Jason Paige - wikipedia Jason Paige This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( July 2016 ) Jason Paige ( 1969 - 01 - 06 ) January 6, 1969 ( age 49 ) Nationality American Alma mater New York University Occupation Singer, writer, record producer, actor Jason Paige ( born January 6, 1969 ) is an American singer, writer, record producer, stage, film, and television actor. Paige is best known for singing the first theme song for the English version of the Pokémon television series. Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 References 4 External links Early life and education He is an alumnus of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and the Experimental Theatre Wing at New York University. Career Paige is best known for singing the first theme song for the English version of the Pokémon anime. He also sings `` Viridian City '' and sings as a background vocalist for the Pokémon 2. B.A. Master soundtrack. In an interview with the New York Post in 2016, Paige did not expect the song to become popular. In fact, he said that he `` did n't really know much about Pokémon when I did the demo, other than ( that ) a scene in the cartoon caused a giant bout of epileptic seizures in Japan '', referring to the infamous episode `` Dennō Senshi Porygon. '' As a vocalist Paige toured for a year as the lead singer for the band Blood Sweat & Tears. He has sung and beat - boxed with Aerosmith on tour and on the Howard Stern re-mix of the hit single `` Pink ''. Paige sang backgrounds for Michael Jackson and is the rap soloist for the song `` Black or White '', which was performed at Michael Jackson 's 30th Anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden. His one - man show is filled with socio - political sexual - logical musical parody, con - fessions, and impersonations. He can be heard singing backgrounds on The Art of McCartney tribute CD behind Billy Joel, Roger Daltrey, Kiss, Smokey Robinson and others, On the Elite Beat Agents soundtrack, he sings `` Canned Heat '' and `` Walkie Talkie Man. '' Paige can also be heard on hundreds of various jingles, including Mountain Dew 's `` Bohemian Rhapsody '' and Pepto - Bismol 's `` Nausea Heartburn Indigestion ''. He has written a number of songs for the TV series Rob & Big. His voice can also be heard in the Disney TV movie, The Color of Friendship, `` The Jersey Boys '', `` Annie '' with Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy in the last `` Muppet Movie '' and a character or two in `` Sausage Party ''. He has also performed with famous artists such as Foreigner, The Scorpions, Meat Loaf, Frankie Valli, Liza Minnelli, and Enrique Iglesias, Oleta Adams, among many others. He has written and produced for Shoshana Bean, Becky Baeling, Mike Weaver and Suzie McNeil. As an actor, he can be seen as Peter in An Argentinian in New York, as a choir singer in A Walk to Remember, as the voice over for Buttmeister in Meet the Spartans, as a medic in Make Yourself at Home, as a student in Election, and as a parent in The Hustler. From 1995 to 2000, he produced and starred in his own musical comedy sketch show, The What 's Up Show, which showed on Manhattan cable TV. On the stage, he appeared in the 2010 production of Rent at the Hollywood Bowl, as Joe in Frank Zappa 's Joe 's Garage at the Open Fist Theatre Company, and as Travis in Ty Taylor 's The Existents at the Open Fist Theatre Company. He has also done productions of The Who 's Tommy, Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Hair. He has performed at Scott Nevins and Ryan O'Connor's Musical Mondays in Los Angeles, as well as Rockwell 's For The Record series in the Coen Brothers, Baz Luhrmann, John Hughes, The Marshalls, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Zemeckis, Pau Thomas Anderson and Scorsese shows. He won a Broadwayworld.com award and an Ovation nomination for his portrayal of Frankie in Fortherecordlive 's production of `` Scoresese an American Crime Drama '' produced at The Wallis Annenberg in October 2016. He has co-written two musicals, `` BOX '' and `` Writing Pictures '' produced at Hartford 's Bushnell Theatre for Black History Month, based on Harriet Beecher Stowe 's Uncle Tom 's Cabin. And `` A Tribute To Irwin Price '' Performed at Open Fist Theater. During