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Dread-headed Jason Castro took an interest in music early on, pursuing not just singing but also guitar and drums. While a sophomore at Texas A&M University, Castro decided to take a break from performing and focus on his landscape-architecture studies. He continued to work on his vocal and guitar skills in his free time, and, realizing how much he missed music, decided to pursue a career as a professional musician. Having first experienced reality TV in 2006 (as a friend/love interest of Cheyenne Kimball on the MTV series Cheyenne), Castro tried out for American Idol when auditions came through Dallas, TX, wowing the judges and eventually making it to the top 24. Following his fourth-place finish on the show, Jason has toured the country in support of his music and released a self-titled debut album in 2010.