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New up and coming artist Jason Perry begins his career busking on the streets of Glasgow. Jason uploaded YouTube videos of himself playing the guitar at home, then moved on to Buchanan Street, Glasgow. Passers-by on the busy commercial street quickly became fans of his work, taking videos of the young artist and uploading them to Facebook and YouTube themselves. Jason became an overnight success with his videos going viral getting over 10million views in a matter of 48 hours. The 24-year-old vocalist and musician has been a celebrity for less than a month and already has the wheels in motion for his debut album, featuring his new single ‘the fall’ released 16^th February 2016. Subscribe to Jason Perry’s official YouTube channel to see his pre fame videos and for the release of his new music video ‘the fall’

UNDISCOVERED exclusive interview with Jason about his youth.

At what age did you know that being in the music business was what you wanted to do with your life?

I was really very young when I knew music was what I wanted to do. I got my first guitar for my 4^th birthday and I’ve been playing it ever since. But it wasn’t until I was 11 that I started singing and dabbling in song writing. It was actually one of my school teachers that inspired me, she used to write music before she became a teacher and she helped me to write my first song. I was 11 so its not amazing but I suppose it’s the root of my career, so it can’t be that terrible.

What were you doing before you got discovered?

I had been through school and sixth from at an academy in my home town in Glasgow. I knew I didn’t want to go straight into a 9-5 office job and was determined to do something in the music industry, so I went to Glasgow university and studied music wrote a few songs and focused on my sound. I also got a part time job working in a supermarket near home to pay for my university fees. I also booked studio time at lofti studios, a small recording studio in Glasgow. I worked on my music there in my spare time to create demos and just to blow off steam really. So I haven’t really done much with my life before I was signed me to dirty hit records. 

How does it feel being signed to the same record label as the 1975? 

Words can’t even describe it. I mean I love the likes of Beyoncé and Coldplay and other mainstream pop, but I’m a massive fan of the 1975. Matt Healy was actually in the recording studio the day I went in to meet with the producers, I couldn’t believe it. He actually helped with the song I was writing at the time and he said he would love to work with me. You never know there could be a Jason Perry-The 1975 collaboration coming soon.