the 2012 primary election, Paige himself sang a parody of the Pokémon Theme in support of the Republican candidate Ron Paul. In an interview with Spin Magazine in 2016, Paige said he was inspired by Paul 's message of liberty. Later that year, Paige completed a year - long run as the lead singer for Blood, Sweat & Tears and recorded a rock interpretation of the carol Silent Night for an episode of the YouTube series Hellbenders. He is a long time member of Broadway Inspirational Voices and has appeared at Mandalay Bay 's LIGHT in For The Record Baz named after the director Baz Luhrmann. In response to the massive popularity of the Pokémon Go mobile game, Paige re-recorded the theme during the height of the game 's popularity in July 2016. Later that month, Paige sang another parody of theme song featuring Dwayne Johnson as a Pokémon. He performed the song in Los Angeles as well. In October 2016 He released his anthem `` a tribute to Pokemon Go '' as a sister theme to the original. References ^ Jump up to : Phull, Hardeep ( 15 July 2016 ). `` The Pokémon theme 's surprising singer is back in the hot seat ''. New York Post. Retrieved 16 July 2016. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2013 - 01 - 05. Retrieved 2011 - 12 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Rockwell ''. Rockwell-la.com. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 22. Jump up ^ Sheets, Connor ( 8 May 2012 ). `` Ron Paul 2012 Supporter Remakes ' Pokemon ' Song For Campaign ( VIDEO ) ''. Retrieved 14 July 2016. ^ Jump up to : Josephs, Brian ( July 21, 2016 ). `` ' Pokémon Theme ' Singer Jason Paige Still Wants to Be the Very Best ''. Retrieved July 23, 2016. Jump up ^ `` HELLBENDERS - A Hellbenders Christmas ''. YouTube. 2012 - 12 - 24. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 22. Jump up ^ Leach, Robin ( 21 May 2015 ). `` Cirque takes on cabaret - style show with ' Baz ' at Light in Mandalay Bay ''. Retrieved 16 July 2016. Jump up ^ Weatherford, Mike ( 30 June 2015 ). `` ' Baz ' is an irony - free zone, but a big one to cover ''. Retrieved 16 July 2016. Jump up ^ Payne, Chris ( July 28, 2016 ). `` Watch the Original ' Pokemon ' Theme Singer Give It a Go in 2016 ''. Retrieved July 29, 2016. Jump up ^ Dosh, Kristi ( July 25, 2016 ). `` The Rock Gets His Own Pokemon Go - Inspired Character ''. Retrieved July 26, 2016. External links Jason Paige on IMDb Official Website YouTube channel MusicBrainz : fb4aeed3 - 43ad - 4f05 - b01e - d9482d44b96e Blood, Sweat & Tears Dave Gellis Glenn McClelland Jon Ossman Carl Fischer Barry Danielian Charley Gordon Ken Gioffre Joel Rosenblatt Bo Bice Al Kooper Randy Brecker Jerry Weiss Fred Lipsius Dick Halligan Steve Katz Jim Fielder Bobby Colomby David Clayton - Thomas Lew Soloff Dave Bargeron Bobby Doyle Joe Henderson Lou Marini Jr. Larry Willis Georg Wadenius Jerry Fisher Tom Malone Ron McClure Luther Kent Jaco Pastorius Steve Khan Mike Stern Don Alias Roy McCurdy Barry Finnerty Neil Stubenhaus Gregory Herbert Steve Conte Dave Panichi Glenn McClelland Jerry Sokolov Franck Amsallem Ted Kooshian Dave Pietro Rob Paparozzi Jason Paige Bernard Purdie Studio albums Child Is Father to the Man Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 Blood, Sweat & Tears 4 New Blood No Sweat Mirror Image New City More Than Ever Brand New Day Nuclear Blues Live albums In Concert Live and Improvised Live Compilation albums Greatest Hits Found Treasures The Collection Super Hits Rare, Rarer & Rarest Soundtracks The Owl and the Pussy Cat Singles `` You 've Made Me So Very Happy '' `` Spinning Wheel '' `` And When I Die '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jason_Paige&oldid=830268583 '' Categories : American male film actors American male stage actors American male musical theatre actors American record producers New York University alumni Living people 1969 births American male singers American singers Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from July 2016 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2016 Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Place of birth missing ( living people ) Talk Contents About Wikipedia Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 13 March 2018, at 20 : 01. 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