Meet Jason Germain. He is a part of our Artist Track teaching team. Jason hones in on the songwriting with our student artists. He was a founding member and songwriter for the band downhere, and is the recipient of some remarkable awards, including a Dove Award and a few ASCAP Songwriting awards. Since coming off the road, he has hung his hat in the industry as a trusted mastering engineer, working with a wide array of artists, producers, and labels to put the final polish on their recordings.
Jason enjoys a small hobby farm, aviation, the great outdoors, and spending time with his family!
GMA Canada Covenant Awards
2002 Rock Album of the Year: Downhere
2002 Rock Song of the Year: "Larger Than Life"
2003 Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year: So Much For Substitutes
2003 Modern Rock/Alternative Song of the Year: "What It's Like"
2006 Rock Album of the Year: Wide-Eyed and Mystified
2006 Recorded Song of the Year: "A Better Way"
2006 Rock Song of the Year: "The More"
2007 nominee, Group of the Year
2007 nominee, Rock Song of the Year: "Surrender"
2009 Artist of the Year
2009 Album of the Year: Ending Is Beginning
2009 Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year: Ending Is Beginning
2009 Song of the Year: "Here I Am"
2009 Recorded Song of the Year: "Here I Am"
2009 Inspirational Song of the Year: "Beggar Who Gives Alms"
2009 Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year: "Here I Am"
2009 Rock Song of the Year: "My Last Amen"
2009 Seasonal Song of the Year: "How Many Kings"
2010 Group of the Year
2010 Seasonal Song of the Year: "Christmas In Our Hearts"
2010 Seasonal Album of the Year: "How Many Kings: Songs for Christmas"
2011 nominee, Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year: "Let Me Rediscover You"
2011 Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year: Two At A Time
2011 nominee, Artist of the Year
2011 nominee, Group of the Year
2011 nominee, Male Vocalist of the Year (Marc Martel)
2011 nominee, Recorded Song of the Year: "Let Me Rediscover You"
2011 Song of the Year: "Let Me Rediscover You"
2012 Group of the Year
2012 Album of the Year: "On the Altar of Love"
2012 Male Vocalist of the Year (Marc Martel)
GMA Dove Awards
2002 nominee, New Artist of the Year
2004 Modern Rock Recorded Song of the Year: "Breaking Me Down"
2004 nominee, Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year: So Much For Substitutes
Juno Awards
2002 Juno Award, winner Best Gospel Album: Downhere
2004 Juno Award nominee, Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year: So Much For Substitutes
2007 Juno Award, winner Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year: Wide-Eyed and Mystified
2009 Juno Award, winner Best Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year: Ending Is Beginning
2012 Juno Award winner Best Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year: On the Altar of Love
Shai Awards (formerly The Vibe Awards)
2002 Rock/Alternative Album of the Year: Downhere
2003 nominee, Group of the Year
Western Canadian Music Awards
2000 Outstanding Festival Act of the Year
Discography
Albums
Downhere (independent, 1999)[11][12]
Downhere (2001)
So Much for Substitutes (2003)
Wide-Eyed and Mystified (2006)
Wide-Eyed and Simplified (2007)
Thunder After Lightning (The Uncut Demos) (2007)
Thank You for Coming (The Live Bootlegs) (2008)
Ending Is Beginning (2008, review[13])
How Many Kings: Songs for Christmas (2009)
Two at a Time: Sneak Peeks & B-Sides (2010)[14]
On the Altar of Love (2011)
Love and History: The Best of Downhere (compilation, 2013)[15]
