Jason Yang is a multidisciplinary music professional who has held a wide variety of roles over the past sixteen years, ranging from touring violinist to film composer, musical director, and is now working in music supervision for film and television.
After a classical upbringing in violin and piano on the East Coast, where he studied under faculty at The Juilliard School and members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Jason moved to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California. During his time at USC, Jason served as concert
master of the USC Concert Orchestra and enjoyed experimenting with electric violins, effects pedals and keyboards in addition to self-learning music production and improvisation. In 2008, he began a YouTube channel called JasonYangViolin, where he became known for his original arrangements and innovative style. The channel amassed over 41 million views and remained as one of Jason’s main creative outlets for years. Jason graduated from USC with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and a minor in Music Industry.
In 2012, Madonna selected Jason to become her featured violinist. Together, they completed the MDNA World Tour, which consisted of 88 sold-out stadium and arena shows throughout Europe, North America, South America, and the Middle East. In 2016, Jason performed a special tribute to Prince alongside Madonna and Stevie Wonder at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, NV. Working closely with Madonna during these years not only improved Jason’s musical skills exponentially but also ignited his passion for film scoring, music directing and production.
Expanding his focuses, Jason began composing for films such as Black Beauty, Rise with the Sun and Studio with a View. Inevitably, he began to fuse together his work in production with his career in performing, resulting in several notable projects in live theater and touring. In 2017, Jason teamed up with world-renowned movement artists, Lil Buck and Jon Boogz for a special feature at the annual TED conference in Vancouver, Canada, where he composed and performed an original piece, called “Honor Thy Mother” to bring global awareness to climate change. He then joined Buck and Boogz on the creation team for their touring show, Love Heals All Wounds as the composer and musical director. Highly acclaimed by The New York Times and featured in the Netflix original docu-series, MOVE, the show used movement, original music and spoken word to spotlight social justice issues in a way that aimed to inspire dialogue and healing. In 2022, Jason worked with Buck and Boogz on the early development of a new Broadway show, titled BODIED as composer and musical director. They completed a Level 3 Development Workshop in New York City with the esteemed Public Theater (Hamilton, Hair, A Chorus Line, etc).
Jason has always enjoyed engaging in performances and projects on a wide spectrum. In 2019, the Lincoln Motor Company brought Jason onboard to compose and produce original music based on the 2020 Aviator vehicle’s interior and exterior sounds. He then performed these compositions on a promotional tour in major cities across the United States. During Warner Bros.’ Batman: Arkham City video game release, Jason was chosen to play an electric violin-soloing Joker in full prosthetic makeup for the game’s official promo campaign. He has performed on Glee, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Colbert Report, and he has collaborated with a long list of major international brands such as Mazda, Panasonic, Hilton, Ford, Wendy’s, Skechers, and Adidas. For Season 2 of Game of Thrones, HBO contracted Jason to arrange and orchestrate a suite for chamber orchestra and then recruit the musicians and conduct rehearsals, culminating in several performances at the official release event
in New York City.
In 2015, Jason was one of fifteen music innovators exclusively invited from around the world by Audi to Verbier, Switzerland to create a manifesto on the possible futures of music alongside industry pioneers such as Jean Michel Jarre, Giorgio Moroder, Depeche Mode, and Laurie Anderson.
For many years, Jason has taught and mentored a select group of private students both in-person and online. In 2016, Jason’s innovative methods of remote teaching caught the attention of Cox Communications, who then took Jason on the Cox Smart Home Tour around the US, where he shared his methodologies and use of modern technology for online music education and entertainment.
In 2022, Jason became interested in the idea of combining all of his skills and prior experience, which led him to discover the exciting world of music supervision. Over the next year, he invested in furthering his education and earned a Professional Certificate in Music Supervision from Berklee College of Music Online and completed a Sync and Music Licensing internship at Madden Flow Entertainment. In September 2023, Jason joined the music supervision team at Supe Troop, where he currently works full-time with music supervisor, Laura Katz.
Jason is also Wwise certified by Audiokinetic in Wwise Fundamentals and Interactive Music. In his free time, he loves playing sports and video games at home in Los Angeles, California. He maintains an active lifestyle and is an avid tennis player, golfer and swimmer.