MP3.com Adult Alternative Top 40 (edging out the still as yet unsigned Evanescence at the time), as well as being chosen as a Top Finalist in the 2007 UK Song Contest and the 2005 Unisong International Song Competition. Wilder also released an early demo of his song “A Matter of Time” on Garageband.com’s A&R website, reaching number 6 in Pop in March of 2003.
As a performer, Jason Wilder has shared the stage with Leon Russell and John Lee Hooker Jr. and recently opened a sold out show for the Capital Records based band Ryan Shupe & the Rubberband at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, CO in August of 2007. In March 2005 he opened a sold out show for the Indie band Groovelily (whose lead singer was a former member of Cyndi Lauper’s band) at the Patterson Arts Theater in Baltimore, MD, and has performed at several notable festivals, including the 2007 Crestone Music Festival in Crestone, CO, the 2007 Taste of Colorado Festival in Denver, CO, and the 2004 Susquehanna Music & Arts Festival in Darlington, MD.
Wilder has also performed live on several Colorado radio stations, including KZYR 97.7 FM The Zephyr in Vail, KRZA in Alamosa, KHEN in Salida, and KAFM in Grand Junction, as well as WRNR in Annapolis, MD.
Whether entertaining folk music lovers in acoustic venues or getting rowdy bar crowds to dance, Jason Wilder is a highly versatile, charismatic, and talented singer, songwriter, and performer. He currently has a 3-song EP for sale at live shows and is nearing completion of his debut album, due out in April of 2008, and gearing up for a promotional tour of the West soon after.
