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Jason Achilles Mezilis The past few months have been huge for Jason Achilles Mezilis. Following the release of his debut solo rock-instrumental record entitled “COMEDOWN” in late June, Jason traveled to Budapest, Hungary alongside film composer Andy Brick to record his premier foray into the world of original orchestral composition works, with “Schizmatique No. 2”– set for release on Tuesday, Dec 13th 2016. Immediately following, Jason returned to the States where he promptly embarked on an east & west coast US tour in support of the “COMEDOWN” release. Following the month-long tour he returned to Los Angeles to mix and oversee mastering of the orchestral composition, in anticipation of pending release, as well as procurement of original artwork by LA-based graphic artist Erin Garey. Most recently, Jason has been engaged in compositional and musical partnership with award-winning film director Robert Saitzyk (GODSPEED, AFTER THE FLOOD), alongside his other numerous ongoing musical pursuits including initial tracking for a 2017 solo album release. The “COMEDOWN” instrumental LP (yes, actual vinyl) was recorded and mixed entirely analog and produced by Mezilis in his own boutique recording studio Organic Audio Records in downtown Los Angeles. The album features touring wunderkind percussionist Brett Rocha on drums, with album photography by Yoko Morimoto and an original interior art piece commissioned by renowned Greek digital photographic artist Panos Tsagaris. Garnering rave reviews from the likes of Paste Magazine, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, No Depression, and countless other high-profile outlets, Mezilis has steadily been making an impression on the ears of music listeners in 2016 with his prolific yet consistently high-quality output. Mezilis was classically trained in piano from about the age of 8, and following 16 years of age his parents bought him an electric guitar a week after his first Van Halen concert in high school…where his grades promptly experienced a drastic pitch in the southern-bound direction. Ultimately he attended and graduated from UC Berkeley with a Bachelor’s in Music. When not engaged in his personal musical endeavors, his client list is rather long and happily varied. Standouts include local-LA indie artists KAMIKAZE, NICO VEGA, ARRICA ROSE and MOVING PICTURE SHOW to name a few. Most recently he's been wrapping up an album with CAMPFIRE CASSETTES and Australian blues-smith GAVIN DONNIGER, and a few other notable clients including DIZZY REED of GUNS N’ ROSES. Also included on the studio roster is an impressive collection of hundreds of compositional works for film, television, and video games, many alongside his long standing (and award-winning) compositional partner Jennifer Kes Remington. To add to his impressive resume, last summer Mezilis had teamed up to play on the third album from the band OWL, for whom he plays guitar (and a bit of keys), and also shares backup vocal duties alongside bassist / vocalist Chris Wyse (of Ace Frehley's band) and drummer Dan Dinsmore. OWL toured in late 2015 in support of our new release “Things You Can’t See”, which included an appearance at “A Taste of Minnesota” music festival (in support of FUEL and P.O.D.) and east/west coast dates with PHILM (feat. Dave Lombardo of Slayer)...they had a good time, and the record is now available on iTunes etc. http://www.OwlTheBand.net Jason also performed early in his LA-based career with the band CLOCK, a brief stint featuring a number of other notable players including Vivian Campbell, Mark Schulman, PJ Smith, and Sasha Krivstov. Additionally, he has had the distinct honor of performing bass guitar live on tour with the Ragin' Cajun himself, Mr. Doug Kershaw. Website: http://www.jamezilis.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jason-Achilles-Mezilis-181638213788/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jasonamezilis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonachillesmezilis/ Organic Audio Recorders: http://www.OrganicAudioRecorders.com Link to "Panhandle" Video, first single from "Comedown" https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=150&v=KyqVVRBHqT0"Comedown" Album out now https://soundcloud.com/jamezilis