Ingram was born on August 23, 1974, in West Virginia, to parents Ralph Browne "Chip" Ingram II and Theresa Lee Ingram. where he was born with his brother, Eric, on the same day. He has two more siblings, a brother, Ryan, and a sister, Annie, who were both born in Texas. He is married to Culley Kay Ingram, where they presently reside in Franklin, Tennessee.
Career
Around the end of 2001, he was the first artist to be signed to Resonate Records, an INO Records partnership with Sonicflood's lead vocalist Rick Heil. He subsequently released his first album, Jason Ingram, on March 5, 2002. Since 2003, Ingram has been the lead vocalist of the Christian pop rock band The Longing. Ingram is currently the lead vocalist for the band One Sonic Society. Ingram has written songs for many contemporary Christian music artists. He wrote Bebo Norman's "I Will Lift My Eyes" and Salvador's "Shine". At the annual SESAC Awards, held in Nashville on March 5, 2007, Ingram received the "Christian Songwriter of the Year" award. After receiving the honor, he told Billboard, "I had no idea, it never crossed my mind. I am so thrilled. You write and you hope the songs affect people and get out there. It's cool when you see that really happens". He co-wrote three tracks on Brandon Heath's second album, What If We, including "Give Me Your Eyes", which won two GMA Dove Awards in 2009. He also co-wrote songs for Tenth Avenue North, including a No. 4 song on the Christian Billboard Charts, "Healing Begins". Ingram co-wrote "One Day" with Nick Jonas and Dan Muckala in 2011 for the pop artists Charice. The song was used by AcuVue for a promotion called "AcuVue 1-day".
Awards
2007: SESAC Award for "Christian Songwriter of the Year" – won
2009: GMA Dove Award for "Songwriter of the Year" – nominated
2009: GMA Dove Award for "Producer of the Year" – nominated
2011: GMA Dove Award for "Producer of the Year" – nominated
2016 Grammy nomination for best contemporary Christian song/performance – nominated
