Jason Kerrison

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

Kerrison's albums with Opshop have gone multi-platinum and received critical acclaim. He received the 2008 APRA Silver Scroll Award for the hit single "One Day". 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. In 2015, he received the Southland Music Ambassador award at the ILT Southland Entertainment Awards.

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. Formerly a broadcaster for Mai FM and involved in the setup of Kiwi FM, Kerrison has also appeared on television as the host of XVenture Family Challenge alongside Kate Freebairn, and as a judge on New Zealand's Got Talent, among other media appearances. In 2021, he was the winner of series 1 of The Masked Singer NZ, appearing as tuatara.

Kerrison's fringe beliefs and doomsday prepping have earned him notoriety in the media, with some journalists branding him a conspiracy theorist. In particular, Kerrison's views on government and media reactions to COVID-19 mandates, his belief in the 2012 phenomenon, and his project to construct of an off-grid bunker home, have been the subject of interviews and commentary. In 2022, Kerrison said that his public views had created a strain in his relationships with other members of Opshop, and that it would be difficult for the band to reunite.