JASK (aka Jack Meredith) was born in Udorn, Thailand April 10th, 1974. His father being of American descent and his late mother being of Thai descent, raised Jask basically in America (North Carolina & Florida). Jask is Known for his djing/productions/remixes and his Jacks House & Paradise parties in Tampa. He has lit a torch in the world dance community, bringing forth his unique blend of deep, spiritual, jazz, funk, latin and soulful sounds to the map.

In '87 Jask began his dj career at the age of 14, a career influenced mostly by soul, jazz, funk, R&B, hip hop, and early 80's rock, electro, & freestyle. As the months passed, he would soon discover and quickly embrace a passion for the music that was coming out of Chicago & New York, known as the underground house sound. All through high school Jask played youth center parties, house parties, and some clubs. During the early 90’s, Jask played several rave events thru out Florida and Atlanta. Some years later, Jask was one of the major players to introduce the acid jazz sound to Tampa & most of central Florida. He held Tampa's longest running eclectic loungin' night called, "Martini Jazz". It took place every thursday night at a club called, the Castle, which ran from '94 to '96. The "Martini Jazz" night brought some notoriety to Jask, which eventually led him to assist in the promotions of "Groove Collective's (NYC) first ever performance in the Tampa area. During the acid jazz years, Jask got to play alongside Mark Farina, king Britt, DJ Ani (dee-lite), and many others that were on that vibe at the time…

In '96, Jask started Tampa's first weekly soulful underground house night called, "Jackshouse". During its 9 year successful ongoing run, Jask has played alongside various talented djs such as: Mark Farina, Dj Disciple, Benji Candelario, Marques Wyatt, Doug Smith, Brian Tappert , Miguel Migs, King Britt, Tedd Patterson, Tommy Musto, Kaskade, Pete Moss, David Harness, Rasoul, Julias Papp, Matthias Heilbronn, Jay-J, Mark Grant, Johnny Fiasco, Little Louie Vega and many other luminaries in the dance music industry...As of Today, Jask still holds down Jackshouse(Tuesdays) and a new night on Saturdays called, “Paradise” which features guest djs from all around the globe.

On the production and remix side of the musical pendulum, Jask has appeared on such notable labels as: KingStreet / NiteGrooves, I! Records, Swanky, Metaphor, K2/Vinylicious, Step Ahead, Erotic City, Deep Touch, Harlequin, Soul Groove, Soulfuric, Catch 22, Deeplay, Solu Music, Om, Vino, Defected, Undo and Large Music. His most successful project to date is the release on Soulfuric Deep called Jask featuring Jocie "Beautiful" it was released at the end of 2001. This was Jask's first original vocal track in which he wrote everything from the music to the lyrics with haunting lush deep vocals from his friend Jocie. It is a special release in which Jask has dedicated it to his late mother who passed away July 31, 2001. Currently Jask is working on an album with Jocie for Soulfuric Deep and has started his own record label called “THAISOUL MUSIC”. The 1st release is the Kolai Krew featuring the song “Take it Back”. Release date is July 2005. Expect more future releases on Thaisoul and remixes by Jask.

Due to the successful “Jacks house” night in Tampa and Jask’s consistant musical productions, Jask has had the luxury of performing/djing across the United States and beyond. Such cities include, San Francisco, New York, Los Angelos, Atlanta, Denver, Atlantic City, Miami, Washington D.C., Charlotte, Pittsburgh, Orlando, Boston, Chicago, Albuquerque-New Mexico, Montreal-Canada, Toronto-Canada, Ottawa-Canada, Paris-France, Lyon-France, Athens-Greece, Lausanne-Switzerland, Oslo-Norway, London-England, Santo Domingo-Dominican Republic, and many more…Unique in his own way, Jask brings an Asiatic essence that emanates patience and the Far East ideals of love and togetherness. With Jask’s contributions to music, he hopes to effect people in the most positive ways of life…

For more on Jask, visit www.thaisoul.com.