BIOGRAPHY
Jason Schadt, also known to the world as Vandal, is an emcee/producer & world traveler from Toronto, Canada. He began making beats on a Boss drum machine in ’86 and then in ’92 he got his first sampler/workstation. He’s been writing songs and short stories for over 16 years and in ’91 he started emceeing. Over the past 16 years Hip Hop has played an important role in his creative expression. From breakdancing on the street for money with his friends in ’87, to emceeing for 1000+ people in Mauritius in ‘99,
Vandal has made the most of his time and opportunities. In the summer of ’94 Vandal participated in the Fresh Arts music program. Along side other young aspiring Toronto Hip Hop artists (Kardinal Official, Marvel, Double Soul…), he gained valuable experience performing and recording and had a song featured on the Fresh Arts compilation tape. In ’95 he formed a crew with his friends called Cryptik Souls, which in ’99 had members from across Canada and a song and video, “Cryptik Souls Crew” (featured on Len’s “You cant stop the bumrush” album, Sony Work). As a part of Cryptik Souls Vandal gained more and more performing and production experience and began putting together a studio in order to begin recording his own material.
In ’98 he was accepted into a program that enabled him to travel and do music. Something he’s always wanted to do. Through the help of Environmental Vision Exchange, Jason voyaged to Mauritius and Madagascar to hook up with local Hip Hop artists and perform. Without knowing anyone there Jason relied on his traveling experience and the support of Stach, another participant of the program and fellow singer/songwriter. The trip had such an impact that Jason continued on to Malaysia and Singapore before coming back to Toronto, 7 months later.