Jason Blaine

Jason Blaine
Birth name Jason McEwan
Born (1980-04-19) April 19, 1980
Origin Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Genres Country
Occupation(s) singer/songwriter
Years active 2003present
Labels Jay Bird Music
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Koch
Website www.jasonblaine.ca

Jason Blaine (born April 19, 1980 in Pembroke, Ontario) is a Canadian country music singer/songwriter from Pembroke, Ontario.[1] The winner of Project Discovery 2002, Blaine has charted four singles on the Canadian Hot 100.[2]

Career

In 2002, Jason Blaine won Project Discovery 2002, a talent search sponsored by CMT.[3] His victory led to the release of his first single the following year, "That's What I Do." Working with producer Jason Barry, Blaine released his independent debut album, While We Were Waiting, on July 26, 2005. Singles released from the album include "Heartache Like Mine," "While We Were Waiting" and "What I Can't Forget." Blaine signed with Icon Records in 2006, who re-released his album on June 24.

Blaine moved to Nashville to begin work on his second album. Make My Move was released by Koch Entertainment Canada on May 20, 2008. It was followed by Sweet Sundown in 2010 and Life So Far in 2011, both released by E1 Entertainment Canada. In 2013 he released his fifth album, Everything I Love,[4] followed by his most recent one, Country Side, in 2015.[5]

He lives in Nashville with his wife and four children.[6]

Discography

Albums

Title Details
While We Were Waiting
Make My Move
Sweet Sundown
Life So Far
  • Release date: September 27, 2011
  • Label: E1 Entertainment
Everything I Love
  • Release date: July 9, 2013
  • Label: E1 Entertainment
Country Side
  • Release date: October 23, 2015
  • Label: E1 Entertainment

Singles

2000s

Year Single Peak positions Album
CAN
[2]
2003 "That's What I Do" While We Were Waiting
2005 "Heartache Like Mine"
2006 "While We Were Waiting"
"What I Can't Forget"
2007 "Rock in My Boot" 92 Make My Move
"Flirtin' with Me"
2008 "My First Car"
"Good Day to Get Gone" 95
2009 "Give It to Me"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2010s

Year Single Peak chart
positions
Album
CAN Country
[7]
CAN
[2]
2010 "Numb" Sweet Sundown
"Run with Me" 99
"Hillbilly Girl"
2011 "Watchin' the World Go Round" Life So Far
"They Don’t Make 'Em Like That Anymore"
2012 "Cool" 79
"On a Night Like This"
2013 "Rock It Country Girl" 13 80 Everything I Love
"Feels Like That" 18
2014 "Friends of Mine" 12 84
"Layin' Your Love on Me" 46
2015 "Country Side" 6 86 Country Side
"Travelin' Light"
"Spotlight" 11
2016 "Dance with My Daughter"A 48
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Guest singles

Year Single Artist Album
2010 "Don't Leave the Leavin'" Victoria Banks When You Can Fly

Music videos

Year Video Director
2003 "That's What I Do"
2005 "Heartache Like Mine" Stephano Barberis
2006 "While We Were Waiting"
"What I Can't Forget"
2007 "Rock in My Boot"
"Flirtin' with Me"
2008 "My First Car"
2009 "Give It to Me" Antonio Hrynchuk
2010 "Numb" Warren P. Sonoda
"Run with Me"
"Hillbilly Girl" Warren P. Sonoda
2011 "They Don’t Make 'Em Like That Anymore"
2012 "Cool"
"On a Night Like This" Matt Braun
2013 "Feels Like That"
2014 "Friends of Mine" (featuring Gord Bamford,
Chad Brownlee, Deric Ruttan and Jason McCoy)
Sean Smith
"Layin' Your Love on Me" Stephano Barberis
2015 "Country Side" Kirstin Barlowe
"Spotlight" Sean Smith
2016 "Dance with My Daughter" David Pichette

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Result
2004 Canadian Country Music Association Independent Song of the Year – "That's What I Do" Nominated
2006 Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award Nominated
2007 Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award Nominated
2008 Top New Talent of the Year – Male Nominated
2009 Male Artist of the Year Nominated
2012 Male Artist of the Year Nominated
Single of the Year – "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" Won
Songwriter of the Year – "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" Nominated
2013 Songwriter of the Year – "Cool" Nominated
2014 CMT Video of the Year – "Friends of Mine" Nominated
2015 Songwriter of the Year – "Country Side" Nominated
Video of the Year – "Country Side" Nominated

References

  1. Meade-Baxter, Jordyn. "Interview – Jason Blaine". Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jason Blaine Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  3. "Jason Blaine | Ottawa Valley (Pembroke)". www.algonquincollege.com. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  4. "About". www.jasonblaine.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  5. "Jason Blaine keeping his Country Side hot with latest album and tour". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  6. "Interview with Tebey and Jason Blaine". BlogTalkRadio. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  7. "Jason Blaine Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.

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