"It was one of the best nights of my life - and one of the most frightening," explains Jason Walker of his winning performance on NBC-TV's "Showtime At The Apollo". "I walked on to the stage and the crowd went bezerk; booing and hissing. They shouted things like 'Go home white boy' and 'Get off the stage'. I never wanted to leave a place so badly in my life. Steve Harvey, the host of the show, put his arm around me and said 'I have been where you are right now. Just relax and do your thing.' So I walked over to the mic knowing that I'd either have them after the first line or..."
JASON WALKER
Jason Walker has been a constant presence in dance music since the release of his breakthrough hit, "My Life" in the summer of 2004. Under the wing of the legend Junior Vasquez and his JVM label, Walker managed to rack up 5 Top 10 Billboard Dance singles from his debut JVM release "This Is My Life" which included two 1's for "Foolish Mind Games" and "Set It Free", a 3 for debut single "My Life", a 5 for "No More" which was penned by heavenly Kristine W, and a 7 for "Movin' On" a collaboration with Dynamix. The success of "This Is My Life" garnered Walker a 2007 IDMA nomination for Best Breakthrough Dance Artist Solo and made possible the release of Walker's sophmore album, "Flexible" in December of 2007. The lead single, the Farley/Vasquez produced, David Cole penned, "I Can't Get You Off My Mind" is creating quite the buzz, and the video, directed by Karl Giant, reached #1 four times and remained in the Top 5 for five months on MTV's subsidiary channel, LOGO. 2008 has proved fruitful for Walker as he has already been awarded DivaDivo Dance and Just Circuit Awards, and he continues his touring schedule which includes clubs and dance music festivals.
Updated ~ Sunday June 15th 2008
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