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. The band rose to fame when their debut album, No Name Face, was released in 2000. 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 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 References External links LifehouseMusic.com 1980 births Living people 20th-century American singers 21st-century American singers Alternative rock guitarists Alternative rock singers American alternative rock musicians American Christians American male guitarists American male singers American male songwriters American performers of Christian music American rock guitarists American rock singers American rock songwriters DreamWorks Records artists Geffen Records artists Guitarists from California Guitarists from Washington (state) Lifehouse (band) members Musicians from Seattle People from Camarillo, California People from Port Orchard, Washington People from Seattle Singers from California Singers from Washington (state) Songwriters from California Songwriters from Washington (state)