Jason Sebastian Russo

Not to be confused with Jason John Russo.
Jason Sebastian Russo
Jason Sebastian Russo at Coney Island Brooklyn, NY during the video shoot for Hopewell's single "Island."
Jason Sebastian Russo at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, during the video shoot for Hopewell's "Island", directed by Art Boonparn.[1]
Born (1973-08-16) August 16, 1973 (age 51)
OccupationMusician

Jason Sebastian Russo (born August 16, 1973, in Yonkers, New York) is an American rock musician and writer, currently a MFA student at Bennington Writing Seminars in Bennington, Vermont and a published poet and short story writer.[2] He was a member of Mercury Rev from 1994 to 2001, and rejoined in 2011 for the Don't Look Back concert series Deserter's Songs reunion tour. He founded the psychedelic rock band Hopewell in high school.[3] Hopewell has since gone on hiatus. They released their fifth album, Good Good Desperation, on Tee Pee Records in 2009. He is also leader of the band Common Prayer.[4]

Common Prayer's debut record There Is A Mountain was released in the UK by Big Potato Records, a label founded in part by Slowdive's Neil Halstead. It was recorded on the site of the Truck Festival in Steventon, Oxfordshire, by Joe and Robin Bennett of Goldrush. Other players include Russo's brother, Justin Russo.[5]

In 2014, he began a new band called Guiding Light with the musician/filmmaker Tara Autovino.[6] Their debut LP was released by Bleeding Gold Records (US) and Eggs In Aspic Records (UK) in late 2017.[7]

In 2018, while simultaneously recording their sophomore album, Guiding Light became one half of the band Pete International Airport, recording and touring the album Safer With The Wolves... (A Recordings). They also contributed, separately, remixes for the band's remix LP SFR WTH TH WLVS...RMX.[8][9]

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  4. ^ "Common Prayer – There Is A Mountain". Thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. ^ Diver, Mike. "BBC - Music - Review of Common Prayer - There Is a Mountain". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Jason Sebastian Russo & Tara Autovino Need Your Help "Getting the Fuck Out of Brooklyn" | The Village Voice". Villagevoice.com. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  7. ^ Valish, Frank. "Guide the Lightning". Undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  8. ^ "About Pete International Airport". Peteinternationalairport.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Pete International Airport - SFR WTH TH WLVS...RMX". Littlecloudrecords.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.