Jason Michael Wade (born July 5, 1980) is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Lifehouse.

Career

Lifehouse

At the age of 15, Wade co-founded Lifehouse (originally called Blyss) with neighbors Sergio Andrade and Rick Woolstenhulme. As of 2019, Lifehouse has sold more than 15 million singles and albums worldwide.

Solo work

Wade recorded a cover of "You Belong to Me" for the 2001 movie Shrek and its accompanying soundtrack.

He released a solo album entitled Paper Cuts in 2017. His followup LP, Ode to Silence, was released December 31, 2021.

ØZWALD

In 2018, Wade formed a band called ØZWALD with Lifehouse touring guitarist Steve Stout as a side project. The duo have released numerous singles, an EP of covers, and six full-length albums: Sweet Delirium, Born in a State, Head Movies, For Polly Anna, Young Suburban Minds, and Artificial Odyssey.

Personal life

Jason Wade was born to Michael and Karen Wade. His father is a marriage counselor while his mother is a real estate agent. He has an older sister, Jamie. Wade's parents are divorced. After the divorce, he and his mother moved to Seattle. According to Wade, he used the Lifehouse song "You and Me" to propose to his then-girlfriend, Braeden, whom he married in 2001.

Discography

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! Credited as !! Album title !! Year !! Format

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| Blyss || Diff's Lucky Day || 1999 || LP

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| Jason Wade || You Belong to Me || 2000 || single

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| Lifehouse || No Name Face || 2000 || LP

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| Lifehouse || Stanley Climbfall || 2002 || LP

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| Lifehouse || Lifehouse || 2005 || LP

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| Lifehouse || Who We Are || 2007 || LP

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| Lifehouse || Smoke & Mirrors || 2010 || LP

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| Lifehouse || Almería || 2012 || LP

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| Lifehouse || Out of the Wasteland || 2015 || LP

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| Jason Wade || Paper Cuts || 2017 || LP

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| Jason Wade || Highways & Low Days || 2017 || EP

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| Jason Wade || Winzlo Vol. 1 || 2017 || EP

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| ØZWALD || Sweet Delirium || 2019 || LP

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| Jason Wade || Gresham || 2019 || EP

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| ØZWALD || Covers, Vol. 1 || 2019 || EP

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| ØZWALD || Born in a State || 2019 || LP

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| Jason Wade || Demos Vol. 1 || 2020 || LP

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| Jason Wade || Open Up the Doors Again (Big Bright Day) || 2020 || Single

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| ØZWALD || Head Movies || 2020 || LP

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| ØZWALD || For Polly Anna || 2020 || LP

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| ØZWALD || Young Suburban Minds || 2021 || LP

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| Lifehouse || Goodbye Kanan || 2021 || EP

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| ØZWALD || Artificial Odyssey || 2021 || LP

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| Jason Wade || Ode to Silence || 2021 || LP

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| ØZWALD || Future Wars || 2022 || EP

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| ØZWALD || Sings the Beatles || 2022 || LP

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| ØZWALD || Garden of the Sun || 2023 || LP

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| ØZWALD || ELO WE <3 U || 2023 || EP

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| Jason Wade || A Likely Story || 2024 || LP

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References

  • LifehouseMusic.com