Ben & Jason
| Company type | Duo |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder | Ben Parker, Jason Hazeley |
| Defunct | 2003 |
| Headquarters | London , United Kingdom |
| Products | Albums, singles |
Ben & Jason was a singer-songwriter pair from London, consisting of Ben Parker and Jason Hazeley, active between 1998 and 2003. Their discography includes three albums—Hello, Emoticons, and Ten Songs About You—released through Go! Beat/Universal. After parting ways with their major label, they launched their final record, Goodbye, via the independent Setanta label.
In their role as professional songwriters, they worked alongside musicians such as Mundy and Martine McCutcheon. The track "Air Guitar" from the album Emoticons attained position No. 79 on the UK Singles Chart. Additionally, their notable collaboration with Kinobe, titled "Slip into Something..." from the album Soundphiles, reached No. 78 in the UK charts. Although Ten Songs About You and its single "The Wild Things" received favorable critical attention, commercial traction was modest, culminating in their disbandment in December 2003.
Following the duo's dissolution, Ben Parker established Lux Luther in 2004 before embarking on a solo path and collaborating with artists including Polly Paulusma, David Berkeley, and Sophie Solomon. He has composed scores for the BBC Three comedy series How Not to Live Your Life and contributed as music tutor, arranger, and producer to the John Lennon biographical film Nowhere Boy. In 2009, he co-founded The Chain (formerly Braxton Hix) alongside vocalist Kate Aumonier and produces for emerging talents such as Pearl & the Puppets and Dutch artist Waylon.
Jason Hazeley shifted his career focus to comedy writing, contributing to publications like The Framley Examiner, Bollocks to Alton Towers, Far from the Sodding Crowd, and Viz.
Albums
- Hello (1999)
- Emoticons (1999)
- Ten Songs About You (2001)
- Goodbye (2003)
Singles
- "Emoticons" (1999) – UK No. 88
- "Air Guitar" (1999) – UK No. 79
- "Romeo and Juliet Are Drowning" (2000)
- "The Wild Things" (2001) – UK No. 81
- "How the Hell Do I Explain?" (2001)
Collaborations
- Slip into Something... (Kinobe featuring Ben & Jason, from Soundphiles, 2000) – UK No. 78
- Unfair Weather (Kinobe featuring Ben & Jason, from VerseBridgeChorus, 2001)