Jason Francesco Heath is a Los Angeles based composer and interactive media artist. Since 2008, he has worked as associate director of the new Experimental Acoustic Research Studio (EARS) at the University of California, Riverside.

He has studied at UCLA and at the conservatory of the University of Valparaíso in Chile. Jason has studied composition with flute virtuoso and composer James Newton, composer, Paulo C. Chagas and classical guitar with composer/guitarist Matthew Elgart of the Elgart/Yates duo. He has studied interactive digital media at UC Berkerley’s CNMAT (Center for New Music and Audio Technologies) with Ali Momeni and Michael Zbyszynski; and physical computing and e-textiles with Adrian Freed.

His music has been performed by Mládi chamber orchestra, the Denali string quartet, and has been heard at such diverse venues as KXLU 88.9 and the Grand Performances series at Los Angeles' California Plaza. Jason composes music for films and documentaries as well as art music for mixed media and chamber ensembles of various instrumentations.

As associate director of the Experimental Acoustic Research Studio (EARS) he is dedicated to the advancement of new multi-disciplinary approaches to interactivity, digital music and new media composition, promoting new performance modalities and exploring emerging digital technologies.