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The PeopleJason Burke is a singer/songwriter living in North Carolina. He has previously served as lead singer for a number of hard rock and heavy metal bands on the east coast of the US dating back to the late 1980s. Currently, he focuses his time in his own studio, Lioncastle, where he collaborates with other musicians around the world on original new music. Jason's influences span a large footprint of music from many different genres. Though his writing style tends to reflect progressive hard rock and metal roots, Jason's vocal style has been influenced by singers in rock, metal, country, pop, jazz, and others. Notable influences include Steve Perry (Journey), Karen Carpenter, Geoff Tate (Queensryche), James Taylor, Bruce Dickens (Iron Maiden), and Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin). Jason has 2 solo releases to date: Swimming and Fly.
Matthew Porcaro is a rock drummer living in northern Virginia. In addition to his ongoing collaboration with Jason, he performs and records regularly with groups such as I.S.I.S., King St., Gantzer and Groover, BeSharps, Paul Lewis, and Matthew King. Jason and Matthew have been working together since 1988. Check our links area for more information. Todd is a guitar player living on the west coast of the US. He provides most of the stellar guitar work on Swimming and Fly. Todd was actually the guitar player in Jason's first band back in 1987 in Blacksburg, Virginia. Oliver is a bass player current residing in Germany. He has worked with Jason since 1990 on various musical projects, and was the main bass player and co-producer of Jason's first CD Swimming. Check our links area for more information.
Vinnie is a bass player and studio engineer living in northern Virginia. He mastered Fly, and will be a contributing artist on the next CD.
Dave is a guitar player in several of Jason's prior bands. He contributed guitar tracks to one of the songs on Swimming. Brian (no relation to Jason) is a keyboardist who contributed tracks to one of the songs on Swimming. The MusicWhat are the main influences of Jason's music? Jason's musical influences run the gamut of music genres and performers: pop, rock, jazz, metal, and country have all factored into Jason's mildly ecletic style. Growing up, Jason was drawn to the vocal strengths of Steve Perry (Journey), the showmanship of David Lee Roth (Van Halen), and the emotionality of Karen Carpenter. He acquired a taste for metal in groups like Queensryche and Dream Theater, and the musicianship and compositional sophistication of Steve Vai. Asia and Yes strongly influenced Jason's affinity for keyboards, and Diana Krall remains one of his favorite jazz performers. And the honesty and melodic strengths of James Taylor, the Indigo Girls, and Crosby Stills Nash and Young can be heard in Jason's lyrics and melodies.
Does Jason only perform/record his own music? At this time, yes.
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What equipment does Jason use in making his music? Jason as an artist, and Lioncastle as a studio, uses a wide variety of instruments and technology to create the music you hear. Our credits area lists most of the main product providers related to Jason's music. Note: Jason does not officially endorse any products at this time.
At this time, no, but that could change, so stay tuned to Lioncastle.com for more details. Is Jason signed to a record label? Not a traditional record label, no...see below about Lioncastle. LioncastleLioncastle is the name of Jason Burke's recording studio. Does Lioncastle rent its facilities and services to other artists? At this time, no. Is Lioncastle really a record label? It depends on your definition of a record label. Lioncastle is the entity responsible for recording, manufacturing, promoting and selling Jason Burke's music. |
