New York, NY) Singer, guitarist, and songwriter Jason
Bieler - of Saigon Kick and Bieler Bros.
Records notoriety - will be hitting New York City for
a special solo show at American Beauty on Friday,
December 8th. After releasing 150+ tracks independently on Bandcamp in
the span of 2 years, Bieler will be performing a variety of songs from his
collection along with some throwback favorites from previous projects
(Saigon Kick, Owl Stretching). Tickets are available for
purchase now, here: http://bit.ly/2h84xQa.
If
you aren’t familiar with Jason Bieler’s work, it all began in 1991 when Bieler
formed Saigon Kick and signed a record deal with Third
Stone/Atlantic Records. A year later, the band dropped their
certified Gold album The Lizard
(produced and written by Bieler) which included “Love
Is On The Way.” The hit single peaked at #12 on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100. Bieler went on to cofound Bieler Bros.
Records/Studios where he helped develop and or produce acts such
as Will Haven, Karnivool,
SikTh, A Silent Film, Skindred,
Nonpoint, Deathstars, Fiction
Plane, and Soil. Their studios were used by
Chris Carraba, Butch Walker, Jennifer
Lopez, Justin Bieber and many more. No stranger to the
stage throughout the years, Bieler has performed with Ozzy Osbourne,
Cheap Trick, Primus, Soundgarden, and The Ramones to
name a few.
Regardless of his vast experience in the industry, Bieler
aims to create and present his music with zero constraints with this project.
Earlier this month, Jason Bieler released his self-titled album which fans can
listen to now, here: http://spoti.fi/2zD5d7g.
His collection (over 150 songs) is available to stream in full and purchase, now
here: https://owlstretching.bandcamp.com.
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NOTE FROM JASON BIELER:
I've learned a few things over
the course of my 30+ year career as an artist, writer, producer, manager, label
owner and world renown hand model *and I ain't even 50 yet
bitches!
My story includes being thrown out of Atlantic Records
for harassing Mick Jagger, having the LAPD SWAT team called on
me for urinating in the lobby of a posh Hollywood hotel while playing a
particularly emotionally stirring rendition of Journey’s “Faithfully” on the
piano, athletic achievements such as arriving at the 12th floor of the Riot
House on Sunset by free-climbing the outside of the building, nearly being
rendered homeless by Jonah Hill’s father, and being thrown out
of Dan Tana’s restaurant by Dabney Coleman.
My story includes
the development of Skindred, A Silent Film, Nonpoint, Will Haven,
Karnivool, SikTh and much more. It has appearances by
J-Lo and Justin Bieber, Butch
Walker and Chris Carrabba, Don
Gilmore and New Found Glory, even Marilyn
Manson and Michael Douglas.
My story
includes platinum and gold success, world travels, tragedy, heartbreak,
stupidity and epic buffoonery on a grand scale sprinkled with moments of sheer
*artistic brilliance. (*artistic license)
What I enjoy most
is being creative and being a songwriter. About 2-3 years ago I decided to focus
on what brought me the most joy and happiness and eliminate anything that didn’t
serve that purpose.
First, I decided I was going to focus on an
improvisational writing style, meaning that I would write, record, mix, master
and release a song entirely by myself in about 24 hours. I didn’t want to focus
on making everything technically perfect but to execute in the moment. Sharpen
the creative pencil by finding a less bullshit way, a less ego-driven way than
“let’s spend 3 months making the perfect single so we can make an “*Adele sized
hit” way of doing things. (*I dig Adele and almost all 50 people who make her
records, some of them are actually acquaintances.)
I also had a
strong desire to not worry about the “business” in any way shape or form. Not
from the tired old “I hate the industry” whiny-scorned-artist perspective, more
from the "I-wish-you-all-well-but-I’m-taking-my-ball-and-going-over-here,
not-picked-for-the-team” vibe.
I have tons of friends in the
“biz” and I still own a label and hold no deep-seated desire to wage war upon
anyone. My story is not about some anti-industry fatwa. I’m certainly not trying
to wave the flag for the indie artist movement either. I didn’t make an ambient
nordic influenced double record about the perils of being a hemp farmer above
the Arctic circle... so the absence of coverage in super-hip blogs is
understood, not acceptable but understood.
This is simply about
me growing tired of spending a lifetime justifying my creative ideas to business
people, explaining things, pitching radio “dudes.” and if I’m being entirely
truthful, being a bit tired of dealing with band members. Not because any of
them are mean, stubborn, wrong or inherently evil but because I’ve learned… I
am.
Like the petulant man-child that I am, I want to do exactly
what I want to do, when I want to and how I want to. This has led to the most
fulfilling creative realization of my life. Respectfully “fuck ‘em
all.”
Over the last 2 years I've released over 150 pieces of
music via the Bandcamp platform. No press, no radio, no tour dates, no booking
agents, managers or label. I arrived at an almost magical epiphany… when you
stop trying to force things and or chase things and just focus on what you love
amazing things can happen.
The music started to find a home
amongst an amazing group of super passionate people and started to spread and
grow. I've decided to do some one-man shows focusing on songs from across my
career and create a storyteller’s vibe. In full transparency, it is a coward's
way into stand-up comedy, joke fails more music, joke kills more
comedy.
If this sounds at all interesting or wonderful, we can
chat about things in more detail (rumor has it I'm absolutely delightful)
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