Jason Olcese - vocals, guitar, whistling
Nodd Morris - djembe, drums, backing vocals
Lee Griffin - Bass!
Influences
Fat Freddy's Drop, Nodd Morris, Kevin Woodruff, Bodyclock, Jeff Buckley, Cake, Incubus, Jason Mraz, Notorious BIG, 311, A tribe called quest...
and also: keller williams, incubus, sublime, ben folds, fiona apple, third eye blind, rage against the machine, damien rice, iron and wine, 311, jolie holland, dispatch, unwritten law, alien ant farm, postal service, ryan montbleau
My name is Jason Olcese and I go by "Jason O" because no one can pronounce "Olcese" correctly... just try... see you just said it wrong : ) So let's get to it: I hear things in my head. All the time. Not in the crazy way though, just in the music running through my brain constantly kind of way. When I realized that a lot of the music I heard in my head was actually being created there I decided to stop playing the drums so much. Instead, I learned how to sing and play the guitar and piano with hopes that one day I would be able to share those things I hear in my head.
I guess there's a part of me that feels like I was destined to do what I'm doing with my life. But then there's another part of me that's not sure what destiny is or if it actually exists and that part thinks I do it because it makes me happy. So anyways, recently I moved to NYC (yea Brooklyn!) in an effort to share the music from my head with a larger number of people! But wait... I'm getting ahead of myself.
I grew up in West Clifford, PA which is near Scranton...as seen on the Office, ha. I was that kid who got picked on for wearing sweatpants all the time and doing well in school (and also because my mom taught at my school p.s. my parents are both music teachers... destiny anybody?). So I grew up and now I wear pajamas all the time instead of sweatpants and I live in NYC, but I still record my music in the garage at home with my dad.
When I started, my dad didn't know how to record, and well... I didn't know how to sing or play guitar, but we did it anyways! Over the past 6 years, we both learned a thing or two and I decided that instead of writing more of a biography, that I would let the music speak for itself. Below are links to my first five albums, and you can really see the improvement in quality, and also the motion in music ideas, as it progressed from project to project. Enjoy!
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yeah man, I was just diggin thru stuff on MySpace & found ya. SOUNDS like ur doing quite alright urself! Love ur music, haven't been on much but i DID get to hear some. I'm doin good, just got a new job & doubled my pay & benefits waiting to hear about getting into Worthington half time- 2 months ago MV sent scripts for a Chris Jones that grad. in '89 oh and yes - that IS me in the Keystone College commercial that came out this spring haha...Now, I'm ALSO a founding member of an R/C Airplane business(RC-Flyers.com), and I'm trying to keep track of all this madness with my work schedule - 10-16 hour days 6 days a week + emergancy-on-call status in case of floods, crime scenes, etc... and still find time to get my own guitar out or go riding. psh,yeah right lol. Well hey, keep in touch & good luck with everything. I'll have to keep an eye on ur calendar, see if I can come to the show someday peace
Had to stop by and say Hello, I listen to your CD all the time, It is so awesome, I love the hidden track!! I am bringing it with me for you to sign. See you tomorrow.
Hey, thanks for the friendship! I hope u enjoyed my new release ‘My World’. I’m currently in the studio working on my cd. Please help spread the word about my music. Thanks! Bri =]
I'm definitely diggin the music. Your mom is actually the one who introduced me to it. I'm Mountain View's only music certified substitute, so when your mom is away at music festivals and such I sub for her. One day she left your CD for me to borrow and listen to. I think it's awesome, I'll have to try to catch one of your shows.
Hey bro! Good to hear from you, miss you too bross! Good to see you 2 have tied the knot, wicked man. Yip awsome night at the Fringe Bar last night, the place was pretty packed and its only the 3rd night running open mic again. It stopped for bout a year and have been attending and helpn to run one out in Petone(Lower Hutt ways) Yeah bro my new band is humming along and we are doing well. Released our 4 song EP late 08 which is also on iTunes etc and are shooting our first video for 'Divine Intervention' track.
Our bamboo Flute player is from Hawaii and we are trying to get funding to promote our music there and perform there, with in the next year hopefully! Every one Ive played your CD to has been really impressed.
waiting to hear about getting into Worthington half time- 2 months ago MV sent scripts for a Chris Jones that grad. in '89
oh and yes - that IS me in the Keystone College commercial that came out this spring haha...
Now, I'm ALSO a founding member of an R/C Airplane business(
peace
