Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar

It is a pleasure to welcome actor and musician Atticus Dean to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Atticus Dean started piano lessons at 6-years-old. As a teen, Atticus was given a chance to play drums, and after getting his first drum kit, he began to play in a rock band in high school. After graduating, he felt pulled back to the keyboard and began co...

It is a pleasure to welcome singer-songwriter Eric Bolton, to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. In addition to performing solo, Eric is also the frontman of the rock group Shy Harry. Influenced by Alicia Keys, Damien Rice, John Mayer, and Norah Jones, Classic Rock Magazine described in its December 2021 issue that Eric’s voice has a “sweet spot between Eddie Vedder, Michael Stipe, and t...

It is a pleasure to welcome actor Cameron Cowperthwaite as my guest on this year’s Halloween edition of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Cameron has appeared on several television series such as Animal Kingdom, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Shameless, Station 19, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. However, Cameron is most recognizable to American Horror Story fans for two of his stints o...

It is a pleasure to welcome actor and dancer Lawrence Kao to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Born in Hacienda Heights, California, his parents groomed Lawrence to become a pediatrician. However, when his mother forced him to play musical instruments as a kid, his path toward a future in the arts began. He received a bachelor’s degree in Theater at the University of California at Irvin...

It is a pleasure to welcome award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer Carleton Stone to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. The Nova Scotia, Canada native, recently dropped his latest solo and self-produced album, Papercut. Through the sax-blasted Americana with power-pop and 1980s synthesizers, Carleton blurs musical genres to explore several tumultuous years and asks two difficult...

It is a pleasure to welcome Pop-R&B recording artist Jaeden Zoe to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Jaeden is no stranger to entertaining and performing, as the Brooklyn native spent her childhood captivating audiences with her poetry and dancing. She also was a part of the Ingersol Dance Troupe and performed with them on the iconic Apollo Theatre stage, where the group placed first. A...

Lauren Minear is a Nashville-raised singer-songwriter set to release her debut album, Invisible Woman, out October 14. She is steeped in the vulnerability of Nashville soul, the real deal; tender and passionate, yet raw and brutally honest songwriting in the lineage of Joni Mitchell, Lucinda Williams, and Gillian Welch. Like these women, Lauren wears her heart on her sleeve as she explores the cor...

It is a pleasure to welcome one of my favorite acts from America’s Got Talent (AGT): Season 17, comedian ventriloquist Jack Williams, to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Jack is a stand-up comedian ventriloquist that amassed a TikTok following with 1.2 million followers, and his videos received over 29.9 million likes. He has spent years auditioning for the NBC talent competition, but...

It is a pleasure to welcome MIDDLESPOON to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. MIDDLESPOON is the brainchild, passion project and life mission of Alexander Beatz. Working with producers and songwriters Lonely Child, Jinx McGee, and MSTR WTVR, he has crafted a set of “Pop with Purpose.” He described this phrase as thoughtful pop songs that include hip-hop swagger, electronic pop’s shimmer,...

It is a privilege to welcome producer and multi-instrumentalist DJ Lux to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. DJ Lux worked with many of music’s most significant recording artists, including Beyonce, Bruno Mars, and Jennifer Lopez. In addition, he joined forces with AJ McLean to form All The Cool Kids (ATCK). In addition, he spent this past summer touring with AJ and the rest of the Backs...

It is a privilege to welcome Cas Weinbren to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Cas is a classical and jazz prodigy keyboardist turned producer and songwriter. With the encouragement of his parents and a local music school. He has scored commercials for McDonalds and Nike Air Jordan. Cas’s music could also be heard for several entertainment networks including Bravo, E! Entertainment, MTV...

It is a pleasure to welcome award-winning singer, songwriter, and philanthropist Crystal Starr to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Crystal is known as “The Girl with the Golden Voice.” She has captivated audiences worldwide through her well-crafted brand. Her colorful visuals, powerful voice, and pop-feel-good aesthetic are thrillingly mesmerizing, and her style has a modern day twist...

