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Jason King is a Canadian-born singer, journalist, professor, producer, curator, and filmmaker who has spent the last two decades mastering every conceivable executive and artistic role in the music industry. He has laid the ground work for music programs all over the world from New York City to Abu Dhabi. King has written both cutting-edge academic essays on soul music and salient pop criticism for publications like the New York Times. King is the co-founder of The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU and has been the creative director and founder of music programs at both the Berlin and NYU Abhu Dabi campuses. He has also taught at multiple international NYU campuses including in the MFA program in International Media Producing at Tisch School of the Arts Asia. King is also a consultant for seasoned and aspiring artists on branding, visual presentation, and musical consistency. He is the CEO of his own music and film production company, Superlatude. You may have also hear him on your (internet radio) as an NPR contributor, where he hosts and curate NPRandB, a 24/7 streaming radio channel devoted to R&B and soul music. == Personal life == King left his hometown of Edmonton at 16 to attend Carlton University in Ottawa, where he studied Mass Communications and Journalism for a year. Even though he was doing well, there was something in him that really wanted to be in New York. So, during spring break, he stayed with a friend in the city, sleeping on the living room floor. From there, he applied to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, where he studied musical theater and took music theory. He pent a lot of time in the performing arts library learning about every musical that had been on Broadway—particularly African-American ones. Having received his actor's equity card, and motivated by his parents, King decided to enroll in an advanced program where he could study what he loved: performance, pop culture, and music. He applied to Tisch’s graduate school, but couldn’t find a department that would allow me to study popular music from a scholarly angle. So, he called an NYU administrator and asked, “Can I study hip-hop, pop, rock, and R&B in this program?” Five minutes later, he got back on the line and said, “Sure, why not?” At the same time, King began writing musicals, as well as a play entitled, ''The Story of My Father.'' Carl Hall played the grandfather; Vivian Reed played the mother. King earned his big break in music journalism while on a panel with Emil Wilbekin, then-editor of ''Vibe.'' He was impressed with King's perspective and background, and gave him the opportunity to write for the magazine.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jason King (journalist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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