Jason Didner

Clean-cut Rocker with Humor, Heart and Soul

Solo rock artist Jason Didner is born and raised in New Jersey, USA. Since 1994, Jason has set out on a path to deliver clean-cut rock that helps people feel connected to a larger world and have a few much-needed laughs along the way. This bid has proven successful on many occasions, like when National Public Radio (NPR) aired two of Jason's songs as part of their Car Talk automotive humor program.

Jason is currently performing on the New York/New Jersey coffeehouse circuit in support of his new American Road album, which blends the styles of Tom Petty, Don Henley and Bob Marley in describing his American experience in the two years since 9.11.01 changed world history.

Prior to this breakthrough release, Jason has participated in some successful recording projects:

• A comedy music single titled “You Can't Get There from Here in Jersey,” which was featured on NPR in 2001 and later included in a Car Talk music compilation.
• The accompanying piano and organ tracks to a hard-working New Jersey band Jim Kilby and the Crusade's Sacred Heart CD in 1996.
• “Becky's Tune”, an instrumental single whose sales benefited the Transplant Recipients International Organization in 1994.

In concert, Jason is an engaging solo acoustic performer who elicits different moods and feelings out of two instruments - his voice and an acoustic guitar. In the studio, he artfully overlays electric and acoustic guitars, bass, synthesizers and vocal harmonies to really drive his progression of thoughts into your consciousness. He does not always work alone - two of his most popular tracks are long-distance collaborative efforts with residents of Florida, Oregon and as far as Bedford, England.

Jason has many more international collaborations in sight, and is starting to have his songwriting covered by notable artists around the world. Canadian country artist Brett Service has successfully test-marketed his own version of Jason's song titled Glass Half Full, and will include it on his next full-length CD. Jason has his eye on crafting many more songs and CDs in the spirit of the musicians who fill his speakers at home and in the car: Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Jimmy Buffet and Matchbox Twenty.

Jason's finest work to date can be found on his American Road CD, where the songs come together to tell a cohesive story that will give you chills, warmth and laughs.

Guest Artists on American Road

Scott Landers - Electric guitars on “Enemy of my Enemy”

Scott has gained a lot of media attention for the very fact that he plays music at all, let alone how masterfully he approaches the electric guitar. MSNBC has run a feature on this guitarist, who plays despite living with Muscular Dystrophy for the past 18 years. Influenced by Joe Satriani and Eddie Van Halen, Scott has scored a #1 hit in MP3.com's Instrumental Rock category with “Good Friends.”

Pete Romanowski (a.k.a., Europica) - Lyrics and rhythm track arrangements on “Will You Be my Brother?”

Pete, a Bedford, England resident, produces a variety of electronica and reggae/dub styles, sometimes including his tight, infectious bass guitar lines, but always including his clever synth and drum loop arrangements in his work. Pete's peace-loving lyrical debut with “Brother” resulted in a #5 hit worldwide on MP3.com, topping Bob Marley's “One Love.”

Ed Drury - Trumpet pads on “Will You Be my Brother?”

Hailing from Oregon, USA, Ed is a master of organic Native American instruments, such as flutes and the didjeridu drum, and of the rich textures a synthesizer can create, Ed offers a haunting muted trumpet track reminiscent of Miles Davis to this worldly reggae song.