Jason Kardong
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Jason Kardong is a pedal steel player based out of Seattle, Washington and is the Pedal Steel player for Sera Cahoone
. Originally from outside of Moscow, Idaho
, he grew up directly next door to folk artist Josh Ritter
. Early in his career he played country music in the "Palouse Music Circuit" which included Lewsiston Idaho, Clarkston Washington, Pullman Washington, Troy Idaho and Moscow, Idaho. Shortly after graduating from Washington State University
(WSU) with a BS in Agriculture, he relocated to Seattle Washington to pursue a more professional music path.
His first band after moving to Seattle was the retro western swing
six piece band called Six String Eric and his Lazy Ranch Hands who performed along the West Coast opening for such acts as The Lucky Stars, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
, Wanda Jackson
and Dave Stuckey.
In 2003 he co-founded the band The Wakefields
and shortly after began also playing with Sera Cahoone. Currently he also is involved with The Beautiful Confusion, Massy Ferguson and Grand Archives
Kardong is also active as an audio engineer working with such artists as Betsy Olson, Widower and The Wakefields. He graduated from the Audio Engineering program at the University of Washington. and has worked at such studios as Jupiter Studios, Soundhouse and MRX. He also started the music label Eminence Records in 2005 as a way to promote his music.
,
Son Volt
,
Matt Costa
,
and Grand Archives
. He has also played with various bands and artists including Grand Archives
, Carissa's Wierd
, Matt Costa
, The Beautiful Confusion, Massy Ferguson, The Souvenirs. Recently he appeared on the song "If You've Lost Someone" by Three Ninjas
. He uses various amplifiers but plays mainly through a Fender Vibrasonic Custom.
Sera Cahoone
Sera Cahoone is a singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Cahoone's music combines elements of both classic country-western and modern indie rock and lo-fi....
. Originally from outside of Moscow, Idaho
Moscow, Idaho
Moscow is a city in northern Idaho, situated along the Washington/Idaho border. It is the most populous city and county seat of Latah County and the home of the University of Idaho, the land grant institution and primary research university for the state...
, he grew up directly next door to folk artist Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and author who performs and records with The Royal City Band. Ritter is known for his distinctive Americana style and narrative lyrics. In 2006 he was named one of the "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" by Paste magazine.- Early life :Josh...
. Early in his career he played country music in the "Palouse Music Circuit" which included Lewsiston Idaho, Clarkston Washington, Pullman Washington, Troy Idaho and Moscow, Idaho. Shortly after graduating from Washington State University
Washington State University
Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university...
(WSU) with a BS in Agriculture, he relocated to Seattle Washington to pursue a more professional music path.
His first band after moving to Seattle was the retro western swing
Western swing
Western swing music is a subgenre of American country music that originated in the late 1920s in the West and South among the region's Western string bands...
six piece band called Six String Eric and his Lazy Ranch Hands who performed along the West Coast opening for such acts as The Lucky Stars, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys is a western swing/country boogie musical band from California.They began as rockabilly revivalists in the late 1980s, then dug deeper into the music which rockabilly came from: western swing and particularly the country boogie style of the late 1940s and early 1950s,...
, Wanda Jackson
Wanda Jackson
Wanda Lavonne Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist who had success in the mid-1950s and 60s as one of the first popular female rockabilly singers and a pioneering rock and roll artist...
and Dave Stuckey.
In 2003 he co-founded the band The Wakefields
The Wakefields
The Wakefields are an alt-country band based out of Seattle Washington that was formed in 2004 as the by-product of friendships started in previous projects...
and shortly after began also playing with Sera Cahoone. Currently he also is involved with The Beautiful Confusion, Massy Ferguson and Grand Archives
Grand Archives
Grand Archives is an American indie rock band that formed in Seattle. They were originally called Archives and are led by principal songwriter Mat Brooke, formerly of Carissa's Wierd and Band of Horses.-The Grand Archives:...