For the first time in Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar history, we welcomed another Jake who has a phenomenal take. It is a pleasure to welcome author, musician, and podcast host Jake Fraczek to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Jake was born in Massachusetts but grew up in the Island of Nevis and Saint Kitts, in the West back to Boston for school and spent time there growing up. He grew...

It is a pleasure to welcome actor, producer, and writer Justin Johnson Cortez to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Born and raised in Santa Paula, California – just outside of rustic Ojai – Justin still lives in the rural house he grew up in. As a youth, he loved and excelled in everything athletic from skateboarding to football. However, he was not until his mid-20s that Justin began s...

It is a pleasure to welcome Scott Gardner to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Scott Gardner grew up in Northern California and had been singing and dancing for most of his life. He was a competitive cheerleader and has had a successful career as a professional model, where he lived and worked in Asia, Los Angeles, and New York City. He has been writing his music for the past five years...

It is a pleasure to welcome mentalist Kevin Nicholas to the milestone 180th episode of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast! Kevin is known as the Modern Mentalist. He dazzles his audiences and leaves them craving for more. When he was 13, Kevin began honing his craft and within two years, he was already an international award-winning magician and, on his way, captivating audiences around t...

It is a pleasure to welcome singer-songwriter John Morgan, to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. John Morgan brings a blue-collar toughness to country music that is pulled straight from the only life he knows. Hailing from Sylva, North Carolina, a part of the Great Smoky Mountain region, John grew up immersed in Bluegrass tradition and toured the festival circuit each summer in a family...

It is an honor and privilege to welcome Reality TV Pioneer and country music recording artist Jon Brennan to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Jon became a household name when he appeared on the second season of MTV’s game-changing Reality TV show: The Real World. From June 26 to November 1993, audiences watched Jon and his fellow housemates interact as they lived at a house in Venice B...

It is a pleasure to welcome singer-songwriter Finlay Morton to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Finlay taught himself to play his older brother’s Epiphone guitar at 10. His influences vary from blues musician Sonny Terry and Scottish folk act The Corries to classic rockers Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Neil Young. At 18, he packed up his guitar and moved to...

It is a privilege to welcome singer-songwriter Sidney Riley to The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Hailing from Washington, D.C., singer-songwriter Sidney Riley has been involved with the arts since he first learned to play the piano at 9. He discovered his deep passion for singing when he became a cast member of the famous British children's television series: Children's Choice. While he...

It is a pleasure to welcome actress and entrepreneur Anna Marie Dobbins to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast for our milestone 175th episode. Born in Alabama, Anna Marie started her dance career at three and began competitive dancing at eight. Being in the spotlight, she found a love for entertaining. She decided to explore acting and modeling, where she eventually landed a role in the 2...

It is a pleasure to welcome United Kingdom-based film director and producer Ginevra Gentili to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Ginevra is a British-Italian film director who has a cinematography and photography background. She has been directing films since her early twenties and runs North Harley Films, an independent production company. The team specializes in producing content that...

It is a pleasure to welcome author Paul R. Friedman to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Paul spent over two decades creating content for CBS Television. He started as an On-Air Promotion writer and producer in the marketing department. Paul R. Friedman worked for both CBS’s news and entertainment divisions In New York City and Los Angeles. Most recently, Paul served as the Vice Preside...

It is a privilege to welcome award-winning journalist and UnChained TV founder and managing editor Jane Velez-Mitchell, to The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. After graduating from New York University, Jane began her career reporting stints in Fort Myers, Florida, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia. She moved on as a news anchor and reporter at KCAL-TV in Los Angeles and WCBS-TV in New York, w...

It is a pleasure to welcome singer-songwriter Beau Nair, to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Born to a pair of dope smugglers in a seedy motel along Highway 66, Beau Nair was an outlaw on the run from an early age. He lives a nomadic lifestyle that saw him travel throughout the Southern States of America throughout his childhood. At a young age, Beau discovered legendary country singer...