Jason Popson

Jason Popson (J-Mann)
Also known as	J-Mann
Born	November 2, 1971 (1971-11-02) Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Genres	Alternative metal, industrial metal
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	Late 80s–present
Labels	Fractured Transmitter
Associated acts	Mushroomhead, In Cold Blood, Integrity 2000, Crossfader, AM Factory, Rape Whistle, Lost Vegas, State of Conviction, Unified Culture, The Alter Boys, 10,000 Cadillacs, Pitch Black Forecast, (216), One Life Crew

Jason Popson (born November 2, 1971 in Cleveland, Ohio) is best known for his eleven years as a singer in the band Mushroomhead, during which time he was known by the stage name J-Mann. He was identified by his white face paint with black accents resembling a zombie-like mime or the face paint worn in the movie Dead Presidents.

Biography

Popson quit the Mushroomhead in mid-2004 due to being overworked and his father being ill. Though it was previously confirmed that Popson would be featured on Mushroomhead's new studio album Beautiful Stories For Ugly Children, it has been revealed in an interview with Mushroomhead's lead singer Jeffrey Nothing that he will no longer be on the album. No reason has been given, but speculation is that it is one of the reasons that the album was delayed multiple times. Popson most recently performed with Mushroomhead for the songs Before I Die, Solitaire/Unraveling, and Born of Desire for the 17th Anniversary Halloween Show on October 30, 2010.

Popson is an actor and musician that has been involved with the industry since the 1990s. It's been hinted lyrically and in vague interviews that he was raised an only-child by a single parent — his mother — following the departure of his father from his life at a young age. However, Popson later regained a relationship with his father, which played a pivotal role in him leaving Mushroomhead.

Popson is considered a method actor, whereas he embodies the lives of those he emulates. Some even speculate that he takes it too far with imitating certain celebrities lives. Often burring the line between fantasy and reality.

Popson's father, John, died in Sept. 2006 and in memory of his father, he performed a concert at Peabody's Down Under in Cleveland, Ohio on Sept. 29, 2006. The concert acted as a benefit for his father's funeral, and featured Popson performing songs from many of his previous and current bands.

Popson is now in a groove metal band with former Strapping Young Lad/Death drummer Gene Hoglan called Pitch Black Forecast which also features Robert Reinard on guitar and Craig Martini recording studio bass. Martini performed in PBF's inaugural shows, but was then replaced by Steve Rauckhorst for live shows. The band also added guitarist Tom Shafner to its lineup. Pitch Black Forecast was formerly known as Absentee and the group's first release was on Popson's Melvins tribute album — released through his record label Fractured Transmitter — titled "We Reach: The Melvins" when the band performed a cover of the song "Revolve." New PBF material has said to be in the works, but a release date has yet to be announced.

Popson's newest project, titled Scelestus (pronounced sha-less-tus), released an EP through Megaforce Records on May 10. The metal project also features Steve "Skinny" Felton of Mushroomhead and Tommy Church from The Autumn Offering and Tenafly Viper. An LP is said to be in the works, but no official release date or confirmation has been reported. Also reportedly in the works is a new Pitch Black Forecast EP, but nothing confirmed.

Popson participates in various side-projects, including:

• Pitch Black Forecast
• In Cold Blood
• Integrity 2000
• Crossfader
• AM Factory
• Rape Whistle
• Lost Vegas
• State of Conviction
• Unified Culture
• (216)
• The Alter Boys
• 10,000 Cadillacs
• Bitch Wrangler
• Scelestus

Discography

Mushroomhead

• Mushroomhead (1995)
• Superbuick (1996)
• Multimedia Remix (1996)
• Remix 2000 (2002)
• M3 (1999)
• XX (2001)
• XIII (2003)

10,000 Cadillacs

• Reap The Whirlwind (1999)
• Be My Guide EP (2000)

(216)

• (216)/Schnauzer (1997)
• Two One Six (1998)
• Theme Song (Individual song released on Kingsbury Run Compilation album in 2000)

AM Factory

(Only one song ever released, which was included on the Mushroomhead Inc. Sampler album)

• "Deuce Balloon"

Lost Vegas

(only two songs have been released)

• "All Bets Down"
• "It's Not Unusual" (Tom Jones Cover)

Rape Whistle

(only three songs have been released)

• "Playmate of the Year"
• "SKS"
• "Crowd Extermination"

Crossfader

(Only five songs were released, one of which was included on the Kingsbury Run Compilation Album)

• "Death is certain...Life is not" (2000)

Other tracks

"Sew the Seed" "An eye for an eye" "Restitution" "Tear gas and gas masks"

Bitch Wrangler

(No official album release. These three songs are posted on the band's Myspace page)

• "Ballad of Glenn Schwartz"
• "Masochist"
• "Sycamore"

In Cold Blood

• Hell on Earth (1998)

State of Conviction

• Thoughts Light Fires (1996)
• A Call to Arms (1997) (2004 re-release through FTRC)

Unified Culture

• Funkcore (1994)
• To Know What's Up...You Have To Be Down (1995)

Pitch Black Forecast

• Absentee (2008)
• TBA (2011)

Integrity 2000

• Integrity 2000
• Project Regenisis

The Alter Boys

• The Exotic Sounds of the Alter Boys (2005)

Scelestus

• EP (May 2011)

Kriadiaz

(only three songs have been released)

• "Dogs of Doom Stoner Funeral"
• "Lepers & Liars"
• "Wake Us"

Filmography

Popson acted in a short film called Client 3815 with Ryan Dunn for the 2004 Philadelphia Film Festival. The film is an improvised acclaimed thriller. Popson plays the role of Franklin, an employee at 'Dream Control' who gets trapped in a clients dream along with a co-worker.

External links

• Fractured Transmitter Recording Company
• Jason Popson at the Internet Movie Database
• Fractured Transmitter
• Jason's MySpace
• (216)'s MySpace
• Pitch Black Forecast's MySpace
• Client 3815 on Youtube