Jasen Rauch is the former rhythm guitarist for the alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band Red

Red (band)

Red is an American rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band's lineup consists of singer Michael Barnes, guitarist Anthony Armstrong, bassist Randy Armstrong and drummer Joe Rickard. They are known for their Christian rock music which incorporates other sounds such as...

. Although he is no longer a member, Jasen is still the primary songwriter for Red. He was a founder of the band along with Anthony and Randy Armstrong when they moved from Erie

Erie, Pennsylvania

Erie is a city located in northwestern Pennsylvania in the United States. Named for the lake and the Native American tribe that resided along its southern shore, Erie is the state's fourth-largest city , with a population of 102,000...

, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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 to Nashville, Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

 to focus on their career. Jasen currently has written all of Red's material, aside from "Pieces", "Intro (Canto III)’’ and "Ordinary World

Ordinary World

"Ordinary World" is the first single from Duran Duran's self-titled 1993 album, better known as The Wedding Album. The song peaked at No. 3 in the American charts and No. 6 in the British charts...

". Jasen uses PRS Guitars

PRS Guitars

PRS Guitars is an American guitar manufacturer headquartered in Stevensville, Maryland. PRS Guitars was founded by guitarist and luthier Paul Reed Smith in 1985. The company is one of the leading manufacturers of high-end electric guitars.-Materials:...

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Jasen co-wrote and worked with bands such as Breaking Benjamin

Breaking Benjamin

Breaking Benjamin is an American rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, currently consisting of Benjamin Burnley and Chad Szeliga. The band has released four studio albums to date and a greatest hits album that was released on August 16, 2011. The group initially went on indefinite hiatus due...

, Pillar

Pillar (band)

Pillar is a Christian rock band currently located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their sixth studio album, Confessions, was released in 2009.- Formation and independent albums :...

, and with Rob Graves in making a score for the upcoming film, Into the Darkness. Jasen Rauch contributed to the writing of Breaking Benjamin’s song, "I Will Not Bow

I Will Not Bow

-Music video:The music video for "I Will Not Bow" was released to the band's Myspace on August 21, 2009. It featured clips from the movie Surrogates. The video was shot at the World Trade Center building 7, but has no connection or significant meaning having to do with the 9/11 events as stated by...

," the lead single

Lead single

A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...

 from Dear Agony

Dear Agony

-Personnel:Production list acquired from AllMusicBreaking Benjamin*Benjamin Burnley - Lead vocals, rhythm guitar*Aaron Fink - Lead guitar*Mark Klepaski - bass*Chad Szeliga - drums, percussionsAdditional musicians...

. The song is featured within the trailer for the Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

Walter Bruce Willis , better known as Bruce Willis, is an American actor, producer, and musician. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles...

 action thriller, Surrogates. Jasen remixed the Family Force 5

Family Force 5

Family Force 5 is a Christian crunk rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. They consist of Solomon "Soul Glow Activatur" Olds, Jacob "Crouton" Olds, Joshua "Fatty" Olds, Nathan "Nadaddy" Currin, and Derek "Chap Stique" Mount...

 song, "Radiator" for the remix album, Dance or Die with a Vengeance

Dance or Die with a Vengeance

Dance or Die with a Vengeance is a remix album from the band Family Force 5. The album was released on May 19, 2009 both in stores and via digital distribution...

Jasen also produced the Distance EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by The Wedding

The Wedding (band)

The Wedding is a Christian band from Fayetteville, Arkansas. Musically, The Wedding fuses elements of Christian punk, Christian rock, Alternative Contemporary Christian, pop punk, ska, piano rock, and post-hardcore with their pop rock base...

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Instruments

Jasen uses the follow instruments:

• PRS Custom 22
• PRS SE
• PRS SC250
• Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier
• Diezel VH4
• Peavey Classic 30
• Bogner Shiva

Songwriting/Composer Credits

Year	Artist / Band	Song	Album	Label
2006	Red Red (band) Red is an American rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band's lineup consists of singer Michael Barnes, guitarist Anthony Armstrong, bassist Randy Armstrong and drummer Joe Rickard. They are known for their Christian rock music which incorporates other sounds such as...	Breathe Into Me	End of Silence	Essential
		Let Go
		Already Over
		Lost
		Break Me Down
		Wasting Time
		Gave It All Away
		Hide
		Already Over, Pt. 2
2007		Lost (Acoustic Version)	End of Silence (Deluxe Edition)
		Breathe Into Me (Remix Acoustica)	Breathe Into Me EP
2009		Fight Inside	Innocence & Instinct Innocence & Instinct Innocence & Instinct is the second full-length concept album from American Christian metal band Red. The album was released on February 10, 2009 through Essential Records....	Sony Music Entertainment
		Death of Me
		Mystery of You
		Start Again
		Never Be The Same
		Confession (What’s In My Head)
		Shadows
		Out From Under
		Take It All Away
		Overtake You
		Forever
		Nothing And Everything
		Already Over (Acoustic)	Innocence & Instinct (Japan Special Edition)
	Family Force 5 Family Force 5 Family Force 5 is a Christian crunk rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. They consist of Solomon "Soul Glow Activatur" Olds, Jacob "Crouton" Olds, Joshua "Fatty" Olds, Nathan "Nadaddy" Currin, and Derek "Chap Stique" Mount...	Radiator (Jasen Rauch Remix)	Dance or Die with a Vengeance	Transparent Media Group
	Pillar Pillar Pillar or Pillars may refer to:* An architectural element, similar to a column* One among a group of principles* Pillar , a Christian rock band* Pillar , the windshield support structure on a car...	Whatever It Takes	Confessions Confessions (Pillar album) Confessions is the sixth album, from the Christian band Pillar. The album was released on September 22, 2009, by Essential Records.- Musical style and concepts :...	Essential
		Better Off Now
	Breaking Benjamin Breaking Benjamin Breaking Benjamin is an American rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, currently consisting of Benjamin Burnley and Chad Szeliga. The band has released four studio albums to date and a greatest hits album that was released on August 16, 2011. The group initially went on indefinite hiatus due...	I Will Not Bow	Dear Agony	Hollywood Records Hollywood Records Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...
		Hopeless
		Lights Out Lights Out (Breaking Benjamin song) -Chart performance:"Lights Out" debuted at #40 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. Since then, it has climbed the Mainstream, Rock and Alternative charts. AOL has rated this song as the number 1 alternative song of 2010, so far.-Charts:...
		Without You
2010	Kerrie Roberts	Take You Away	Kerrie Roberts	Reunion Records Reunion Records Reunion Records is a Christian music record label based in Brentwood, Tennessee and operating under the Provident Label Group. The label was founded in 1982 by Dan Harrell and Mike Blanton.-History:...
		Beautiful to Me
		Maybe I'm Afraid
		Savior to Me (Sing Glory)
2011	Red	Feed The Machine	Until We Have Faces Until We Have Faces Until We Have Faces is the third full-length studio album from American Christian rock band Red. It was released on February 1, 2011 and is the first album the band released with four members, due to the absence of Jasen Rauch . It is named for C. S...	Sony Music
		Faceless
		Lie To Me (Denial)
		Let It Burn
		Buried Beneath
		Not Alone
		Watch You Crawl
		The Outside
		Who We Are
		Best Is Yet To Come
		Hymn For The Missing
		Until We Have Faces
	Brian Head Welch	Paralyzed	Paralyzed EP	Headdog Music