Jason Kardong is a pedal steel player based out of Seattle, Washington and is the Pedal Steel player for Sera Cahoone. Originally from outside of Moscow, Idaho, he grew up directly next door to folk artist Josh Ritter. Shortly after graduating from Washington State University (WSU) with a BS in Agriculture, he relocated to Seattle Washington. His first band after moving to Seattle was the retro western swing six piece band called Six String Eric and his Lazy Ranch Hands who performed along the West Coast opening for such acts as The Lucky Stars, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Wanda Jackson and Dave Stuckey. In 2003 he co-founded the band The Wakefields and shortly after began also playing with Sera Cahoone. Currently he also is involved with , and Grand Archives Kardong is also active as an audio engineer working with such artists as , and The Wakefields. He graduated from the Audio Engineering program at the University of Washington. and has worked at such studios as Jupiter Studios, Soundhouse and MRX. He also started the music label Eminence Records in 2005 as a way to promote his music.t