Bio
Jason Haney
It seems kind of silly to be writing the story of my life at 23, but I'll do my best. I'd like to say that music has been the backbone of my life since I came out of the womb, but the truth is I actually didn't pick up a guitar until half way through my college career. The first two years of that career were a little shaky. Consistency was lacking, direction was nowhere to be found, and passion was an emotion that I rarely felt. My brother likes to think he is owe'd the credit for the fact that I picked up a guitar x'mas break of '08 (and he is), but I also like to tell people that I was lost and guitar was the "found" that I had been looking for.
It didn't take long for me to find happiness in guitar and happiness in song writing. I've always enjoyed reminiscing through old memories, and discussing which past decisions we would still make or make differently. For me, song writing has become a constant reminder of the choices I've made, friends i maintain relationships with, and friends I no longer have. The funny thing about writing music, at least what I have found to be true, is that I spend so much time looking back into the past and whats coming in the future, that it gets harder and harder to be alive and fullfilled in the present.
If I've learned one thing about this business in the year or so I've been at it, it's that you can't be afraid of the word no. If i believed in the word "no," I wouldn't be in Nashville. If i believed in the word "no," I wouldn't have had the faith that was required to fund the recording of my first album. I'm determined to make these dreams of mine come true, and I've come to the realization that it only requires one believer to do so, and thats myself. The last year has been one of the most life-changing I've ever had. I've found myself musically, and I'm doing my best to find my audience. I can't begin to describe how good it feels to read through the comments and messages that the fans are leaving. All I've ever wanted was to write a song that means something to someone. Thats how I feel most alive in the moment, in the present, in the now. I am so thankful you are on this journey with me, and I hope we get to meet on the road someday!
Cheers, JH.
It didn't take long for me to find happiness in guitar and happiness in song writing. I've always enjoyed reminiscing through old memories, and discussing which past decisions we would still make or make differently. For me, song writing has become a constant reminder of the choices I've made, friends i maintain relationships with, and friends I no longer have. The funny thing about writing music, at least what I have found to be true, is that I spend so much time looking back into the past and whats coming in the future, that it gets harder and harder to be alive and fullfilled in the present.
If I've learned one thing about this business in the year or so I've been at it, it's that you can't be afraid of the word no. If i believed in the word "no," I wouldn't be in Nashville. If i believed in the word "no," I wouldn't have had the faith that was required to fund the recording of my first album. I'm determined to make these dreams of mine come true, and I've come to the realization that it only requires one believer to do so, and thats myself. The last year has been one of the most life-changing I've ever had. I've found myself musically, and I'm doing my best to find my audience. I can't begin to describe how good it feels to read through the comments and messages that the fans are leaving. All I've ever wanted was to write a song that means something to someone. Thats how I feel most alive in the moment, in the present, in the now. I am so thankful you are on this journey with me, and I hope we get to meet on the road someday!
Cheers, JH.
Twitter: @thejasonhaney
I love what the @mrBobbyBones show is doing this morning for the #redcross. Just donated. Makes me wanna work for the show even more.
@PulseRecording hey! Do y’all take songwriter submissions?!