Kardong is also active as an audio engineer working with such artists as Betsy Olson, Widower and The Wakefields. He graduated from the Audio Engineering program at the University of Washington. and has worked at such studios as Jupiter Studios, Soundhouse and MRX. He also started the music label Eminence Records in 2005 as a way to promote his music.
Collaborations
Kardong has toured with Band of HorsesBand of Horses
Band of Horses, originally briefly known as Horses, are an American rock band formed in 2004 in Seattle by Ben Bridwell. They have released three studio albums, the most recent and most successful of which is 2010's Grammy nominated Infinite Arms...
,
Son Volt
Son Volt
Son Volt is an alternative country group formed by Jay Farrar in 1994 after the breakup of the band Uncle Tupelo.-History:The group formed after Farrar met Jim and Dave Boquist during the final Uncle Tupelo tour. Together with former Uncle Tupelo drummer Mike Heidorn, the band rehearsed and...
,
Matt Costa
Matt Costa
Matthew Albert Costa is a singer-songwriter from Huntington Beach, California.He has five independent releases: two self-recorded EPs, and three full-length CDs released via Brushfire Records.-Life:...
,
and Grand Archives
Grand Archives
Grand Archives is an American indie rock band that formed in Seattle. They were originally called Archives and are led by principal songwriter Mat Brooke, formerly of Carissa's Wierd and Band of Horses.-The Grand Archives:...
. He has also played with various bands and artists including Grand Archives
Grand Archives
Grand Archives is an American indie rock band that formed in Seattle. They were originally called Archives and are led by principal songwriter Mat Brooke, formerly of Carissa's Wierd and Band of Horses.-The Grand Archives:...
, Carissa's Wierd
Carissa's Wierd
Carissa's Wierd was an indie rock band from Seattle that formed in 1995 and disbanded in late 2003. Their sound has been described as "chamber rock". The band deliberately misspelled the word "Weird" in their name...
, Matt Costa
Matt Costa
Matthew Albert Costa is a singer-songwriter from Huntington Beach, California.He has five independent releases: two self-recorded EPs, and three full-length CDs released via Brushfire Records.-Life:...
, The Beautiful Confusion, Massy Ferguson, The Souvenirs. Recently he appeared on the song "If You've Lost Someone" by Three Ninjas
Jason J Brunet
Jason J Brunet is a musician from Seattle, Washington, known also by the stage name Three Ninjas. In addition to his notoriety as an MC and producer, he is known for being the child of a compulsive hoarder, and his appearance on Hoarders, Episode 201, "Augustine."Jason J Brunet's appearance on...
Gear
Kardong plays a Carter Pedal Steel as well as a Rittenberry steel guitarSteel guitar
Steel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
. He uses various amplifiers but plays mainly through a Fender Vibrasonic Custom.
Trivia
- J. was an extra in the Kenny ChesneyKenny ChesneyKenneth "Kenny" Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S...
video "Me and You" VIDEO - His uncle Don KardongDon KardongDonald Franklin Kardong is a noted runner and author from the United States. He represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada....
placed 4th in the 1976 Olympic Marathon - Has toured with Son VoltSon VoltSon Volt is an alternative country group formed by Jay Farrar in 1994 after the breakup of the band Uncle Tupelo.-History:The group formed after Farrar met Jim and Dave Boquist during the final Uncle Tupelo tour. Together with former Uncle Tupelo drummer Mike Heidorn, the band rehearsed and...
, Matt CostaMatt CostaMatthew Albert Costa is a singer-songwriter from Huntington Beach, California.He has five independent releases: two self-recorded EPs, and three full-length CDs released via Brushfire Records.-Life:...
, Grand ArchivesGrand ArchivesGrand Archives is an American indie rock band that formed in Seattle. They were originally called Archives and are led by principal songwriter Mat Brooke, formerly of Carissa's Wierd and Band of Horses.-The Grand Archives:...
, Band of HorsesBand of HorsesBand of Horses, originally briefly known as Horses, are an American rock band formed in 2004 in Seattle by Ben Bridwell. They have released three studio albums, the most recent and most successful of which is 2010's Grammy nominated Infinite Arms...
