| Jason Halbert | |
| Birth Date: | 3 June 1974 |
| Origin: | Port Arthur, Texas, U.S. |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Years Active: | 1994–present |
Jason Halbert (born June 3, 1974) is an American producer, music director,[1] [2] musician, engineer and songwriter.[3] He has been Kelly Clarkson's music director since 2003, shortly after her American Idol win.[4] He has also served as music director for Nick Carter, Clay Aiken, Justin Guarini[5] in addition to touring as keyboardist for Paulina Rubio and Reba McEntire.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Halbert began his music career as keyboardist for DC Talk in 1994. He was also a founding member of the band SonicFlood.[12]
As a record producer Halbert has won a Grammy for his contributions to Kelly Clarkson's Stronger album which won the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal album in 2013.[13]
As a songwriter, Halbert has co-written several songs with Kelly Clarkson, including Catch My Breath[14] and "Cry". "Cry" was also featured in the Glee Season Three episode "Choke", performed by Lea Michele.[15]
In 2016 Halbert produced "Piece by Piece" (Idol Version) and also accompanied Clarkson, on piano for the recording. The song was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Pop Solo Performance category.[16] [17] [18] [19]
Along with Todd Mark Evans, Jason is also part of the Nashville-based duo the Brezhnev Society.[20] [21]
Halbert has been noted as an early adopter of Ableton Live in his live performances with artists.[22]
| Year | Artist | Album | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | DC Talk | Jesus Freak | "In the Light" | Arranger | |
| 1996 | The Gotee Brothers | Erace | "Celia (Queen of the Senseless World)" | Hammond B3 | |
| "New South" | Rhodes piano | ||||
| 1997 | DC Talk | Welcome to the Freak Show | Keyboards | ||
| Zilch | Platinum | Hammond B3, moog, synthesizer, vocals | |||
| 1999 | No Turning Back | Keyboards | |||
| Sonicflood | Sonicflood | "Holy One" | Writer | ||
| "My Refuge" | Writer | ||||
| "Carried Away" | Writer | ||||
| "I Need You" | Writer | ||||
| 2001 | Petra | Revival | Co-producer, keyboards, programming, background Vocals | ||
| Sonicflood | Sonicpraise | Producer, keyboards, engineer | |||
| Tim Hughes | Here I Am to Worship | Producer, keyboards, Hammond B3, programming | |||
| "Here I Am to Worship" | Mixer | ||||
| Tim Hughes, Paul Oakley, Matt Redman, Neil Wilson | All Around the World | Co-producer | |||
| 2002 | Rita Springer | Effortless | Engineer, mixer | ||
| 2004 | David Ruis | Every Move I Make | Producer, mixer, keyboards, programming | ||
| Kelly Clarkson | Breakaway | "Beautiful Disaster (live)" | Piano | ||
| 2005 | Bascom Hill | Maybe | Hammond B3 | ||
| Tremolo | Love Is the Greatest Revenge | "Evil Town" | Hammond B3 | ||
| 2006 | Loni Rose | Shine | Keyboards | ||
| Bill Madden | Gone | Hammond B3 | |||
| 2007 | Bleu Edmondson | Lost Boy | Hammond B3 | ||
| Kelly Clarkson | My December | Co-producer, keyboards, programming | |||
| "Haunted" | Writer | ||||
| 2009 | Kelly Clarkson | All I Ever Wanted | "Cry" | Writer | |
| "Ready" | Writer | ||||
| 2011 | Kelly Clarkson | Stronger | |||
| "You Love Me" | Vocal producer | Won the Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy [25] | |||
| "Standing in Front of You" | Producer | ||||
| "Hello" | Vocal producer | ||||
| "Let Me Down" | Vocal producer | ||||
| "You Can't Win" | Vocal producer | ||||
| iTunes Session | Producer, piano | ||||
| The Smoakstack Sessions v.1 | Producer, mixer, programming, piano, Hammond B3, wurlitzer | ||||
| Newsboys | Born Again: Miracles Edition | "Save Your Life" | Producer, keyboards, programming | ||
| Rita Springer | The Playlist | ||||
| "Come In" | Writer | ||||
| "Make You Happy" | Producer, keyboards | ||||
| "I Call You" | Producer, keyboards, programming | ||||
| "Over I Go" | Producer, keyboards, bass | ||||
| "Made for This" | Mixer | ||||
| "The One" | Mixer | ||||
| "Falling" | Producer, keyboards | ||||
| Robert Pierre | I'm All In | Mixer | |||
| 2012 | Kelly Clarkson | Greatest Hits — Chapter One | "Catch My Breath" | Writer, keyboards, programming [26] | |
| "People Like Us" | Production manager | ||||
| The Smoakstack Sessions v.2 | Producer, mixer | ||||
| 2013 | Kelly Clarkson | Wrapped in Red | "Every Christmas" | Vocal producer | |
| "I'll Be Home For Christmas" | Mixer, piano, strings, programming | ||||
| 2015 | Kelly Clarkson | Piece by Piece | "Heartbeat Song" | Vocal Producer | Nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy [27] |
| "Someone" | Vocal producer | ||||
| "Run Run Run" | Producer, keyboards | ||||
| "War Paint" | Producer, programming, keyboards, bass | ||||
| "Nostalgic" | Producer, programming, keyboards, bass | ||||
| "Good Goes the Bye" | Producer, programming, keyboards | ||||
| "Second Wind" | Vocal producer | ||||
| Ben Haenow | Ben Haenow | "Second Hand Heart" feat. Kelly Clarkson | Vocal producer | ||
| 2016 | Kelly Clarkson | "Piece by Piece (Idol Version)" | Producer, Piano | Nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance Grammy | |
| Kelly Clarkson | The Hamilton Mixtape | "It's Quiet Uptown" | Producer | ||
| 2017 | Kelly Clarkson | The Shack: Music From and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture | "Love Goes On" | Vocal producer | |
| Meaning of Life | "Cruel" | Producer, engineer, keyboards, programming | |||
| "Christmas Eve" | Writer, producer, engineer, organ, piano | ||||
| 2018 | Dan + Shay | Dan + Shay | "Keeping Score" feat. Kelly Clarkson | Assistant, vocal engineer | |
| Kelly Clarkson | The Greatest Showman: Reimagined | "Never Enough" | Vocal producer | ||
| 2021 | When Christmas Comes Around... | "Christmas Isn't Canceled (Just You)" | Writer, producer | ||
| "Merry Christmas (To the One I used to Know)" | Writer, producer | ||||
| "Glow" feat. Chris Stapleton | Writer, producer | ||||
| "Santa Baby" | Producer | ||||
| "Santa Can't You Hear Me" feat. Ariana Grande | Producer | ||||
| "Last Christmas" | Producer | ||||
| "Blessed" | Producer | ||||
| "Christmas Comes Early" | Producer |