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Name
Jason Willett
Role
Musician
Albums
Enjoyable Songs, The Attack Of Everything, DQE and Jad Fair
Similar
Jad Fair, Jac Berrocal, Jonathan Kane, Jean Francois Pauvros
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Jason Willett is an American musician, known largely for his work with experimental rock groups including Half Japanese, Can Openers, Pleasant Livers, X-Ray Eyes, The Dramatics, The Jaunties, The Attitude Robots, Leprechaun Catering, and many more. His record label, Megaphone, initially set out to issue work by punkish Rock in Opposition-derived performers like The Work, Fred Frith, the Molecules, Matmos, Tim Hodgkinson and Jac Berrocal but became largely a venue for Willett's own collaborative music. He has also made records with Ruins, Jac Berrocal, James Chance, Jon Rose, Michael Evans, Ron Anderson, Benb Gallaher, Mick Hobbs, Chris Cutler, Little Howlin Wolf, Yamatsuka Eye & his various pet ducks.
The son of songwriter Fangette Willett (whose work includes Tammy St. John's "Dark Shadows and Empty Hallways" and Walter Jackson's "It's an Uphill Climb to the Bottom"), Jason Willett was raised in a musical household in Maryland. After being drafted as bassist for Half Japanese in 1990, he has retained a collaborative relationship with Jad Fair, with whom he has produced 14 collaborative duo releases (at least 2000 songs still unreleased).
He currently operates The True Vine record shop in Baltimore's Hampden neighborhood.
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Discography
Green Exist (Cassette) 1987
Jason Willett {7" EP} (Unpunk) 1992
Jason Willett, Jad Fair & Gilles Reider {CD} (Megaphone) 1993
The Jaunties {Triple 7" Box Set} (Stomach Ache) 1994
The Dramatics {CD} (Megaphone Limited) 1994
The Can Openers {CD} (Megaphone Limited) 1995
The Jaunties: Asthma {CD} (Megaphone Limited) 1995
The Pleasant Livers: From The Land Of Pleasant Living {CD} (Megaphone Limited) 1995
The Dentures: 40,000 Warriors {CD} (Megaphone Limited) 1995
The Attitude Robots {CD} (Megaphone Limited) 1995
The Jaunties: Myoclonic Twitch In The Key Of H {CD} (Megaphone Limited) 1995
X-Ray Eyes {CD} (Megaphone Limited) 1995
The Dramatics: This Is International Telecom {CD} (Megaphone Limited) 1995
The Dramatics: This Is International Telecom {LP} (Lissy's) 1995
Jason Willett & Ruins {CD} (Megaphone Limited) 1995
Half Japanese: Hot {CD} (Safehouse 1995)
Half Japanese: Hot {LP} (Safe House 1995)
The Can Openers: Sherbet {CD} (Megaphone Limited) 1996
Jad Fair & Jason Willett: Honeybee {LP} (Dr. Jim's 1996)
Jad Fair & Jason Willett - The Corpse Is Missing {7" Inside Book} (Slab-O-Concrete 1996)
Jad Fair & Jason Willett: Punk Rock 1996 {7" EP} (Chlorophyl 2006)
The Attitude Robots: Iron On T-shirt {CD} (Megaphone Limited) 1996
The Dentures: 10" Voice {CD} (Megaphone Limited) 1996
The Dramatics: Hypnotist Geese CD (Megaphone Limited) 1996
The Dramatics: Garbage For Your Gut {Triple 7" Box Set}
Jason Willett & Jad Fair: It's All Good CD (Megaphone Limited) 1996
Jac Berrocal: Non Connexion {7" EP} (Megaphone 2007)
Vince Taylor: Rock N' Roll Station {7"} (Megaphone 2007)
X-Ray Eyes: Bonemeal CD (Megaphone Limited) 1997
Jad Fair & Jason Willett: The Mighty Superheroes {CD} (Marginal 1997)
Jad Fair & Jason Willett: Wonderful World {Triple Cassette Box} (Shrimper 1997)