Born in Harrells Store, North Carolina, Jason saw Eric Clapton on television one day and had an epiphany that he needed to write songs. Thus, at age fifteen, the craft became his obsession.

For his parents, however, he put his songwriting on hold and took a full scholarship to East Carolina University, where he earned a degree in English. At college, he established a fan base in the regional circuit, playing clubs along the coast of Carolina. WRFX disk jockey Macon in Charlotte became one of Jason's first fans and gave a demo tape to the legendary musical comedy team Pinkard and Bowden. After a call from them, Matthews left North Carolina to be their roadie and in-house writer.

After a year on the road, he settled in Nashville to see how he might fare amongst the greatest writers in the world. He's faring well, following critical and chart success of more than ten singles in the past few years, including:

Luke Bryan  Country Man

Billy Currington  Must Be Doin' Something Right

Julie Roberts  Break Down Here

Kevin Denney  That's Just Jesse

Trace Adkins  Break Down Here

Tammy Cochran  Life Happened

James Otto  The Ball

Roxie Dean  Remind Me

Dusty Drake  One Last Time