Drums + Production

Drummer with Hamilton, Netflix's animated hit Vivo, composer for podcast themes. Tons of international touring, remote recording, writer for EQ Magazine and DRUM! Magazine as their drum recording expert. Lover of diverse styles of music. Chart reading friendly, but also know how to build a drum part from vague adjectives. 20yrs owning a studio.

Originally diagnosed with a terminal case of the white man’s disease, Jake faced an uphill struggle with rhythm. Years of disciplined wood-shedding and a potent medication of diverse music enabled him to overcome the condition and become a competent musician. Some would even go so far as to call him funky. Remains of his previous condition occasionally appear on the dance floor in a dangerous mixture of shoulder jerks and bizarre hip shimmies. Legend has it that due to a booking mishap, Jake accidentally killed a gaggle of nuns with his patented “drop the hot milkshake” dance move during what was supposed to be a routine macarena.

With a resume that reads like a ‘who’s who’ of nobody you ever heard of, Jake happily tours the US, Europe, and Asia, leading a peripatetic life that is grounded in an extremely rewarding teaching practice back home. He plays with Hamilton: An American Musical, Diego’s Umbrella, and MarchFourth!. He is also a regular contributor to DRUM! magazine.

In his spare time, Jake likes to ride his bicycle, play ukulele, make party boxes, and craft some of the world’s worst puns.

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