Jason Halogen
Jason "Halogen" Dunn, sometime lead singer of The Luxury and The Halogens, songwriter, multi-instrum
14/12/2023
Cool, now give it weapons and tell it to solve global warming at any cost
AI scientists make ‘exciting’ discovery using chatbots to solve maths problems Breakthrough suggests technology behind ChatGPT and Bard can generate information that goes beyond human knowledge
26/11/2023
This is fun! :) Chin Ho! sent another unfinished demo. I added the slinky opening and astral guitars and the backing vocals and sent it back. Enjoy.
chin ho! with jason halogen - dinner at daily planet - 2024 #vermont Over dinner at the Planet we talked about the future because we didn't have a past and the present wasn't done.
10/11/2023
TURTLES OUT THERE OMG
10/11/2023
OH man I got one of those cheesy 360° cameras!
09/11/2023
In the late nineties, I was in a Vermont rock band called Chin Ho! and they've reunited, at least briefly, hopefully not so briefly - anyway, Andrew X Smith sent me this unfinished demo a few months back saying "I think this needs something", so I did my whole guitarscape/backing vocal thing and sent it back, and they decided to post it! First time "playing together" in 25 years. Enjoy!
I have begun my Sparks faves playlist, which will grow:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5dL63eEDX9wknGAfx5K6lk?si=ClEBg2X2Q_CKLTCxYcMfIQ
I just wanted to say thanks for the birthday wishes. I'm glad so many of you can tolerate me ❣️
I was briefly featured on Airtalk on KPCC this morning - they asked for an on air interview but their console was all screwed up and I was driving. Story of my life. They read a brief summary of my comment on air. Anyhoo...
Long story short, the bit was about the long history of men having trouble finding real friendships with other men. As I told the call screener, I feel lucky that in my teens I stepped outside the typically masculine pursuits of sports (and being basically sh*tty) and took up music, and that through that artistic medium I've been lucky enough to see men at their most powerful and vulnerable. Not to say I haven't been sh*tty.
Creativity is unbelievably important, available to everyone, and it's one of the few things this floundering species can really pull off. Beyond that, I might have said on air, it's a bridge between the masculine and the feminine, and all the other divides. We can all create, and with wildly different results, and when we come together to collaborate we'll always learn more about each other and open up emotional avenues that may have been discouraged in our youth - just by creating together.
I was overjoyed to hear the resident expert acknowledge, after my summarized comment, that even the act of being creative or stepping outside the "manly" box has long been derided among straight men and straight-raised boys as being somehow "gay", and that this bizarre phenomenon has scared straight men (or those who desperately need to be seen as straight men) away from such pursuits. "Art is gay, play football" is never outright stated anymore, or I friggin' hope it isn't, but that was a real sentiment growing up in the 80's. These days I'm happily making music with people of all sexual persuasions (except right-wingers because honestly they're not good at it, come on guys) and the rewards are endless.
I do worry, as the political right seeks to narrow what can and should be taught in the areas they control, that this will become more and more divisive. "Traditional" to me reeks of toxicity. All genders should feel. All genders should talk about those feelings and express them. All genders should pick up instruments and learn to make music, pick up a brush and paint, pick up a pen and write. All of us should be encouraged to do these things. We should all shout, beautifully.
TL;DR - every single one of us has the potential to create, and every other one of us should be encouraging every other one of us to do so. We won't get famous, but that process of creation leads to humanity in its finest form.
09/05/2022
Thank you, Burak Gündoğdu , for this interview and for really delving into this album. It means a lot.
The real reward isn’t money or fame, it’s a listener that’s affected by something you created, says Jason Halogen the American art rock artist The real reward isn’t money or fame, it’s a listener that’s affected by something you created, says Jason Halogen the American art rock artist Today, we are together with a promising composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and producer Jason Halogen, from Los Angeles, who told about his per...
02/05/2022
Fantastic review of DT by Metalhead Community from Ukraine.
The reviewer has since relocated to Switzerland with his family. My heart and my gratitude are with them.
https://metalheadcommunity.com/jason-halogen-disasterpiece-theatre-album-review/
Jason Halogen - Disasterpiece Theatre - Album Review - 90s Art/Prog-Rock from Los Angeles, USA Jason Halogen - Disasterpiece Theatre - Album Review - 90s Art/Prog-Rock from Los Angeles, USA Today we are featuring a promising art/prog rock artist, Jason Halogen, from Los Angeles, USA, with, "Disasterpiece Theatre" his debut studio album released in 2021. https://youtu.be/e7kfr_LWvtc Jason Halo...
22/04/2022
For those who don't know, I co-wrote and produced an amazing album with THE PRESENT MOMENT that comes out May 1st. The new single "Dharma" just dropped on all streaming platforms, and it's my favorite thing I've ever done.
https://open.spotify.com/track/0TnTGguYbNHoZc0nkweooD?si=794ddb65579a4c2b
Dharma The Present Moment · Song · 2022
14/04/2022
Thank you to Tracks Magazine for picking up what I'm putting down! One of my favorite things in life is using a translate bot to see what people think of my tunes. They liked 'em!
JASON HALOGEN Disasterpiece Theatre - Tracks Magazin JASON HALOGEN Disasterpiece Theatre Firehazard Music Jason Halogen aka Jason Dunn war der Kopf hinter der US-Band The Luxury. «Disasterpiece Theatre», was für ein passender [...]
I just came up with a tune that I'm gonna scramble to have ready for my show on the 8th.
Hi, Hello! The Present Moment released "News For You" today, music by me. Link below!
A heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined me in North Hollywood this weekend! What a way to kick the dirt from the tires. Y'all are fantastic and I'll be back soon!
Happy Superb Owl Day! There will be ACTUAL CDs at the show on the 19th. Real physical things!
(with download codes on them)
18/01/2022
Photoshop skills? Oh, we got 'em. Feb 19, everybody. First live show in 2 years. Playing with DMP after my set. Gonna be awesome.
08/01/2022
As long as we're not full on World War Zeta Variant in February, this will be happening
SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT:
Saturday, Feb 19th
Universal Bar & Grill
North Hollywood
Olá a todos os meus novos amigos :)
obrigado por ouvir!