Jason Aalon Butler was first known when he was the lead singer of the post-hardcore band called Letlive. He is currently part of the rap hardcore band called Fever 333 and also the hardcore punk band known as Pressure Cracks.
Butler is not just a singer but also a political activist, he was more political when he was with his former band, Letlive. He is more concerned with issues like inequality, socially engineered class warfare, gun control, gender equality, representation of the minorities, empowerment, global warming and a few more. A percentage of all his band’s live fees goes to charity or local youth groups.
Here Are 10 Unknown Facts About The Talented Jason Aalon Butler
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Butler had Difficulty fitting in Grade School
The singer was born and raised in Inglewood, California. His father, Aalon Butler was the lead singer of the soul group, “Aalon”. Growing up with a black Milwaukee father and a white Glaswegian mother made things quite difficult for him. Fitting in with a lot of the white children in his grade school was hard for him because they sometimes ask him rhetorical questions like why his mother was white and his father black. He grew up in Inglewood, Los Angeles’ county with a majority of black and Latino.
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His uncle introduced him to music
Music has always been part of butler’s life, his uncle from Scotland introduced him to rock music. His uncle bought him the albums; ‘Sixteen Stone’ by Bush and ‘Ok Computer’ by Radiohead. It is for that reason that his favorite band is still Bush. His other early inspirations are James Brown and Michael Jackson.
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Jason Aalon Butler has his own clothing line
Butler created his own clothing line which he calls Gentlemen In Real Life G.I.R.L). He has always been passionate about fashion and clothing since he had nothing growing up. Jonathan whitehead is his artist for the line. Whitehead is well known in the south bay. His clothing line releases new items like clothing, accessories, soap, and oils every week. Butler believes he can use G.I.R.L to redefine what it means to be a gentleman.
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Butler founded a not for profit independent record label
In October 2019, Butler founded 333 Wreckords Crew, a not-for-profit independent record label. Butler thought his community would thrive because of its unique focus on ethics, progressiveness, etc. those signed to the label are Nova Twins and Guerilla Warfare.
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Butler is married to a New Zealand musician
In September 2014, during a private ceremony in Hawaii, Butler married Virginia Claire Wigmore better known as Gin Wigmore a singer and songwriter from New Zealand. The couple announced they were expecting their first child in June 2017 and their first son, Pascal Nashoba Butler was born on September 7, 2017. The couple had their second son, Izaiah River Butler on March 20, 2020.
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Jason Aalon Butler has been sober since childhood
Butler stated in an interview that he has been sober since childhood because he did not like the fever dreams and strange way of thinking which were as a result of taking drugs. He also mentioned that his reckless behavior was a way of allowing himself to feel something that he was not able to feel while growing up.
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He co-founded Letlive in 2002
Butler came together with Keeyan Majdi, Alex Haythorn, Christian Johannsen, and Ben Sharp to form Letlive in 2002. The band was based out of Los Angeles and it has released four full-length records while they were signed to Epitaph Records. Most of the songs were based on butler’s personal life experiences. The band announced on April 28, 2017, through social media that they were breaking up.
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Jason Aalon Butler founded another band in 2017
Butler, Stephen Harrison, and Aric Improta created Fever 333 in July 2017. The rapcore band had their debut performance in a donut parking lot before their first studio recorded song ‘we’re coming in’ referring to the police. The band later had a debut EP made An American released in March 2018. The band released their debut full-length album Strength in Numb33rs on January 18, 2019.
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The singer is known for his high-energy onstage antics and powerful vocal style
His erratic stage performance involves high energy nonstop movement, dance routine, smashing of onstage objects, frequent crowd surfing, and also climbing festival stages. His unique worldview was also a result of his upbringing in a lower class LA neighborhood. He is not afraid to share his views on race, politics, religion, and mortality.
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Jason Aalon Butler is active on social media
Butler has 75.7k followers on Instagram and 9,418 on Twitter. He uses social media as a platform to share his thoughts with his fans.
