This is me in a nutshell: I am a music obsessed musician. Everything I do, I do for music (starting to sound like a Bryan Adams tune...).
I live and play in Toronto and the surrounding area. Over the years I've had to opportunity to play with a number of extremely talented people, each who have left their mark on me.
The guitar is my first love (so much that I build my own instruments and cabinets). Always exploring and learning, I also sing, play bass, some synths, program, and bang on hand drums and other percussion instruments. I also make a mean hummus...
This page highlights some songs from one of the many styles that I am currently writing in. I'm also working on soundtrack material, industrial rock stuff, hard rock stuff, ambient looped-based stuff, and producing and recording other artists.
Some of the highlights of my career have been opening for 30 Seconds to Mars, The Exies, and Project Wyze. My music has been licensed to Dreamworks ("The Island"), Warner Bros. ("Johnny Zero"), CNN ("The Situation Room"), Fox Searchlight ("Sunshine"), E! ("50 Worst Celebrity Scandals"), various corporate clients, and I have participated in the creation of sample libraries for East West, Sony, and Big Fish Audio.
Currently I am working with my band, Machinekind, recording our latest album.
Be well,
jacob
