I know he can only give facts that pertain to what he was involved in doing, which, while interesting, don't provide definitive proof either way. The one thing we can confirm from him is that the tracks he worked on did not contain the vocals we hear now. As to why, he has offered his opinion. He also has offered his opinion on things like the vibrato. There are other people who have different opinions as to the cause of this. And it would be interesting to hear his opinion on that. It's a shame he can't explain any of the other issues but that's not surprsing. The reason people have consistently identified Jason for the last two years is because the songs sound exactly like him. You talk about unscientific and misleading, while failing to acknowledge that there is not one single piece of evidence to back up your position that it's Michael on the songs. This whole thing has nothing to do with emotions or gut feelings but what people hear. Nobody here wants to be in a position where we don't hear Michael on the tracks. But we don't hear him. I know it's easier for you to label people as "crazy fans" but you are completely missing the point. If you want to talk about gut feelings then that is all you have.
As for suggesting that it's the fans who got us in this mess in the first place then it's clear you simply don't understand this issue. What got us in this mess is the fact that a bunch of songs were sold for ridiculous amounts of money that the seller claimed were the work of Michael Jackson yet was unable to back up his story when it was pointed out by fans, family and producers that the songs don't sound like Michael. As soon as I heard Breaking News, without any foreknowledge of the controversy, I instantly recognised the voice of Jason Malachii. Let's not forget that JM was identified as the possible vocalist almost a month before Breaking News was streamed or heard by fans. So don't try to shift the blame on to the fans because that's really rather ridiculous.
The people (Cascio/Porte) who sold these songs to Sony have failed to provide one scrap of proof that Michael ever recorded them despite the fact that a great many fans, his own children and previous people who have worked with him state that they do not recognise the voice as being that of Michael Jackson.
As for Jason Malachi, what you have to understand is this. Let's say we had never heard of the guy. He'd never released any songs. The Cascio tracks come out and the reaction is still going to be the same. They don't sound like Mj. They sound like an impersonator. The only difference is that people would be trying to figure out who that impersonator was. With Jason, we have a match in the voice. It isn't like people just chose him at random because he is an impersonator. His voice is instantly recognisable on the songs. The tone, accent, vibrato, pornounciation are all identical to his. Now if you believe it is not him singing then that's fine but all we ask is an explanation for those issues. In two years not one has been given. If it's not Jason then those "Jasonisms" must be the result of something else. It certainly isn't because they are guide vocals or demo vocals because we have a wealth of others to compare them to. It isn't Michael's age or wellbeing because we have other recordings from that era including This Is It rehersals where he sounds just like himself despite being tired and not singing full out. It isn't the studio because we have WBSS 08 vocals recorded there which sound fine and Michael never had any of those issues when singing while out and about or down the phone. Those issues are only present on the Cascio tracks. So what is the explanation and can evidence and examples be provided? Jason was more than happy to speak out and clear up previous confusion about his own songs but he refuses to engage in any way over this issue, despite the damage that it's done him and his idol. Even his own producer publicly stated that he recognises Jason on these songs as he recorded him for years. He received no financial gain from saying that. He still stands by that today because he was contacted about it for something. All of this is before we even get in to the many other issues, such as the changing stories, lack of one single outtake (12 tracks and not one time where they picked up Michael speaking during the recording process? Come on.) You can take any Mj recording, be it a demo, album song, live vocal and put it against one from another era and find multiple matches in sound and technique yet this cannot be done with the Cascio tracks. Not to mention that Michael's recording habits, which can be found all over every other recording, are completely absent. Not one finger snap, clap or hiccup. Yet we can put these songs against any Jason track and the matches are there. The snorts. The totally different pronounciation. The uncontrolled vibrato. The way in which the end of lines go "down" because he can't hold the note. All only on Cascio and only on Jason tracks. And this is someone singing full out. Listen to Water. Since when did Michael have to strain himself like that just to lay down a supposed guide vocal? All of these issues are on the versions that were collected from Eddie Cascio on July 10th 2010, meaning they originate from the Cascio end, so that is where the answers lie, hence people quite rightly asking Eddie for answers. When you couple all of this together, along with the absolute lack of proof, then it is only logical to have serious concerns and ask if this is an impersonator who laid down vocals with Eddie Cascio following Michael's death, with Jason Malachi being the most likely candidate.
