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By Carina Adly MacKenzie

When the perfect song meets a poignant scene in a TV episode, careers are made. Shows like “Grey’s Anatomy,” “One Tree Hill,” and “The O.C.” have lifted musical artists from obscurity into iTunes heavy rotation. It happens all the time. Singer/songwriter Jason Manns managed to do something far more remarkable, becoming a “Supernatural” fan favorite via word-of-mouth (and YouTube) long before his music was ever played on the show.

In 2007, Manns’ longtime friend, “Supernatural” star Jensen Ackles, flew to England to do the first “Supernatural” fan convention. Manns sensed an opportunity. “I told Jensen, ‘Ask them if they want music,’ and they ended up flying me out to play a concert on Saturday night,” he tells Zap2it.

It wasn’t Manns’ first convention. His friend Christian Kane, of “Angel” and “Leverage” fame, introduced him to the scene. (We know – Manns has friends in high places. We’d like an invite to their BBQs, too.)

“Years and years ago, Christian was doing ‘Angel’ conventions,” Manns explains. “He has a band called Kane, and they played a convention in L.A., doing off-site gig at The Whiskey. He asked me if I wanted to open for an acoustic set, and that went really well. The next day I went over to the Burbank-whatever convention center, and I sold some CDs. That’s the only non-’Supernatural’ one I’ve done.”

Manns was a hit at the first convention. It didn’t hurt that while he was there, Manns invited Ackles on stage to sing “Crazy Love” with him, a song they’d rehearsed a few times to perform at a friend’s wedding. Ackles sang along with the harmonies. “The video was put on YouTube, and as a result I received emails almost daily asking me to record it with him,” Manns says.

Continue reading the article at Zap2it.com.