Jason Spitz
acoustic folk rock songwriter stories universal honest emotional story dar prine goodman pop real
9
songs
4.6K
plays
There I Go There I Go
The anti-love song! As close as my stuff gets to rock & roll. Good for post-breakup self-empowerment.
Guns & Monkeys Guns & Monkeys
If man is so smart, why does he keep blowing himself up all the time? Personally, I think the chimps got things right a couple million years ago.
Cry Me A River Cry Me A River
Reach out to someone drowning in the deep rivers of their life. One of my personal favorites. (in NO WAY related to the Justin Timberlake song...he totally ripped me off!)
Cheap Date Cheap Date
A love song for the poor college student. If you can't afford caviar, Easy Mac will do.
Saddest Girl Saddest Girl
Everyone knows someone who revels in their own self-pity so that others around them will care. So I wrote a song about it.
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Jason Spitz is a young songwriter and guitarist with a fresh sound full of clever lyrics, interesting characters, and sincere emotion. He independently wrote, arranged, and recorded his debut CD "Anything You Want", which he released in the summer of 2002. Jason's music taps into something universal, creating stories and experiences that everyone can relate to.Band/artist history
Inspired by my dad, I started playing guitar at age 14. I picked it up quickly, and began composing three and four chord songs, but I couldn't find lyrics or melodies. Fast forward four years, past my obligatory Metallica phase, when I wrote my first songs as a senior in high school. I played several open mics and coffeehouses around town during the summer, and bought a cheap Tascam Portastudio on which I recorded and mixed my early demos. During the summer of 2002, I bought an equally cheap digital 8-track studio and re-recorded my earlier material while adding a few new songs. That ended up as "Anything You Want", my 10-track independent release. I played occasional gigs and coffeehouses around campus, and recently had my first public show in Evanston at Nevins Live.Have you performed in front of an audience?School takes up most of my time, so I don't play live much any more. I promote my music through the internet. Anyone can download my songs from this site or from www.mp3.com/jasonspitz completely for free.
Your musical influences
Great songwriters like John Prine, Dar Williams, and Steve Goodman, and also the Beatles in terms of chords and progressions that are simple yet unique, intricate but memorable.What equipment do you use?
The entire album was recorded using only a Guild DCE-5 guitar and a Shure microphone. How's that for a shoestring budget?
Evanston, IL
USA
ID
28989
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Comments (24)
Cry me a river,... (very nice song!!)..
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For your personal info, Timberlake didn't create this song, lol. He only took it and made something ugly out of it!
Goodluck mate!..
I just uploaded my new song WANT ME TO BE its just a clipping but I would love to hear what you think of it :) I am trying a new direction musicially and I really want to know what people think of it right now at the stage its in. Thanks so much and feel free to listen to more of my other songs if you have the time.
Jenae
hello from austin texas..........keep up the good work....peace
You have a nice sound! Keep working at it.
Hey Jason i stop by for a listen and i like what i hear.Keep on writing and playing them good songs man,,peace
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