Jason Koenig|Director|

SONGWRITING | THE JONAH MARAIS PROJECT

inspired by the process of writing a musical film, Jason undertook the exploration of a new medium of storytelling in 2023-2024 through the art of songwriting in a way that would challenge and expand his growth as and creative.

Jonah Marais latest single, "Slow Motion," written by Jason, Ryan, and Jonah will end 2024 in the top 40 on the Pop Radio charts within its first month of release. As we look ahead to 2025, Jason’s creative journey continues to unfold with even more music and new artistic discoveries on the horizon. With a blend of visual artistry, sound experimentation, and innovative collaboration, Jason is excited to continuing his musical collaboration with Ryan Lewis as they continue to release music and lead there musical film to production

Take a look and have a listen to a sample Jason’s work below

This new journey brought him to the intersection of sound, storytelling, and personal growth. Partnering with Grammy Award-winning producer Ryan Lewis and up-and-coming pop artist **Jonah Marais**, Jason embarked in a new creative venture learning to write songs fully immersing himself for two years in the songwriting process. Together, they’ve released six singles, with even more set to drop in Spring 2025. Jason was already a well-established figure in the creative world as a director amassing over 10 billion views on his music video work along with 3 MTV VMA wins out of 8 Nominations, an EMA for Video of the Year, a Cannes NRJ music video award, Camerimage nomination for best music video, along with 4 Clio Awards, and a Grammy Nomination for Best Short form Music Film, but this has been his first step into songwriting. The Jonah Marais project has been a collision of all of Jason’s creative expertise and has led to his evolution as both a songwriter and artist. Jason also took charge of content creation, photography, and video production directing 1 music video, and a Minnesota hometown concert film, hundreds of pieces of short form content, he filmed over 200 studio sessions—capturing not only the writing process but the highs and lows of the creative flow. This hands-on approach helped Jason better understand how to shape and share music in today’s ever-changing digital landscape. Reflecting on this transformative experience, Jason shares: *“This process has completely shifted my perspective on creativity—whether it’s ideating, entering flow state, or collaborating with others searching out creative spark while leaning into my strengths as a story teller and communicator. One of the most surprising discoveries was realizing how much my work in photography and cinematography had already prepared me for shaping sound and understanding the production process. I learned that many of the principles used to capture light are just as applicable to sound, using different tools but the same underlying concepts.”