Occupation(s) Singer/songwriter Name Jason Singh Years active 1999–present Role Singer | Website www.jasonsingh.com.au | |
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Albums Humannequin, Garage Mahal, Imaginate Profiles | ||
Music group Taxiride (Since 1997) | ||
Jason singh and raies khan on beatbox and morchang riff 2009
Jason Mahendra Singh is an Australian singer-songwriter-guitarist. From 1997 to 2006 he fronted the rock band, Taxiride, as their lead singer. In March 2009 he issued a duet single, "The World As You Know It" with Todd Watson, which peaked at No. 10 on the ARIA Club Tracks.
Contents
- Jason singh and raies khan on beatbox and morchang riff 2009
- The jason singh project diary entry 1 02 09 2015
- Biography
- Personal life
- Albums
- Singles
- References
The jason singh project diary entry 1 02 09 2015
Biography
Jason Mahendra Singh was born in Melbourne and has two older sisters. His father, Mahendra Singh, is an Indo-Fijian and his mother is of Maltese descent. While in high school Singh formed a covers band, Mud, singing lead vocals. He started playing guitar in the mid-1990s. He played in the live music scene in Melbourne throughout the 1990's.
Singh joined Taxiride in 1997; in October 2013 recalled his audition, "I sang Tracy Chapman's 'Give Me One Reason'. They changed the key higher, and I could do it. They kept changing the key higher and higher, and I could still do it... The next day they said, 'You’re in the band'." Fellow founders were Daniel Hall on bass guitar, guitar and backing vocals; Tim Watson on lead guitar and backing vocals; and Tim Wild on guitar and backing vocals.
The group recorded a demo at Melbourne's Secret Sound Studios, and used it to land a contract with Warner in 1999. Taxiride went on to achieve a number-one album and six top 40 singles.
In March 2009 Singh issued a duet single, "The World As You Know It" with Todd Watson, which peaked at No. 10 on the ARIA Club Tracks. He released his debut solo album, Humannequin, in 2012. In 2015 he set himself a goal of writing, proceeding and releasing six singles in 12 months. The first single was released in October 2015 and the sixth in August 2016. He held a special performance on 2 September 2016 at Flying Saucer Club in Melbourne to celebrate the achievement. It was the first chance to hear all six songs in a live arena.
Personal life
Jason Singh and his wife, Leah, have been together since about 1997. They are the parents of two children.
Albums
Humannequin (2012)