Jason Ingram
BornWest Virginia
OriginFranklin, Tennessee
Occupation(s)Songwriter, music producer, singer
Years active1998–present

Jason David Ingram is an American Christian music producer and songwriter. He has been a songwriter for many Christian artists, including Bebo Norman[1] and Point of Grace.[2]

Career

Around the end of 2001, he was the first artist to be signed to Resonate Records, an INO Records partnership with Sonicflood's lead vocalist Rick Heil.[3] He subsequently released his first album, Jason Ingram, on March 5, 2002.[3][4]

Since 2003, Ingram has been the lead vocalist of the Christian pop rock band The Longing.[5] Ingram co-founded in 2009 and is currently the lead vocalist for the band One Sonic Society.

Ingram has written songs for many contemporary Christian music artists. He wrote Bebo Norman's "I Will Lift My Eyes" and Salvador's "Shine".[6] At the annual SESAC Awards, held in Nashville on March 5, 2007, Ingram received the "Christian Songwriter of the Year" award.[6] After receiving the honor, he told Billboard, "I had no idea, it never crossed my mind. I am so thrilled. You write and you hope the songs affect people and get out there. It's cool when you see that really happens".[6] He co-wrote three tracks on Brandon Heath's second album, What If We, including "Give Me Your Eyes", which won two GMA Dove Awards in 2009.[7] He also co-wrote songs for Tenth Avenue North, including a No. 4 song on the Christian Billboard Charts, "Healing Begins".[8]

Ingram co-wrote "One Day" with Nick Jonas and Dan Muckala in 2011 for the pop artist Charice. The song was used by AcuVue for a promotion called "AcuVue 1-day".[9]

Personal life

Ingram is the son of the Christian megachurch pastor Chip Ingram.

Awards

Production discography

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Jared. "Between the Dreaming and the Coming True > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
  2. ^ "Point of Grace – How You Live". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
  3. ^ a b Price, Deborah Evans (January 12, 2002). "INO Pacts With Resonate". Billboard. Vol. 144. p. 17. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
  4. ^ Breimeier, Russ. "Jason Ingram – Jason Ingram". Christianity Today. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
  5. ^ "The Longing Discography". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
  6. ^ a b c Price, Deborah Evans (March 17, 2007). "Ingram Shines at SESAC Awards". Billboard. p. 50. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
  7. ^ "Brandon Heath Takes Home Three Major Wins at 40th Annual GMA Dove Awards". 1Cubed.com. April 27, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
    - "Brandon Heath – What If We". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
  8. ^ "Tenth Avenue North – Healing Begins". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  9. ^ Acuvue705,032 likes · 6,748 talking about this. "Acuvue". Facebook. Retrieved April 1, 2013.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Jones, Kim. "2009 Dove Awards – 40th Annual Dove Awards Nominees & Winners". About.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
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