Jason Wade
Encyclopedia
Jason Michael Wade is the lead vocalist
, main songwriter
, and guitar
ist of the American
alternative rock
band Lifehouse
.
family and is still a Christian. His parents were missionaries, and he traveled with them to Japan
, Thailand
, Singapore
and Hong Kong
(where he attended Hong Kong International School), finally returning to the U.S. (Portland, Oregon
).
Wade's parents divorced when he was 12, and he moved with his mother to Port Orchard, Washington
. Around this time, his mother urged him to learn to play the guitar, and he began writing his own music and lyrics.
Several years later, Wade and his mother relocated to Los Angeles
, where he co-founded his first band, Lifehouse
, which achieved considerable success.
Wade married his wife Braeden in Santa Monica, California
on January 20, 2001.
Sergio Andrade and began his songwriting career. This partnership was the early phase of the formation of Lifehouse
, which, after a deal with DreamWorks Records
, made them more notable with their first release, No Name Face
, which was followed by the album Stanley Climbfall
in 2002.
In 2005 the band recorded the album Lifehouse in the Ironworks recording studio owned by musician Jude Cole
and actor Kiefer Sutherland
. A digital download of the album's first single "You and Me" was RIAA certified gold by the RIAA
. In two months, "You and Me" sold over 100,000 downloads.
Subsequent albums released by Lifehouse are: Who We Are
in 2007, and Smoke & Mirrors in 2010.
Lead vocalist
The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
, main songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, and guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist of the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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 Lifehouse
Lifehouse (band)
Lifehouse is an American rock band from Los Angeles. The band came to mainstream prominence in 2001 with the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" from their debut studio album, No Name Face. The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year, beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia...
.
Biography
Wade spent his early years in Camarillo, California, brought up in a ChristianChristianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
family and is still a Christian. His parents were missionaries, and he traveled with them to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
and Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
(where he attended Hong Kong International School), finally returning to the U.S. (Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
).
Wade's parents divorced when he was 12, and he moved with his mother to Port Orchard, Washington
Port Orchard, Washington
Port Orchard is a city in and the county seat of Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is located 13 miles due west of West Seattle and connected to Seattle and Vashon Island via the Washington State Ferries run to Southworth...
. Around this time, his mother urged him to learn to play the guitar, and he began writing his own music and lyrics.
Several years later, Wade and his mother relocated to Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, where he co-founded his first band, Lifehouse
Lifehouse (band)
Lifehouse is an American rock band from Los Angeles. The band came to mainstream prominence in 2001 with the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" from their debut studio album, No Name Face. The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year, beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia...
, which achieved considerable success.
Wade married his wife Braeden in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
on January 20, 2001.
Lifehouse
After Wade moved to Los Angeles, he met bassistBass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Sergio Andrade and began his songwriting career. This partnership was the early phase of the formation of Lifehouse
Lifehouse (band)
Lifehouse is an American rock band from Los Angeles. The band came to mainstream prominence in 2001 with the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" from their debut studio album, No Name Face. The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year, beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia...
, which, after a deal with DreamWorks Records
DreamWorks Records
DreamWorks Records was an American record label. Founded in 1996 by David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg as a subsidiary of DreamWorks SKG, the label operated until 2005 when it was shut down...
, made them more notable with their first release, No Name Face
No Name Face
No Name Face is the debut album by the rock band Lifehouse. It was released on October 31, 2000, and it produced the hit "Hanging by a Moment" which went on to be the most played song on radio the following year. This album launched Lifehouse into the limelight, and produced many radio-friendly hits...
, which was followed by the album Stanley Climbfall
Stanley Climbfall
Stanley Climbfall is the second studio album by California-based band Lifehouse. The album features the hit single "Spin". It had sales of over 500,000 in the United States and has also sold over 2 million copies worldwide to date...
in 2002.
In 2005 the band recorded the album Lifehouse in the Ironworks recording studio owned by musician Jude Cole
Jude Cole
Jude Cole is a manager, record producer and singer/songwriter/guitarist.-Career:Cole's solo records, "Jude Cole", "A View from 3rd Street" and "Start the Car" were released on Warner Bros./Reprise Records, and contained the singles "Baby, It's Tonight", "Time for Letting Go" and "Start the Car"...
and actor Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland is an English-born Canadian actor, producer and director, best known for his portrayal of Jack Bauer on the Fox thriller drama series 24 for which he has won an Emmy Award , a Golden Globe award , two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Satellite...
. A digital download of the album's first single "You and Me" was RIAA certified gold by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
. In two months, "You and Me" sold over 100,000 downloads.
Subsequent albums released by Lifehouse are: Who We Are
Who We Are (Lifehouse album)
Who We Are is the fourth studio album by American alternative band Lifehouse. It was first released via compact disc in the United States on June 18, 2007 by Geffen Records. It was released via digital download the next day on June 19, 2007. The band entered the studio without...
in 2007, and Smoke & Mirrors in 2010.
Selected discography
- No Name FaceNo Name FaceNo Name Face is the debut album by the rock band Lifehouse. It was released on October 31, 2000, and it produced the hit "Hanging by a Moment" which went on to be the most played song on radio the following year. This album launched Lifehouse into the limelight, and produced many radio-friendly hits...
, released October 31, 2000 - Stanley ClimbfallStanley ClimbfallStanley Climbfall is the second studio album by California-based band Lifehouse. The album features the hit single "Spin". It had sales of over 500,000 in the United States and has also sold over 2 million copies worldwide to date...
, released September 17, 2002 - Lifehouse, released March 22, 2005
- Who We AreWho We Are (Lifehouse album)Who We Are is the fourth studio album by American alternative band Lifehouse. It was first released via compact disc in the United States on June 18, 2007 by Geffen Records. It was released via digital download the next day on June 19, 2007. The band entered the studio without...
, released June 19, 2007 - Smoke & Mirrors released March 2, 2010