By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com As American Idol, the long-running FOX singing competition heads into the sunset; many artists have returned to the show that helped launch their careers to participate in its final season. Between Clay Aiken, Taylor Hicks and Kris Allen assisting the producers during the final Idol auditions and Caleb Johnson, Chris […]
A Conversation with Tessanne Chin
March 1, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Voice is celebrating its tenth season on NBC! Last night, original coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera along with fan-favorite and Season Eight winning coach Pharrell Williams began the tenth installment of the Blind Auditions. Among the artists that took part in the Blind Auditions process is […]
A Conversation with Terry Manning (The 2016 Edition)
February 25, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome back Terry Manning to Jake’s Take. The arts entrepreneur is having a busy year so far showcasing his two loves: music and photography. On March 12, Terry will showcase several of his superb photographs at his first national exhibit at the Stax Museum in […]
A Conversation with Clark Beckham
February 16, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a shame that American Idol is finishing its run this year. Without the long-running FOX talent competition, we would not have discovered several talented musicians. Among the countless singers that this iconic show has found includes Clark Beckham. While he only received a “Yes” from Jennifer Lopez and Keith […]
Catching Up with Kent Speakman (The 2016 Edition)
February 4, 2016 By
Jake’s Take is proud to welcome back friend to the blog: Kent Speakman. The Los Angeles-based entrepreneur’s latest venture, Torio.TV is going to help football fans celebrate Super Bowl 50 in a huge way: live streaming at one of the Super Bowl weekend’s biggest pre-parties: Maxim & Bootsy Bellows Big Game Kick-Off Party. Also, […]
A Conversation with SayReal
January 28, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome Los Angeles-based rock-reggae group SayReal to Jake’s Take. Fronted by Voice alum Naia Kete, SayReal’s line-up includes Naia’s brother, Imani Elijah (percussion, keyboards, and vocals), Lightfoot (guitar, percussion, and vocals) and Lee John (bass, percussion and voice). Former American Idol judge and music producer Randy […]
A Conversation with Justin Morelli
January 26, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome Justin Morelli to Jake’s Take. The New York City singer-songwriter is one artist that you need to keep track of this year. His innate ability to blend the legendary soul of Stevie Wonder and rock vibes of Elvis Presley with the sound of pop kings […]
A Conversation with Jessica Sanchez
January 19, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome Jessica Sanchez to Jake’s Take. Since she was 10-years-old, Ms. Sanchez has blown worldwide audiences away thanks to her appearances on Showtime on the Apollo’s Kid Stars of Tomorrow and the first season of America’s Got Talent in 2006. But, it was not until […]
A Conversation with Haley Reinhart
January 12, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is an honor to welcome Haley Reinhart to Jake’s Take! Haley was one of the lucky singers to make to the Judges’ Round of American Idol’s tenth anniversary season. After charming Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler with her covers of Alicia Keys’ “Fallin’” and the Beatles’ “Oh! Darling,” […]
A Conversation with Ryan Shupe
December 23, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome Ryan Shupe to Jake’s Take! This virtuoso musician is a fifth generation fiddler and mastered the acoustic and electric guitars and can play a mean mandolin. In addition to his accomplishments in music, Ryan started touring when he was just 10-years-old, which lead him to […]
