patearns is a lyricist/mc/spokenword poet droppin conscious rhymes on anything fresh from dudstep to flamenco and everything in between.  

Jason an artist / renaissance man was touring as the lead lead singer of the legendary band "Blood Sweat & Tears". His voice, writing and production successfully spans many creative frontiers of music and theatre from Pop to Jazz, Hip-Hop to Rock, Gospel and Soul to Country and beyond. Jason’s one-man show is filled with socio-political sexual-logical musical parody, confessions, and impersonations. 


     As a vocalist Jason shared the stage with Michael Jackson as the rap soloist for the hit song Black or White in Michael Jacksons 30th Anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden. He can be heard on Foreigners "Cant Slow Down", Metaloafs "Bat outta hell 3", the Scorpions "Hour 1", Frankie Valle's last CD and backing up Kermit in the latest "Muppet Movie". He sang and beat-boxed with Aerosmith on tour and on Howard Stern's "Pink" re-mix, toured with Oleta Adams and has performed with Enrique Iglesias on tour, television and can be heard his CD "7". He performed with Liza Minelli, in Lizas Back at Town Hall, Ashanti at the Grammy Awards, and many others in concert including Ray Charles, Luther Vandross, Mark Anthony, Ricky Martin, Usher and Patti LaBelle to name a few. 


     Jason sings on average 50 + jingles a year. Some highlights include Pepto Bizmol's "Nausea Heartburn Indigestion" , Mountain Dew’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”, Subway’s “Eat Fresh”, Bounty's "Quilted Quicker Picker-Upper", US Army's "Be All the You Can Be", Taco Bells "Think Outside The Bun" and the theme to the cartoon phenomenon “Pokemon” which was a 1 Billboard children’s single and scored the 1 most viewed/immitated video of all time on YouTube and is played by millions on Guitar Hero.


     As a writer/producer/arranger, he co-wrote for the scorpions with Marti Frederiksen, James Michael, and with Eric Bazilian, Russ Irwin and with Desmond Child penned the Scorpions anthemic ballad “The Future Never Dies” spearheading their concept CD "Humanity Hour 1". He’s produced Billboards #1 Charting Dance Artist Becky Baeling, “Wicked” Broadway sensation Shoshanna Bean, Michael Weaver in “The New Black”, and co-produced Suzie Mcneil with Marti Frederiksen. Working with producer Billy Stein he's arranged and performed gospel choir vocals for Jennifer Hudson. He co-wrote the last “Lego-mania” jingle and a song in the Fox movie “Club Dread”, and has supplied songs for MTV’s hit “Rob N Big”. He produced “The What’s Up Show”, his own music/comedy sketch show on Manhattan cable TV and live in NYC clubs. He has co-written two musicals, “BOX” and “Writing Pictures” produced at Hartford’s Bushnell Theatre for Black History month, based on Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Toms Cabin”. 


     Theatrically Jason is currently starring in "For The Record Zemekis"  at Rockwell Table and Stage in Los Feliz. Jason was in "Rent" at the Hollywood Bowl directed by Neil Patrick Harris. Jason originated the role of Joe in Open fist theaters World Premier of "Joe's Garage", Travis in Ty Taylor's "Existents", and Evel in the L.A. world premier of “Evel Knievel the Rock Opera”. He produced and starred in Orchestre Surreal’s “Concerto For the Committed” at L.A.’s prestigious Ford Amphitheatre aired on LA 36 and fronted their 46th Annual L.A. Holiday Celebration at the Dorothy Chandler Theatre, aired on PBS TV. He opened the Premier of “Funny Business” at the Coronet theatre in L.A. to rave reviews. He was in the 25th anniversary National tour of “Hair”. He starred as Jesus in Steven Schwart’s “Godspell” at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. and Judas in Webber’s “JC Superstar” at Cherry County Playhouse. He sang along side of Peter Frampton in the "British Rock Symphony" At the Beacon theatre. Jason has been in many Broadway and Off Broadway workshops. He is a member of Michael McElroy’s renowned Broadway Inspirational Voices.  


     On screen Jason has appeared in many Soap operas, National TV commercials, heard as the Buttmeister announcer in Meet the Spartans ”, and appeared in the Oscar nominated film “Election”.

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