By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome back a friend of the blog, tenor Branden James, to Jake’s Take. Branden made his Jake’s Take debut five years ago, just as wrapped up his appearance on America’s Got Talent and promoting his solo holiday album, The Voice of Christmas. A lot has changed […]
The Five Question Challenge With Nikki’s Wives’ Nikki Whitehead
May 7, 2018 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome Nikki’s Wives’ Nikki Whitehead to Jake’s Take. Since 2015, Whitehead and her fellow band members, guitarist and keyboardist Dylan Lauzon and drummer Nate Baylor have built up a following that started outside of Toronto. Nikki’s Wives’ music caught the attention of several significant musicians such […]
A Conversation with Ray Dalton
August 28, 2017 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Ray Dalton to Jake’s Take. Ray Dalton began his musical journey in Seattle, Washington, where he was working on a goal of working with all of the city’s talented rappers. However, in 2011, Ray Dalton’s life was changed forever when producer Ryan Lewis […]
A Conversation with Deborah Silver
March 7, 2017 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome recording artist Deborah Silver to Jake’s Take. Born in Mississippi, the singer-actress has mastered the Great American Songbook and honed her craft by performing across the United States including at prestigious venues such as Lincoln Center and Feinstein’s/54 Below. Also, Ms. Silver also had the […]
Catching Up with Collabro (The 2017 Edition)
February 20, 2017 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome Collabro back to Jake’s Take. Three years ago, the world was introduced to Michael Auger, Matt Pagan, Jamie Lambert, and Thomas Redgrave when they auditioned for Britain’s Got Talent (BGT)’s eighth season. After receiving four “Yeses” from David Walliams, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden, and series […]
The Five Question Challenge with Taylor Williamson
February 15, 2017 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I am delighted to welcome comedian Taylor Williamson to Jake’s Take. After getting started in stand-up comedy while he was finishing up high school, Taylor’s unique brand of comedy caught the attention of numerous television shows including The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (where he set the record for […]
A Conversation with NBSJ Productions’ Adam Feldman & Shant Goorjian
February 14, 2017 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I am very excited to welcome two of my favorite rising YouTube personalities, NBSJ Productions hosts Adam Feldman and Shant Goorjian, to Jake’s Take. Since they started their YouTube channel in June 2015, their videos have been viewed over 268,000 times and started growing a social media following on Facebook, […]
The Five Question Challenge with The Kin’s Isaac Koren & Shakerleg
January 31, 2017 By
The Kin’s Isaac Koren and Mark “Shakerleg” Nicosia are the first musicians to tackle “The Five Question Challenge” in 2017! After over ten years in the music industry, Isaac, Shakerleg, and their guitarist/vocalist Thorald Koren) are saying farewell…for now. The alternative rock trio just recently their last album: Modern Primitive. Modern Primitive is the follow-up […]
Catching Up with Peter Hollens (The 2016 Edition)
November 3, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I am very excited to welcome back Peter Hollens to Jake’s Take! He is one of the best artists of my generation and is one of the main voices that has guided A cappella music into being accepted into the pop culture world. Throughout his career, Peter worked with a […]
Catching Up with Emil & Dariel
July 18, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com America’s Got Talent (AGT) is in the middle of its most competitive season ever! As Got Talent franchise creator and America’s Got Talent judge Simon Cowell stated earlier this season, “the kids have taken over the show!” So far this year, eight acts under the age of 18-years-old have made it […]
