Jason Mark Kerrison MNZM (born October 15, 1976)[1][2][3] is a New Zealand singer-songwriter, producer, and former radio broadcaster, best known as the lead singer of the band Opshop.

[4] In 2011, Kerrison was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.

[6] In addition to Opshop, Kerrison has worked on side projects including The Babysitters Circus, and has embarked on a solo career, collaborating with other artists and actively performing in concerts and charity events.

[10][11][12][13] In particular, Kerrison's views on government and media reactions to COVID-19 mandates,[14][15] his belief in the 2012 phenomenon,[16][17] and his project to construct of an off-grid bunker home, have been the subject of interviews and commentary.

His circles eventually came together to create the band Gorilla Biscuit, which took up residency at Dux De Lux, playing regular gigs.

[22][29] In the years leading up to this, Kerrison was also involved in The Babysitters Circus, a side project with four other artists, which found some success in 2011 with the popular single "Everything's Gonna Be Alright".

[32] In a 2022 interview, Kerrison said his public opinions on COVID-19 mandates would need to be "addressed" if Opshop was to reform, and suggested it would be difficult for the band to reunite.

[20] Following the hiatus of Opshop, Kerrison pursued solo projects and sought to establish an independent production and licensing strategy, leaning into the business side of the music industry.

[34] Kerrison has released singles in collaboration with other artists, including with Jackie Bristow on the single "Warrior Spirit" in 2016,[35] and the 2017 song "Humming Along" featuring Annie Crummer and Betty-Anne Monga, written to celebrate Emirates Team New Zealand’s victory in the America’s Cup whilst Kerrison was a Toyota NZ ambassador.

In 2009, he began building a bunker home in Northland out of shipping containers and shotcrete, dubbed the "ark", purpose-built to survive an apocalypse scenario.

"[16] Kerrison is politically vocal and has endorsed fringe beliefs on the COVID-19 response and 2012 calendar predictions, branded a conspiracy theorist by some media outlets and journalists.

[10][11][12][13] In response, Kerrison has argued that having conflicting opinions is part of a healthy democracy, but conceded some of his views had put a strain on his relationship with members of Opshop.

[14][10][48] In particular, Kerrison believed that debate on vaccine mandates and the national lockdown was being unduly shutdown and experts with dissenting opinions were being "muzzled.

[20] In 2022, Kerrison was criticised after getting into a Twitter spat with journalists Hilary Barry and Russel Brown regarding the anti-science views of some of the Wellington protesters, after sending them images depicting Nazi war criminals being executed.

In an interview with conspiracy theorist Liz Gunn, Wilde said the song was inspired by his inability to travel to the 2022 Wellington protest after failing a COVID-19 rapid antigen test while unvaccinated.

[51] Following the 2010 Canterbury earthquake, Kerrison partnered with Paul Ellis to create Band Together, a relief concert held in Hagley Park.

[53] In 2024, Kerrison performed in a fundraiser for fellow artist Rowdy Rose to attend the USA Radio Awards in Pennsylvania.

[56][57] In 2011, Kerrison was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.