By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a true pleasure and honor to welcome singer-songwriter Michelle Chamuel to Jake’s Take. Many hardcore music aficionados might recognize her from her time fronting the seven-piece Michigan rock band, Ella Riot. After spending nearly a decade touring the United States, the band dissolved and Michelle reinvented herself as a […]
The Five Question Challenge with Ménage
October 6, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Ménage is the latest band to tackle The Five Question Challenge! Bela, Basilio and Gabriel Ferreira spent their childhood traveling between Toronto and their ancestral home in a small town in Portugal. Between listening to the traditional Portuguese music and listening to the Beatles, each sibling wanted to pursue a career […]
The Five Question Challenge with Amanda Lamb
October 2, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Amanda Lamb is the latest artist to tackle The Five Question Challenge! Hailing from Southern California, Amanda Lamb was fascinated with music from a very early age. As she got older, she slowly embraced country music after listening to the Dixie Chicks and Shania Twain. Now, Amanda is ready to […]
A Conversation with Emily West
September 25, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com One of the most incomparable vocalists that have ever appeared on America’s Got Talent (AGT) is Emily West! The Waterloo, Iowa native took a chance and auditioned for this past season of AGT. For Emily, this audition was her second chance to live the life she always wanted. After she […]
The Five Question Challenge with Pentatonix’s Mitch Grassi
September 22, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Pentatonix is one of the most successful a cappella groups of all-time! Since their victory on The Sing-Off’s third season, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstie Maldonado and Kevin Olusola’s EPs have made it to both the Top 10 and Top 20 of the Billboard 200. The quintet is a […]
The Five Question Challenge with Jesse Kinch
September 19, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com When I first heard Jesse Kinch sing “I’ve Put A Spell On You” on Rising Star, I knew that he was going to take the ABC singing competition by storm! Performance after performance, the Long Island rocker commanded the stage and gave viewers chills with his outstanding covers of “Billie Jean” […]
The Five Question Challenge with Shaping Sound’s Kyle Robinson
September 18, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The art of dance experienced a renaissance over the past decade. Shows such as Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) and performers such as Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez and the late Michael Jackson have inspired many dancers from both the Millennial and Digital […]
The Five Question Challenge with Smashing Satellites’ Salvatore Costa
September 15, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome Smashing Satellites’ lead singer Salvatore Costa to Jake’s Take! Before he joined this band, Salvatore was the lead guitarist and a vocalist for rock band My Darkest Days. After releasing two successful albums with My Darkest Days, Salvatore left the band and worked on a […]
The Five Question Challenge with Brady Mora
September 11, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Hundreds of athletes are making their way towards St. Cloud, Minnesota where they are about to take the ultimate test in the fitness careers. For three days, these athletes will face multiple WODs (Workouts-of-the-days) that range from a Snatch ladder to a chipper that includes unbroken double unders, shoulder to […]
The Five Question Challenge with Marc Fitt
September 8, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Ever since I started CrossFit two years ago, I look to athletes that inspire me to continue my fitness journey. One athlete that I admire is fitness model and personal trainer Marc Fitt! His inspirational posts on social media have caught the attention of over 400,000 followers on Instagram and 1,600,000 […]
