Jason Falkner

Jason Falkner (born June 2, 1968) is an American pop and rock musican. He has performed with several bands, as well as a solo artist.

Solo Artist

In 1996, he released the album Jason Falkner Presents Author Unknown, which was produced, written, and performed entirely by Falkner. Although it received strong critical reviews, it was not a commercial success. During that same year, he wrote several songs on Brendan Benson's album One Mississippi, and played various instruments on a 1996 Susannah Hoffs release. In 1997, he worked with Eric Matthews' on a second album, The Lateness of the Hour, co-producing and assisting on five tracks.

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1996 - Brendan Benson - Susannah Hoffs - 1997

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In 1999, Falkner released Can You Still Feel?, another album written and performed as an entire solo effort, it was produced with Nigel Godrich. In 2000 Jason kept very busy, touring and contributing to various projects. He recorded a song for a tribute album, and played backup on Roger Manning and Brian Reitzell's album Logan's Sanctuary.

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1999 - Nigel Godrich - 2000

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In 2001, he worked with Air's 10,000 Hz Legend, and toured alongside that band during the summer and fall as its bassist. During that time, spinART Records released Necessity: The 4-Track Years, a disc comprised of old 4-track demos. Falkner's projects that year included a instrumental album of Beatles songs, and he contributed a track to a Jeff Lynne tribute album. While in France with Air, he worked with Roger Manning and Brian Reitzell again, working on their album TV Eyes.

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2001 - Air - SpinART Records - Beatles - Jeff Lynne

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Falkner spent the summer of 2002 touring with Air, and contributed on albums for other artists, including Beck, Aimee Mann, and Travis. He began working on his third studio album in June 2003, and worked on albums for Beck and Air. In early 2004, he joined Travis on tour, as their opening act, to debut his Bliss Descending EP. His third solo album is due in late 2005.

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2002 - Beck - Aimee Mann - Travis - 2003 - 2004

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