, Lucinda WilliamsLucinda WilliamsLucinda Williams is an American rock, folk, blues and country music singer and songwriter. She recorded her first albums in 1978 and 1980 in a traditional country and blues style and received very little attention from radio, the media, or the public. In 1988, she released her self-titled album,... - Cousin of L.A. ceramic artist Rebeccah Kardong
Partial Discography
| Title | Artist | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Chateau Mobile Chateau - Personnel :* Matt Costa – vocals on all tracks, electric guitar on tracks 2, 6, 7 and 10, acoustic guitar on tracks 4, 5, 9, 11 and 12, classical guitar on track 8, lap steel on track 4, electric twelve-string guitar on tracks 1, 5, 8 and 11, bass on tracks 4, 8 and 10, piano on tracks 1, 3, 4,... |
Matt Costa Matt Costa Matthew Albert Costa is a singer-songwriter from Huntington Beach, California.He has five independent releases: two self-recorded EPs, and three full-length CDs released via Brushfire Records.-Life:... |
2010 |
| Hard Water | Massy Ferguson | 2010 |
| Lonely Woman Blues | Betsy Olson | 2010 |
| Karlson | Karlson | 2010 |
| Last Night In Taupo | Shotgun Social | 2010 |
| Keep in Mind Frankenstein Keep in Mind Frankenstein Keep in Mind Frankenstein is the second full length album by Seattle's Grand Archives.- Track listing :# "Topsy's Revenge" - 3:42# "Witchy Park/Tomorrow Will " - 6:27# "Silver Among The Gold" - 3:57# "Oslo Novelist" - 3:51... |
Grand Archives Grand Archives Grand Archives is an American indie rock band that formed in Seattle. They were originally called Archives and are led by principal songwriter Mat Brooke, formerly of Carissa's Wierd and Band of Horses.-The Grand Archives:... |
2009 |
| Widower | Widower | 2009 |
| The Beautiful Confusion | The Beautiful Confusion | 2009 |
| Songs For The Open Road | Heading West Heading West "Heading West" was the third single from Cyndi Lauper's album A Night to Remember."Heading West" was written by Lauper, Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. The same team wrote "My First Night Without You, and the latter two wrote "True Colors", and "I Drove All Night". The song is about moving on from a... |
2009 |
| Only As The Day Is Long | Sera Cahoone Sera Cahoone Sera Cahoone is a singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Cahoone's music combines elements of both classic country-western and modern indie rock and lo-fi.... |
2008 |
| The Grand Archives The Grand Archives - Track listing :# "Torn Blue Foam Couch" - 3:27# "Miniature Birds" - 3:33# "Swan Matches" - 4:17# "Index Moon" - 2:57# "George Kaminski" - 4:23# "A Setting Sun" - 3:43# "Breezy No Breezy" - 1:59# "Sleepdriving" - 5:20# "Louis Riel" - 2:29... |
Grand Archives Grand Archives Grand Archives is an American indie rock band that formed in Seattle. They were originally called Archives and are led by principal songwriter Mat Brooke, formerly of Carissa's Wierd and Band of Horses.-The Grand Archives:... |
2008 |
| Love Songs & Funeral Homes | Facts About Funerals | 2008 |
| Even Cowgirls Get The Blues | Various Artists | 2008 |
| Sera Cahoone Sera Cahoone Sera Cahoone is a singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Cahoone's music combines elements of both classic country-western and modern indie rock and lo-fi.... |
Sera Cahoone Sera Cahoone Sera Cahoone is a singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Cahoone's music combines elements of both classic country-western and modern indie rock and lo-fi.... |
2006 |
| Falling Down Blue | The Wakefields The Wakefields The Wakefields are an alt-country band based out of Seattle Washington that was formed in 2004 as the by-product of friendships started in previous projects... |
2006 |
| Viva Las Vegas 5 | Various Artists | 2001 |