Jason Wilder Evans

Jason Wilder Evans is a Michigan native Immigrant to New York City. He is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who is the only known Westerner to perform at the Morija Cultural Festival in Lesotho - Southern Africa where he sang a Sesotho translation of the Enrique Iglesias song "Hero". His song "Come Home Soon" was featured on Neil Young's Living With War website. In addition to a music career, Jason works as a HIV Health Educator by day and as a Modstar by night on the website www.modmylife.com. Hidden cameras and a mobile video technology allows users to control a video participant in real-time. Online users submit actions (Mods) for the participant (Modstar) to perform the suggestions are then voted on and the winning "Mod" is what is performed. Jason has dressed as Santa and asked cabbies to take him to the North Pole and stood in a trash can asking strangers directions to Sesame Street all in the name of art. For further information visit: www.jasonwilderevans.com www.myspace.com/jasonwilderevans www.facebook.com/jasonwilderevans www.youtube.com/jasonwilderevans
Performing for over 10 years, Michigan native Singer/Songwriter Jason Wilder Evans has performed in 7 countries on 3 continents. Jason's song titled "My Given Love" was featured in the independent film "Trust Fall". Wilder's sometimes dark lyrics are not always in the stereotypical country vain. Which he attributes in part due to the physical isolation of his Peace Corps Experience. "During that time my writing process was so introverted and the things that I saw and the life that I lived - not that differently from Jack Kerouac or Ernest Hemingway - I wrote from what I knew and looked inward for strength, ideas and turned them into somewhat autobiographical fiction". During his service he either wrote or co-wrote with Washington D.C Artist - "Alaska" - who also served in the Corps. "Alaska released a couple of independent albums when he returned to the states one of which includes the song "Christmas in Katse" which we co-wrote". Upon returning state-side in 2002, Jason made a home in Grand Rapids, Michigan and even made a whirlwind European tour in Febuary of 2003 hitting The Czech Republic's "The Vagon" during "The Vltava Tour" and the subways of Vienna in the self proclaimed "The Subways of Vienna Tour". "G.R. was filled with talent including Ralston who's "Carwreck Conversation's" album hit the independent scene with a vigor - but I began to feel stagnant and the only thing that breeds in stagnancy are mosquitoes and Malaria. Creatively I wasn't where I needed to be and it was only a matter of time before a move to the East Coast changed all of that". "No matter where I make my home - in my heart, I will always be a Michigander. The experiences and the life I lived there was formidable and I can never forget that. I can only grow and develop a life and build upon those lessons once learned. To be remembered for the positive things one does is the key to living eternally".	Columbia University - NYC University of Maryland - MD Curry College - MA Carteret Cmty College - NC Providence College - RI Roger Williams University -RI Bryant University - RI Zebra's Bistro - MA St. Joseph College - CT Worcester State College - MA Jammin Java - Vienna, VA Indian Ranch - Webster, MA Narrows Center For The Arts -Fall River, MA Topsfield Fair - Topsfield, MA Jitters Coffeehouse - CT Caledonia County Fairgrounds - VT Goshen Fair Grounds - MA Tazza Cafe - Providence, RI Warwick Museum of Art - Warwick, RI Radio Bean - Burlington, VT Wicked Willys - NYC Raggs of Harlem - NYC Coffee Depot - Warren, RI Firehouse 13 - Providence, RI All Asia - Boston, MA Skybar - MA New Eagle Restaurant - MA Brooklyn Coffee and Tea - Providence, RI Cats @ KC's Tap - Pawtucket, RI City Cafe - RI Isis - NYC