Jason Tyler dropped his debut album about a month ago and it got majorly slept on! WTF? The record is called ‘Model Tested Rockstar Approved’ and it’s slammin’. I’ve been waiting (impatiently) for my copy in the mail and lurking Jason Tyler’s MySpace in the mean time. I’m making due with these lousy 96kbps MySpace mp3s and so can you. Get in the know:
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MP3: Jason Tyler – Ghetto Child
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MP3: Jason Tyler – Rockit
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MP3: Jason Tyler – Cause and Effect
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MP3: Jason Tyler – I’m in Love
Jason Tyler has a recent debut record, but he’s no new jack. He’s been in the EDM scene for years—as well as being a classically trained jazz musician. Jason Tyler earned his stripes in the Chicago house scene, but has always been apart from the rest. Jason Tyler is a little different. He’s been known employ his jazzy trumpet skills while mixing and has done the same for the likes of Mark Farina, Timo Maas, Cajmere (a.k.a. Green Velvet), and Miguel Migs.
Jason Tyler has one of the most tragic of anecdotal stories. It happened not too long ago, when his Chicago rental house burned to the ground while he was on tour with his temporary roommate, tour buddy and friend Superstar DJ Keoki. The fire was caused by a frayed Macbook power cord. The cord was pinched by a cinderblock holding Keoki’s DJ equipment—eventually sparking a blaze that took the whole place down. When the pair came back from touring they found their house boarded up and their stuff in ruins. In a sentence, DJ Keoki burned Jason Tyler’s house down.
In the wake of losing everything. Jason Tyler went transient in New York before setting in South Beach, Florida. There, he’s grounded himself and made a fantastic record; that record is ‘Model Tested Rockstar Approved’. The name is lighthearted and tongue-in-cheek. The content is hard-hitting and can drop a jaw. I’d align it with what’s called “electro” more than anything else. It’s a fantastic record; people just need to hear it.
You can read more on the Jason Tyler story on this New Times article.
Buy ‘Model Tested Rockstar Approved’ on Amazon—and you’ll probably want to because, duh, 96kbps above.
Visit Jason Tyler on MySpace.
