Biographie
Jayson began his show business career in 1994 at age 22, making his theatrical debut in the play "The Cherry Orchard" at Champlain College. Over the next few years, he appeared in several plays before shifting his focus to music. In 1997, he formed a band called "C'est La Vie," serving as the lead singer and touring the Burlington bar scene. The following year, he started a new band named "Uncommon Tongue," self-producing and writing their album "Following a Dream," while touring around Burlington. 1998 also marked the start of Jayson's film career, with a featured extra role in Edgewood Studios' "Moving Target." In 1999, Jayson alternated between film, music, and theater. In May, "Uncommon Tongue" disbanded after the bassist and drummer relocated. That August, Jayson performed the score for the play "Charlie Chaplin is Wearing my Pants" at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, returning in August 2000 as a cast member in the play "Crooked." In October 2000, Stoneworks Entertainment was founded, and Jayson starred in its first production, a play written by Cullen Johnson titled "The Thrall of Cthulhu," which became his final stage performance. Jayson's passion for film intensified when he earned SAG eligibility through a speaking role in Alen Jacobs' "American Gun" in 2001, working alongside Virginia Madsen and James Coburn. That June, he began film acting classes with Jock Macdonald at Cameron Thor Studios East. Over the next two years, working with Jock and Cameron inspired Jayson to stop waiting for film opportunities and start creating them. Consequently, in 2003, he and his friends revived Stoneworks Entertainment, producing their first film, "Cthulhu Chronicles: Episode One, The Ropes," which Jayson wrote, directed, and starred in. The year 2004 focused on learning editing techniques and producing more films, including "Xill" (a Star Wars fan film) and "Project Hex.
