Jason King (journalist)
| Jason King | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Company Freak |
| Origin | Canada |
| Genres | Pop, Soul, Disco, Electronic, Hip-Hop, EDM, Dance |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, DJ, Scholar, Writer, Filmmaker, Producer, Creative Director |
| Years active | 1990s-Present |
| Labels | Superlatude |
| Website | http://jasonkingonline.com/ |
Jason King is a Canadian-born singer, journalist, professor, producer, curator, and filmmaker. He has worked as both an executive and in artistic roles in the music industry.
King is the co-founder of The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University and has been the creative director and founder of music programs at both the Berlin and NYU Abhu Dabi campuses. He has also taught at international NYU campuses including in the MFA program in International Media Producing at Tisch School of the Arts Asia.
King writes on a number of salient pop culture issues. King is also a consultant for seasoned and aspiring artists on branding, visual presentation, and musical consistency. He has been recruited as a music marketing and branding expert in high-profile legal cases on behalf of pop superstars Jay-Z, Madonna and Lady Gaga. He is the CEO of his own music and film production company, Superlatude. King is also an NPR contributor, where he hosts and curates NPRandB, a 24/7 streaming radio channel devoted to R&B and soul music.
King left his hometown of Edmonton at 16 to attend Carlton University in Ottawa, where he studied Mass Communications and Journalism for a year. He attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, where he studied musical theater and music theory. King delved into Broadway musicals with a particular interest in those with a connection to African-American culture.
King obtained an actor's equity card, and motivated by his parents, decided to enroll in an advanced program for the study of performance, pop culture, and music.
He applied to the Tisch school at New York University with the intent to study popular music from a scholarly angle with a concentration in hip-hop, pop, rock, and R&B. At the same time, King began writing musicals, as well as a play entitled, The Story of My Father. Carl Hall played the grandfather; Vivian Reed played the mother.
King earned his big break in music journalism while on a panel with Emil Wilbekin, then-editor of Vibe. He was impressed with King's perspective and background, and gave him the opportunity to write for the magazine.
His June 2003 Village Voice essay on the down-low phenomenon in black communities is considered by some a pioneering piece on the subject.
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