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Jason Scott Wilkes (born September 12, 1984), known professionally as WILKES, is a musician, singer and songwriter. He is the former frontman for High Flight Society and is now a solo artist.
Wilkes was born in Cedartown, Georgia, United States, and lived there until he married. He attended Cedar Hill Middle School. He gave an audition during the school's talent show on April 1, 1999. He attended the University of West Georgia, and studied Auto Body & Paint at Coosa Valley Technical College.
After around two years of recording demos and performing local gigs, High Flight Society began searching for a frontman. John Packer, the bassist and backing vocalist of High Flight Society, happened to be Wilkes' friend. The trio chose Wilkes to be their frontman in 2001. The band was then renamed to High Flight Society.
The band was originally on Selectric Records for the release of their EP From Far Above Somewhere. They were then signed onto RKT Music, a subsidiary of Rocketown Records, in March 2007. On June 5, 2007, the band released its self-titled debut album under RKT Music.
In late 2008, the label folded, leaving High Flight Society without a label. On December 12, 2008, it was announced that they had added Jerad Griffin to take over Jason's rhythm guitar parts and to sing background vocals. In 2009, High Flight Society independently recorded and funded the release of Par Avion, which was released on June 16. This EP was made available online, and hard copies were sold only at shows.
On March 12, 2010, it was announced that they had officially signed to Warner Brothers/Word Records. Unfortunately, due to restructuring within the label, they were abruptly dropped, leaving them wondering how they would proceed as a band.
On December 21, 2010, it was announced that they had decided to part ways with Jerad. Using Kickstarter, the band raised over $5000 between December 21, 2010, and January 28, 2011, to fund their new six-song EP. On December 20, 2011, the band released its final work, Lights Come Down.
On Sunday, May 20, 2012, Lockridge, aged 31, had a seizure while preparing for church and died of apparent trauma. After that, the remaining members decided to disband.
Jason Wilkes
Jason Scott Wilkes (born September 12, 1984), known professionally as WILKES, is a musician, singer and songwriter. He is the former frontman for High Flight Society and is now a solo artist.
Wilkes was born in Cedartown, Georgia, United States, and lived there until he married. He attended Cedar Hill Middle School. He gave an audition during the school's talent show on April 1, 1999. He attended the University of West Georgia, and studied Auto Body & Paint at Coosa Valley Technical College.
After around two years of recording demos and performing local gigs, High Flight Society began searching for a frontman. John Packer, the bassist and backing vocalist of High Flight Society, happened to be Wilkes' friend. The trio chose Wilkes to be their frontman in 2001. The band was then renamed to High Flight Society.
The band was originally on Selectric Records for the release of their EP From Far Above Somewhere. They were then signed onto RKT Music, a subsidiary of Rocketown Records, in March 2007. On June 5, 2007, the band released its self-titled debut album under RKT Music.
In late 2008, the label folded, leaving High Flight Society without a label. On December 12, 2008, it was announced that they had added Jerad Griffin to take over Jason's rhythm guitar parts and to sing background vocals. In 2009, High Flight Society independently recorded and funded the release of Par Avion, which was released on June 16. This EP was made available online, and hard copies were sold only at shows.
On March 12, 2010, it was announced that they had officially signed to Warner Brothers/Word Records. Unfortunately, due to restructuring within the label, they were abruptly dropped, leaving them wondering how they would proceed as a band.
On December 21, 2010, it was announced that they had decided to part ways with Jerad. Using Kickstarter, the band raised over $5000 between December 21, 2010, and January 28, 2011, to fund their new six-song EP. On December 20, 2011, the band released its final work, Lights Come Down.
On Sunday, May 20, 2012, Lockridge, aged 31, had a seizure while preparing for church and died of apparent trauma. After that, the remaining members decided to disband.