Jason Francesco Heath  is a Los Angeles based composer and interactive media artist. 

Since 2008, he has worked as associate director of the Experimental Acoustic Research Studio (EARS) at UCR. 

He has studied at UCLA and at the conservatory of the University of Valparaíso in Chile, and holds an M.A. in Music Composition from UCR, where he has studied with Tim Labor and Paulo C. Chagas; and where, as a Gluck Fellow he is currently pursuing his Ph.D. 

He has previously studied composition with James Newton and guitar with Matthew Elgart; as well as interactive digital media at UC Berkerley’s CNMAT (Center for New Music and Audio Technologies). 

His music has been performed by Mládi chamber orchestra, members of the Denali string quartet and the Lyris Quartet; and has been heard at such diverse venues as Pacifica radio’s Global Village with John Schneider; Sacred Mondays on KXLU 88.9; the contemporary music series People Inside Electronics (P.I.E.); the Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts; Pepperdine University; and the Grand Performances series at Los Angeles' California Plaza. 

As 2010-2011 Artist in Residence at the Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts, he founded the groundbreaking new music series, Electronics Live!; which also held the premier performance of his Rain Ceremony for viola and live electronics, declared “an extraordinary piece” by KPFK’s John Schneider. 

Jason composes concert music for mixed media and instrumental ensembles as well as music for films and documentaries.

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.