From the moment he first heard the opening notes of Tom Waits’s “Ol 55” at the age of 4, Jake has been hooked on music. He has a Ph.D. in Music Theory from the University of Michigan after receiving a MA from the University of Minnesota and a BA from the University of Rochester.

 

Inspired by artists such as John Hiatt, Randy Newman, and Tom Waits among others, Jake’s songs are marked by their lyricism and roots in American songwriting traditions. Whether it’s falling in love, falling out of it, or just wanting to have a good time on a Friday night, Jake writes about it.

 

Jake enjoys co-writing as well as solo writing and works with artists in the United States and abroad. He has pop cuts with artists Ainsley Costello and Jenna Kay and country cuts with Pamela Mary, Sam Beck, Jeremy Rowe, and Alayna among others. 

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