Jason Reischel

Who is Jason Reischel?

Jason Reischel is an American singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, New York who sometimes goes by the stage name My Cousin, The Emperor. He is known for his "Paul Simon-like vocals and dexterous acoustic guitar work". Reischel began playing guitar when he was ten years old, and wrote his first song when he was in seventh grade. After his debut album Brown Bridge & Green Bridge was released in 2006, Reischel was compared to Elliott Smith, Tim Buckley, Paul Simon, and Townes Van Zandt. In 2008 he formed the band My Cousin, The Emperor. On December 8, 2010 Reischel sat on a panel with Meshell Ndegeocello, and Larry Kirwan of Black 47 at WNYC's The Greene Space to commemorate the 30th anniversary of death of John Lennon, and look at how today's musicians are inspired by him.