A Charmed Life - Coverbands
Monday, April 16th, 2002
Author: Coverbands
Jason
Stan looks as though he has been created as merchandise to
sell the Robert Downey Jr doll. Jason carries a distinct likeness
to the American star but also has a light regularity of the
type sometimes created on computer composites to illustrate
the argument that hewn accuracy is evidence of genetic health.
He
is currently promoting his latest single My Name Is Schapelle.
A beautifuly produced pop tune which he wrote for Schapelle
Corby and submitted to her family on the off chance they would
like it. They did and soon after it became the only song written
for Schapelle Corby worldwide to be officially endorsed by
Schapelle and her family. For this reason alone, the single
was always going to be a huge success for Jason as it pinned
itself right within the firing line of her advocate website
and in the faces of Schapelle supporters worldwide. No other
musical offering would make it through the Bali gates and
there were many on offer. When Schapelle's plight hit the
media, it seemed every little would be singer/songwriter with
a studio had a song to sell but Jason's prolific songwriting
clearly hit the miss.
Jason
arrives and is a little rounder than you would expect, and
a little shorter. On ordering our lunch, he orders a unique
gourmet sandwich followed by a skinny mochacino with a side
order of steamed milk. He is head over heels with an office
manager and has dreams of someday sharing a white Christmas
with her. He currently lives in Melbourne, has an iPhone like
the rest of us and a select group of close friends that couldn’t
be any further away from the employment likes of singing.
He is a wealthy triumph of the lab.
Talking
to Jason is like talking to a flower. He does not laugh and
he certainly does not flirt and this makes him very unsexy.
The reason might be, of course, that he does not care to,
that he cannot make that fine distinction between having a
laugh and making out. Furthermore, he is happy and may not
need to exercise his vanity in the cause of fun.
Live
show wise, Stan fell out of love with the live music scene
quicker than most who had fought to make it there. He seemed
to have developed an inner dislike for the industry and after
two and a half years into a live contract with Bridie O’Reily’s
in Melbourne, Stan pulled the plug convincing himself that
he should stay away from the substances destroying his life.
Suprisingly for the onslaught of regulars to his shows, Stan
was convinced that those substances were the music industry
as a whole. He had been unhappy and confused and the live
shows that once rendered him in recognition and thrill had
now turned to despair. On the surface, there had been amazing
shows but away from the stage there had been sleepless nights
and panick attacks, all stemming from his live performances.
In calling an end to those reflected this but it was a chiseled
beauty who sorted him out.
Stan's
career is in a quiet space now, but there have been some successes,
notably with his debut single My Girl in 1996 where he earned
himself his first and only top 5 single on the music charts
after being aired on Radio station 7LA. The debut gave a convincing
performance, he is good at being the ballad singer.
Now,
he believes his small successes in the music industry and
notable high’s in the corporate music world have made
it easier for him today than when he was first starting out
and is unworried about the onset of Australian radio ignoring
his attributes. He observes that his small but loyal fan base
remains his musical asset and he is confident that he will
continue to inherit further small successes. 'With hindsight,
the crises that beset me were necessary to get me to where
I am today. I remember the first 100 demo's that I sent out
to every record company accross Australia with the help of
my family. It wasn't long after that I received 100 letters
of rejection and I was shattered. The music industry has pushed
me through many doors. In 2000, excitement came through my
live shows at Bridie O’Reily's. I look back on those
days fondly, but I would not go back for all the tea in China'.
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