J'Son (singer)

J'son (born Jason Tyrel Thomas; May 14, 1980) is an American R&B singer who was signed to Hollywood Records in the 1990s[1] with three charting hits on the US Billboard Hot 100.

This article is about an American R&B singer. For Brazilian-born Swedish rapper and songwriter, see J-Son.
J'son
Birth nameJason Tyrel Thomas
Also known asJay Sonic, "J.T."
Born (1980-05-14) May 14, 1980
South Central, Los Angeles
GenresR&B/Pop
Occupation(s)Singer, Actor
Years active1995-Present
LabelsHollywood Records, Def Soul, J Records
Associated acts3rd Storee, Chapter 4

Career

J'son grew up in South Central Los Angeles singing on the street corner for tips after school. He started singing at the age of eight in an attempt to gain his mother’s attention, which is when his singing abilities were recognized. At the age of 13 J'son met Minetta D. Gammage who then introduced him to her business partner David Esterson, who helped get a record deal with Hollywood Records.

In 1995 J'son released his first single "Take A Look". The song peaked at #74 on the Billboard Hot 100, #26 on Billboard's Rhythmic Top 40 chart, #38 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart and #54 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart. His second single "I'll Never Stop Loving You" peaked at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100, #38 on Billboard's Rhythmic Top 40 chart, and #57 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart. The song appeared on the "First Kid" movie soundtrack and it was covered by Britney Spears, appearing as the B-side to her single "(You Drive Me) Crazy". J'son's self-titled debut album was released on February 27, 1996 and peaked at #44 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart. His song "Say That You're Ready" appeared on the Eddie movie soundtrack in 1996. A song titled "Down and Dirty was featured The 6th Man movie soundtrack in 1997.

In 1998, he released the single "I Should Cheat On You", the lead single from his sophomore album. The song peaked at #48 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, #72 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed on the chart for 13 weeks. Unfortunately due to the lackluster sells of the single, his second album was shelved. After leaving Hollywood records he joined the R&B boy band 3rd Storee (also known as Chapter 4) and released one album with them in 2002. Aside from music, J'son has done some acting, commercials, voice-overs and he appears in the movie “Honey” starring Jessica Alba.

After the group disbanded, J'Son reemerged in 2011 for brief moment appearing under a new stage name Jay Sonic in a new music video titled "Spazz Out", Directed by Nick Lovell and Cinematography by Matthew Griffith.[2] In 2012 he made an on-air radio broadcast participating in a R&B cipher on Generation Bizzle Radio on their GenerationBizzleTV YouTube Channel, the vocal acts featured actress and singer Porscha Coleman along with artists Kolby Cordell, Tonez P & Jay Sonic.[3]

Discography

Albums
  • J'Son (1996)

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
Billboard
Hot 100
1995 "Take a Look" 74
1996 "I'll Never Stop Loving You" 62
1998 "I Should Cheat on You" 72

Soundtracks
  • "I'll Never Stop Loving You" - First Kid Soundtrack (Walt Disney Pictures)
  • "Say That You're Ready" - Eddie Soundtrack (Buena Vista Pictures)
  • "Down and Dirty" - The 6th Man Soundtrack (Touchstone Pictures)

Unreleased Tracks
  • "Truly Wait" - (Producer's Cut, Recorded before his official sign with Hollywood Records)[4]
  • "Baby Don't Run Away" - (Producer's Cut, Recorded before his official sign with Hollywood Records)[5]
  • "Spazz Out" - (2011 single and music video under the new stage name "Jay Sonic") [6]

See also

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p169881
  2. "Spazz Out: By Jay Sonic". Vimeo. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  3. generationbizzletv (2012-05-21), LIVE R&B SHOWCASE w/ Porscha Coleman feat. Kolby Cordell, Tonez P, and Jay Sonic, retrieved 2017-07-22
  4. Various Artists - Topic (2015-11-05), Truly Wait, retrieved 2017-07-22
  5. Various Artists - Topic (2015-11-05), Baby Don't Run Away, retrieved 2017-07-22
  6. iamjaysonic (2011-05-31), "Spazz Out!" by Jay Sonic (official), retrieved 2017-07-22
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