1. Jason Michael Hartless was born on November 5,1994 and is an American musician, best known for being the drummer for fellow Detroit native Ted Nugent.
17 Facts About Jason Hartless
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In early 2020, Hartless earned his bachelor's degree in Music Business from the Berklee College of Music.
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Jason Hartless grew up in Fraser, Michigan, where he graduated high school from Fraser High School in 2013.
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Jason Hartless started to play drums as a child and grew up listening mainly to bands such as The Who, T-Rex, The Sweet, Kiss and Styx.
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Jason Hartless cites Corky Laing, Eric Singer, Mick Tucker and Buddy Rich as early influences to his playing style.
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Jason Hartless's influences include: Corky Laing, Jeff Porcaro, Buddy Rich, Todd Sucherman, Keith Moon, Zak Starkey, Bernie Dresel, Anton Fig, Eric Singer, Stewart Copeland, Mick Tucker, Steve Smith, and Vinnie Colaiuta.
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At a very early age, Jason Hartless was always intrigued by the drums and was born into a musical environment.
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Jason Hartless's father, Jason was a local drummer in the Detroit area.
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In 2005, Jason Hartless was asked to come to Millbrook Recording Studios in Millbrook, New York to record a track on Richie Scarlet's release, Revelation Supreme.
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In late 2005, Jason Hartless joined forces with the Toys for Tots foundation and began a yearly Rockin' 4 Tots drive outside a Toys R US in suburban Detroit.
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In early 2007, Jason Hartless got a call from Brian Schram, ex-lead guitar player for Uncle Kracker, to come to Toronto and record a track on his 2007 release, Disturbing the Peace because their drummer had a family emergency and had to cancel last minute.
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Jason Hartless toured across the east coast of the US in the summer of 2007 with the Schram Band supporting the release of Disturbing the Peace at the age of 12.
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In Spring 2016, Jason Hartless replaced Dokken drummer, Mick Brown on drums for Ted Nugent.
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From 2016 to 2022, Jason Hartless served as a managing partner of Detroit based record label, Prudential Music Group.
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In September of 2022, Jason Hartless announced that he was reforming his family's defunct label, Sound City Records.
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Jason Hartless then filled in for drummer Hayley Cramer with Pop Evil during their summer 2021 tour.
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In Fall of 2022, Jason Hartless toured with Eric Martin from Mr Big during Michael Schenker 50th anniversary US tour.