Person
Jason Matsumoto
Production
Biography
Jason (he/him) is a fourth-generation Japanese American producer and musician from Chicago. Jason co-produced The Orange Story, an early Full Spectrum project funded by the U.S. National Park Service that aims to provide educational content about civil liberties as told through the lens of Japanese American incarceration during WWII. Jason is the director and primary composer for Chicago-based music ensemble Ho Etsu Taiko. Jason is also a strategy consultant for Miyamoto Unosuke Shoten (Tokyo), a 150 year old traditional Japanese instrument maker who officially serves the Emperor of Japan. Prior to joining Full Spectrum’s staff, Jason spent 10 years in the financial derivatives industry, retiring in 2017 as Director of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s strategic pricing team.
Known for

Debaters
Executive Producer
La salida
Executive Producer

Sam Wants Her Sweater Back
Executive Producer
Artista
Executive Producer

Story Drive: Voices Unveiled
Executive Producer

De la morera
Executive Producer

Between the Silence
Executive Producer

The Orange Story
Executive Producer

Omoiyari
2022

Desire Lines
Executive Producer
Filmography
- 2026Story Drive: Voices UnveiledExecutive Producer
- 2026Sam Wants Her Sweater BackExecutive Producer
- 2025DebatersExecutive Producer
- 2024ArtistaExecutive Producer
- 2024Desire LinesExecutive Producer
- 2022La salidaExecutive Producer
- 2022De la moreraExecutive Producer
- 2022Between the SilenceExecutive Producer
- 2022Omoiyari
- 2016The Orange StoryExecutive Producer
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