Jason Mraz News and Information
Posted 3/26/2009
Jason Mraz is a singer/songwriter from Mechanicsville, VA. After graduating high school, he briefly attended Longwood University in Farmville, VA, before spending a small amount of time studying musical theater at New York's American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
Mraz signed with Elektra Records in 2002, and produced his first album, "Waiting for My Rocket to Come." His next album, "Mr. A-Z," came in July 2005 after opening for Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill Acoustic Tour. Atlantic Records produced the album. Not only did it peak in the Billboard Top 100 at #5, but it also received a Grammy nomination for Best Engineered Album.
In November 2005, Mraz opened for the Rolling Stones for some of their 2005-2006 tour. In 2006, Mraz toured small music festivals in the U.S., U.K. and Ireland, and ultimately released a live, online-only album that features some of his favorite songs from two shows that he played in July that year.
Mraz debuted his single "The Beauty in Ugly" in early 2007. The song was featured as a part of ABC's "Be Ugly in '07" campaign, which promoted the TV show "Ugly Betty." His latest studio album "We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things." was released on May 13, 2008.