Jason Upton

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Jason Upton
Born (1973-12-15) December 15, 1973 (age 50)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres Worship, contemporary Christian
Occupation(s) Worship leader, singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, keyboards
Years active2000–present
LabelsKey of David Ministries, Integrity, Sparrow, Gotee
Website jasonupton.com

Jason Upton (born December 15, 1973) is an American contemporary worship music singer, songwriter, and recording artist. His songs are mostly inspired by folk music.

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Early life

Jason Upton was born on December 15, 1973, in Minneapolis and was adopted by a Christian family in March 1974. He has Native American roots; his biological father was a Cherokee. [1]

Musical career

Upton released Key of David in 2000. It was recorded live in Virginia Beach in the same year and was produced by Upton's own Key of David Ministries. More than half of the album consisted of unrehearsed, spontaneous songs and declarations. Later in 2000, he appeared at a National Day of Prayer and Fasting event called "The Call D.C." [2] On August 14, 2001, he released his second album, Faith, which was recorded live and released on 40 Records. The title track was an unplanned song which Upton referred to in the liner notes of the album as a "Spirit Song".

In 2002, he released two independent albums, Jacob's Dream and Dying Star, his first to have been recorded in a studio. In 2002, he recorded "You Are the One" on the collaborative Keith Green tribute album Your Love Broke Through: The Worship Songs of Keith Green. [3] In 2003, Upton released the independently recorded live album, Remember. [4] Also in that year, he led worship at the Onething Conference. [5] He released Trusting the Angels in December 2004. [6] [ better source needed ]

Great River Road was released through Gotee Records in April 2005; it contains five songs which are independent releases and four new songs as well as a song recorded for the earlier Green tribute. The album included a CD-ROM feature of Upton explaining his inspirations for and reasons behind the songs on the album.[ citation needed ] His fourth live album, sixth independent album, and eighth overall album, Open Up the Earth was released in late October 2005.[ citation needed ]

His tenth album, Beautiful People, was released in 2007. It has piano songs mixing contemplative pop and epic anthems; [7] it includes "Never Alone Martin", [8] which was inspired by a religious experience of Martin Luther King Jr.. At the beginning of the Montgomery bus boycott, King Jr. began to receive threatening calls and once he prayed to God at midnight. After that he heard the voice of Jesus telling him He would never leave him alone. [9] [10]

Events and tours

Upton regularly tours leading worship in churches and at conferences, including Onething. [2] He has rarely appeared on television; he has appeared at least twice on The 700 Club . [11]

Discography

Awards

In 2007, his album Between Earth and Sky was featured as one of CBN's best Christian contemporary albums of 2007. [12]

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  2. 1 2 Charisma. "A Sound from Heaven". Charisma Magazine. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Various Artists". ChristianityToday.com. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Remember by Jason Upton | CD Reviews And Information | NewReleaseToday". www.newreleasetoday.com. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ PropheticSong49 (April 23, 2011), Jason Upton - One Thing Conference 2003 - Creativity Part 1 of 4, archived from the original on December 15, 2021, retrieved September 11, 2017{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Trusting the Angels" by Jason Upton on iTunes, November 10, 2004, retrieved September 11, 2017
  7. ↑ "Jason Upton Artist Profile - Biography And Discography". newreleasetuesday.com. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Jason Upton, "Beautiful People" Review". jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  9. ↑ Rieder, Jonathan (2008), "The Word of the Lord Is Upon Me: The Righteous Performance of Martin Luther King Jr.", Harvard University Press, p. 124
  10. ↑ "Why Jesus Called A Man A Fool" . Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Jason Upton Performs Live on The 700 Club". CBN.com (beta). Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  12. ↑ "CBNmusic's Best Contemporary Christian Albums of 2007". Cbn.com. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  13. ↑ Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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