Jason Matthews was born in Harrell's Store, North Carolina. At fifteen he saw Eric Clapton on television became obsessed with writing songs. His first industry fan, WRFX dj Macon in Charlotte, gave Matthews' demo to legendary musical comedy team Pinkard and Bowden, who subsequently invited Matthews to be their roadie and in-house writer. After a year on the road, he settled in Nashville to pursue his dream of becoming a hit songwriter. In 2006, he landed his first Number One with Billy Currington's (Mercury/Universal) version of his song, “Must Be Doin' Something Right.” This earned him the coveted Music Row Magazine Breakthrough Writer Of The Year award and several ASCAP awards. According to Broadcast Data Systems, it was the most played Country song on the planet for 2006, topping song of the year "Jesus Take The Wheel" by 30,000 spins. Jason is signed as a writer to Big Tractor Music, and as an artist to Valhalla Music Group. Radio Singles: “Country Man” -- Luke Bryan (Capitol) “Must Be Doin' Something Right” -- Billy Currington (Universal) “Break Down Here – Julie Roberts (Universal) “Life Happened” -- Tammy Cochran (Sony) “One Last Time” -- Dusty Drake (Warner Music) “That's Just Jesse” -- Kevin Denney (Lyric Street) “The Ball” -- James Otto (Mercury/Universal) Contact Jason through Valhalla Music Group c/o Max Hutchinson 615/742-9850 max@valhallamusic.net

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