Jason Corbett

Jason Corbett is the founder of modern post-punk/darkwave band ACTORS and a celebrated producer at his own Vancouver-based recording studio Jacknife Sound.

Corbett began playing guitar at age 14 after being caught playing air guitar to Def Leppard’s “Photograph” in his bedroom. Over the next several years, he went on to join a few local Vancouver bands to hone his skills as a guitarist and gain valuable exposure to singing and songwriting.

Drawing on his love of 80s dark alternative bands like Bauhaus, Depeche Mode, and Joy Division, Corbett created ACTORS in 2012 and began releasing a steady stream of singles, beginning with one of the band’s most enduring hits, “Post Traumatic Love”. Following the band’s signing to Toronto-based Artoffact Records in late 2017, ACTORS released their much anticipated and highly acclaimed debut album It Will Come To You in March 2018. A second album, Acts of Worship, was released in October 2021 and features the 2021 Music Video Leo Award winning single “Love U More”. Corbett is currently writing and recording the third ACTORS album (out in late 2024) and has released the lead singles “In Real Life” and “Dead Inside” with a third single slated for September 2024.

In July 2014, Corbett opened his recording studio Jacknife Sound. Here, he works with artists of all genres to bring their visions to life. Some of the bands and artists he has worked with at Jacknife Sound include LEATHERS, HUMANS, Louise Burns, Spectres, and Bootblacks, among many others.

Outside of ACTORS and Jacknife Sound, Corbett is also an occasional music composer for tv and film.