Editing Jason Truby

{{short description|American guitarist (born 1973)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| image=
| name = Jason Truby
| background = solo_singer <!-- "background" can only take the single most relevant label -->
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1973|06|01|mf=yes}}
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Christian metal]]
* [[Rock music|rock]]
* [[Acoustic music|acoustic]]
* [[Classical music|classical]]
* [[jazz fusion]]
* [[Folk music|folk]]
* [[Country music|country]]
* [[Southern rock]]
* [[fingerstyle]]
* [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
* [[thrash metal]]
}}
| occupation = Guitarist
| years_active = 1989–present
| associated_acts = [[Living Sacrifice]], [[P.O.D.]]
| website = 
}}
'''Jason Truby''' (born June 1, 1973) is an American guitarist. He began his career in 1989 with [[Living Sacrifice]] as lead guitarist. He was also a member of [[P.O.D.]], but has also performed with [[Phil Keaggy]], David Beegle, Ashley Cleveland and her husband Kenny Greenberg, and was a guest performer with Phil Keaggy's band [[Glass Harp (band)|Glass Harp]] at the First Annual Denver Guitar Festival.

==History==

===Living Sacrifice===
In 1989, Truby joined Living Sacrifice with the other members being [[Bruce Fitzhugh]], DJ Johnson, and [[Lance Garvin]].

In 1991, Living Sacrifice's [[Living Sacrifice (album)|self-titled debut]] was released on [[R.E.X. Records]]. In 1992, Living Sacrifice released their second album, ''[[Nonexistent (album)|Nonexistent]]''.

In 1994, the band released a third album, ''[[Inhabit (album)|Inhabit]]'' Living Sacrifice signed onto [[Solid State Records]] seeking to widen their audience.<ref name="HM_97_66">{{cite journal |last=Macintosh |first=Dan |date=July–August 1997 |title=Living Sacrifice |journal=[[HM Magazine]] |issue=66 |url=http://www.hmmagazine.com/archives/LivingSacrifice.htm |access-date=April 30, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000918053718/http://www.hmmagazine.com/archives/LivingSacrifice.htm |archive-date=September 18, 2000}}</ref> In 1995, Johnson left the band and was replaced by Truby's older brother, Chris.

Living Sacrifice recorded ''[[Reborn (Living Sacrifice album)|Reborn]]'', their Solid State debut, in 1997. The band started to play a mix of [[groove metal]] and [[metalcore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/Reborn2004.asp |title=Living Sacrifice, 'Reborn' 2004 Re-release Review |publisher=Jesusfreakhideout.com |date=January 27, 2004 |access-date=November 18, 2011}}</ref> ''Reborn'' is considered the most influential of all Living Sacrifice records. In 1998, both Truby brothers left the band and were eventually replaced by [[Rocky Gray]] and [[Arthur Green (musician)|Arthur Green]].

===P.O.D.===
In 2003, [[P.O.D.]] lacked a guitarist after former band member [[Marcos Curiel]] parted with the band amidst controversy. Truby was available at the time and wrote and recorded the band's single, "[[Sleeping Awake]]", for ''[[The Matrix Reloaded: The Album|The Matrix Reloaded Soundtrack album]]''. He became a full-time member soon afterward.

The band released its first album with Truby, ''[[Payable on Death]]'', in November 2003. It was the first time the band discarded its [[rap metal]] style, which sparked much controversy. Despite the new style, the album has sold over one million copies worldwide.

Truby also wrote the song "Truly Amazing" with P.O.D. for ''[[The Passion of the Christ: Songs]]'' album, which won a [[GMA Dove Award]].

In 2005, POD released the ''Warriors 2 EP ''.

The second P.O.D. album with Truby, ''[[Testify (P.O.D. album)|Testify]]'', was produced by [[Glen Ballard]] and released in January 2006, including [[Katy Perry]] on background vocals on the song "[[Goodbye for Now (song)|Goodbye for Now]]". Later that year, P.O.D. released its [[Greatest Hits: The Atlantic Years|Greatest Hits]] album, which was Truby's last work with the band.

On December 30, 2006, Truby left P.O.D.

===Solo===
Truby's first solo album was ''String Theory'' (2004), an acoustic album. Truby released his second album, also instrumental, ''Waiting on the Wind'' on November 20, 2007. On July 26, 2008, Truby announced a third solo acoustic album, ''Finding the Quiet'', released on November 25. Truby completed his debut rock album, ''Entropy'' in 2009. In 2011, he released an acoustic Christmas album entitled ''The Greatest Love''.

Truby produced a compilation album in 2012 for a non-profit adoption and foster care organization called ''Project Zero''. This album entitled "Grafted" featured Truby, [[Stu G]] from [[Delirious?]], [[Sonny Sandoval]] from P.O.D., Cheri Keaggy, Phil Keaggy, Steve Dean, Tiffany Thornton, Geoff Moore, Willet, The Roys (2010 bluegrass band of the year), Caitlin Evanson, Sean Michel.

In 2012, Truby released an acoustic driven vocal album called ''Our Time Here'' a [[fingerstyle]] album with songs featuring artist Phil Keaggy.

Truby's instrumental, ''Passages'', was released in 2013 and features Phil Keaggy. 2016 Truby was commissioned to do an instrumental guitar album, ''Hymns'', consisting of his fingerstyle arrangements of ancient hymns.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} It has been distributed to cancer treatment centers to give to patients and families undergoing cancer treatments.

Truby is currently working on an instrumental Christmas album.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}

==Discography==

'''With Living Sacrifice'''
*''Not Yielding to Ungodly'' demo (1989)
*''[[Living Sacrifice (album)|Living Sacrifice]]'' (1991)
*''[[Nonexistent (album)|Nonexistent]]'' (1993)
*''[[Inhabit (album)|Inhabit]]'' (1995)
*''[[Reborn (Living Sacrifice album)|Reborn]]'' (1997)
*''[[In Memoriam (Living Sacrifice album)|In Memoriam]]'' (2005) (Greatest Hits)

'''With P.O.D.'''
*''[[The Matrix Reloaded: The Album]]'' (2003)
*''[[Payable on Death]]'' (2003)
*''[[The Passion of the Christ: Songs]]'' (2004)
*''[[The Warriors EP, Volume 2]]'' (2005)
*''[[Testify (P.O.D. album)|Testify]]'' (2006)
*''[[Greatest Hits: The Atlantic Years]]'' (2006)

'''Solo'''
*''String Theory'' (2005) – instrumental
*''Waiting on the Wind'' (2007) – instrumental
*''Finding the Quiet'' (2008) – instrumental
*''Entropy'' (2009)
*''The Greatest Love'' (2011) – Christmas album
*''Our Time Here'' (2012)
*''Passages'' (2013) – instrumental
* ''Hymns'' (2016) – instrumental
* ''All is Calm'' (2017) – instrumental
* ''The Day of Our Redemption'' (2018)
* ''Islands in Time'' (2019) – Best of
* ''Mapping the Invisible'' (2020) – instrumental

'''Other projects'''
*''Grafted (Project Zero)'' (2012)

'''Credits'''
*''[[The Infinite Order]]'' by [[Living Sacrifice]] (2010) (Lead guitar on track 5)

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{official website|1=http://www.jasontruby.com/}}

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