Jason Parker

Jason Parker is the Chief Creative Officer of Theorist Media, the Executive Producer of LoreFi, and the first fulltime employee hired by MatPat and Steph.MatPat's FINAL Theory!-Game Theory, posted March 9th 2014. Prior to becoming the CCO, his title was Head of Production where he ran the day to day operations of Team Theorist. Part of his early responsibilities were to run the GTLive livestream tricaster, and he was the second GTLive Technician after Stephanie Patrick, before being eventually succeeded by Chris Widin. Most fans got to know Jason as the voice behind the camera of GTLive, although he has made occasional on camera appearances on GTLive, Food Theory and Style Theory. His png avatar also makes occasional appearances across the channels. MatPat sometimes refers to Jason as "his boss" and often engages in playful and very often antagonistic banter with him whenever they are on camera together. So much of the early GTLive banter focused on MatPat and Steph identifying any technical problem as Jason's fault that the phrase #blame Jason has become synonymous with the man. 
As CCO, he continues to work closely with Matthew Patrick and Stephanie on the vision and direction of Theorist Media. MatPat has described Jason as the"the unsung hero of [...]the channels", and his close friend. The Game Theory 10th Anniversary Celebration!-GTLive, streamed April 30 2021. Over the years, Jason has become a much beloved figure in the Theorist community and a fan favorite. 
==Defy Media ==
Jason first met MatPat when the company he worked for at the time, Alloy Media, merged with Break Media, to become Defy Media. At the time, MatPat was the Director of Online Strategies at Break and part of his responsibilities during the merger was to interview Alloy team members to determine who would be kept on. Matt was impressed by Jason's skillset and recommended he join his team at Defy. They worked together until MatPat decided to leave Defy in 2014 to focus on his channels fulltime.The LORE of MatPat! | The GTLive Iceberg Explained-GTLive, posted April 29, 2022. After several months working on their own, MatPat and Steph reached out to Jason to ask him to join him. Jason infamously warned MatPat and Steph not to get too attached to him because he never stayed in one job for more than two years, a fact that MatPat likes to tease him about. 
== First Appearance ==
According to Jason, on his first day officially working at Theorist he showed up to Matt and Steph's house dressed business casual, but MatPat greeted him at the door dressed in PJs with messy hair. Jason said that showed "the quality experience of working at Theorist". Things were so hectic during Jason's first week that he pulled an all nighter in an attempt to get the GTLive livestream to function properly. They worked so many late nights together than eventually MatPat and Steph started calling the guest room in their house "Jason's Room". Jason spent Thanksgiving 2015 at MatPat and Steph's house, working and hanging out.
Jason was a mostly silent observer in the September 3rd 2015 livestream "The Sonic Game You Didn't Know Existed (featuring Guru Larry). His laughter was audible in the background when MatPat made a reference to him adjusting the camera. This was also the very first "blame Jason" moment, as MatPat told the viewers to blame Jason for the camera wobbling.The Sonic Game You Didn't Know Existed (Feat. Guru Larry)-GTLive, streamed Sept 15 2015 
The very next livestream on September 16th was Jason's first time operating the tricaster as the GTLive tech. His voice can be heard at the very top of the livestream, counting MatPat and Steph in. This was before GTLive had an actual intro sequence and theme song so there was confusion from MatPat and Steph as to when the livestream actually started. MatPat and Steph gave Jason a hard time for the rough start, the very start of a long tradition of teasing Jason on camera. This would continue into Jason's second day and second livestream, Epic Smash Bros Battle with YOU on September 17th.
Jason would remain an off camera voice until October 30th, when he did his face reveal in the episode Mario Maker's Pumpkin Head Challenge. MatPat convinced Jason to briefly join him at the end of the stream to play a level in Mario Maker while wearing an oversized fake pumpkin on his head. Matt introduced Jason by saying "this is who you blame whenever anything goes wrong with the stream." Jason did a brief dance on the couch before resuming his position behind the camera.Mario Marker's Pumpkin Head Challenge-GTLive, streamed on Oct 30 2015.
== Personal Life ==
On November 5, 2016, he married Genevieve Parker.Jason's Facebook page Their first child was born on November 3, 2019."#CancelCancer LIVE w/ Game Theory + St. Jude (Ft. Markiplier, Try Guys, TheOdd1sOut, and MORE!)" Dec 3, 2019 on The Game Theorists. 
==Trivia==
*He studied at the independent, non-profit liberal arts college Columbia College Chicago in Chicago, Illinois from 2011 to 2013
*Jason has worked at various other media companies such as Brian Media Group and Thestream.tv. 
*Jason suffers from ornithophobia, or the fear of birds.
*Jason is often jokingly blamed (#BlameJason) by MatPat, Steph, and other Theorists for various problems that occur during livestreams.
*Jason compares himself to a Super Saiyan from Dragon Ball Z (blonde hair, blue eyes, "baboon arms").
*Jason often plays the role of Dungeon Master for the popular tabletop RPG Dungeons and Dragons.
*Jason has two brothers, and one brother-in-law."GTLive: MATPAT REACTS to YOUTUBERS REACT to GAME THEORY!" Aug 29, 2017 on The Game Theorists.
*Jason has a bad cat allergy."GTLive: TRYING NOT TO PUKE! | Gummy Food vs. Real Food Challenge" Mar 28, 2017 on The Game Theorists.
*Jason did his first Haunted Maze/House together with Chris on a GTLive episode.
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