Jason Mahendra Singh (born 12 March 1974) is an Australian singer-songwriter-guitarist. Since 1997 he has performed in rock band
Taxiride
Taxiride is an Australian rock band. Formed in Melbourne by singer-songwriters Tim Watson and Tim Wild, who were soon joined by Jason Singh and Dan Hall. Taxiride would record two consecutive number one platinum-selling albums. The band have ...
as co-lead singer alongside Tim Watson and Tim Wild. In March 2009 he issued a duet single, "The World As You Know It", with Todd Watson, that peaked at No. 10 on the
ARIA Club Tracks chart.
Biography
Jason Mahendra Singh was born in Melbourne and has two older sisters.
His father, Mahendra Singh, is an
Indo-Fijian
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, and his mother is of
Maltese
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descent.
While in high school Singh formed a covers band, Mud, singing lead vocals.
He started playing guitar in the mid-1990s.
He played in the live music scene in Melbourne throughout the 1990s.
Singh joined forces with Tim Watson and Tim Wild in 1997; in October 2013 recalled his first time singing with Wild and Watson, "I sang Tracy Chapman's '
Give Me One Reason
"Give Me One Reason" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. It was included on her fourth studio album, '' New Beginning'' (1995), and was released as a single in various territories between November 1995 and ...
'. They changed the key higher, and I could do it. They kept changing the key higher and higher, and I could still do it... The next day they said, 'You’re in the band'."
Fellow bandmates were
Daniel Hall on bass guitar, guitar and vocals;
Tim Watson
Timothy Michael Watson (born 13 July 1961) is a former AFL player for Essendon and current broadcaster for more than 30 years, with the Seven Network since 1992 & 1116 SEN radio.
After retiring from the game, he also continued working in the ...
on lead guitar and vocals; and Tim Wild on guitar and vocals.
The group recorded a
demo at Melbourne's Secret Sound Studios, and used it to land a contract with
Warner
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in 1999.
Taxiride went on to achieve a number-one album and seven top 40 singles.
In March 2009 Singh issued a duet single, "The World As You Know It" with Todd Watson, which peaked at No. 10 on the
ARIA Club Tracks.
He released his debut solo album, ''Humannequin'', in 2012. In 2015 he set himself a goal of writing, proceeding and releasing six singles in 12 months. The first single was released in October 2015 and the sixth in August 2016. He held a special performance on 2 September 2016 at Flying Saucer Club in Melbourne to celebrate the achievement. It was the first chance to hear all six songs in a live arena. In 2024, after a trademark dispute with Taxiride founding members Tim Wild and Tim Watson plus long time members Sean McLeod and Andy McIvor, Singh now tours his own version of Taxiride called Taxiride ft. Jason Singh. Singh is the only member of the original band to feature in this lineup. Wild, Watson, McLeod and McIvor continue to tour as Taxiride ft. TTSAR.
Personal life
Jason Singh and his wife, Leah, have been together since about 1997. They are the parents of two children.
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Jason
1974 births
Living people
Australian male singers
Singers from Melbourne
Desi musicians
Taxiride members
Australian people of Indo-Fijian descent
Australian people of Maltese descent