Alex Jacke was born and raised in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. The singer and songwriter realized his passion for music as a child when he fell in love with 1990s R&B and Hip Hop. Jacke's music influences also include soul, funk, gospel, rock, and pop music. Self-taught on the piano, he began composing songs by middle school. By the time he started his freshman year at Morehouse College, he knew music was his future and he focused his energy on songwriting, & performing at school events and venues around Atlanta. During his sophomore year, he appeared on the highly popular MTV series "My Super Sweet 16,[1]" as the special guest performer for DJ Spinderella and former NBA player, Kenny Anderson's daughter, Christy. His performance caught the attention of music executive and producer, Laney Stewart,[2] who invited Jacke to work with him over the summer. Jacke jumped at the opportunity to pursue his dream, and left Morehouse College[3] at the end of his junior year[4] to return to Los Angeles.[5] Like others before him, most notably Tricky Stewart and The-Dream. Laney Stewart took Alex Jacke under his wing which led Jacke to land a worldwide publishing deal with Music Gallery/Universal Music Publishing Group in 2011. Along with Stewart and his production team The Sharpshootaz, Alex Jacke spent most of the first half of 2012 perfecting his debut EP, D.F.M. (Dorm Fuckin Music) released on July 9, 2012.[6][7] On Valentine's Day 2013, Alex released a "Deluxe" version of his D.F.M. release, simply titled "D.F.M. Deluxe".[8][9][10]
After building a YouTube[11] following doing singing cover songs,[12] in May 2012, Jacke dropped his first single, "One Thing",[13][14][15] which was eventually followed with the release of his "D.F.M." EP in July 2012 and then with the further release of "D.F.M. Deluxe" in February 2013.[8][9][10] During the summer of 2013, he was selected as a top 5 finalist for Macy's and iHeart Radio's Rising Star contest where he performed at L.A.'s iHeart Radio Festival.[16] He returned again in December 2013 to release a single called "Sex Is Amazing[17] and then again in 2014, releasing another single, "Apart", on March 3, 2014.[18]
Songwriting
In late 2011, Alex went in the studio with his fellow Sharpshootaz members and Laney Stewart to work on songs for Jesse McCartney's latest album. One of the songs that Alex co-wrote, "Out Of Words", was leaked in July 2012[19]
^Christy may be the daughter of former NBA player Kenny Anderson and Salt-n-Pepa's DJ Spinderella, but she's ready to step into the spotlight for her 1980s 16th birthday bash. | MTV Photo Gallery. Mtv.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-27.
^MP3: Alex Jacke – Nobody's Perfect – TheNext2Shine.com – New R&B Music Video, R&B Soul News Interview, Emerging Undiscovered Unsigned Talent 2012-08-23 at the Wayback Machine. Blog.thenext2shine.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-27.
^Alex Jacke – D.F.M. (Mixtape) : 2012-07-27 at the Wayback Machine. Launfd.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-27.
^TNN Artist & Repertoire: Alex Jacke [#DFM]. [The No Names] (2012-07-09). Retrieved on 2012-07-27.
^Something New: Crooner Alex Jacke Releases "D.F.M", A Thrill Ride For Lovers. AllHipHop.com (2012-07-17). Retrieved on 2012-07-27.
^Alex Jacke Talks Dorm Fuckin Music 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Purp.O.World (2012-07-13). Retrieved on 2012-07-27.
^Alex Jacke – D.f.m – Rap / R'n'B / Soul – Pure Charts. Chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved on 2012-07-27.
^ abc"New Music: Alex Jacke - "DFM (Deluxe Edition)"". 15 February 2013.
^ abc. youknowigotsoul.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-22.
^ abc. Archived from the original on 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
^AlexJackeMusic's channel. YouTube. Retrieved on 2012-07-27.
^Musical Society Series: Alex Jacke Covers "High For This" (Video) | LateBoots™ | The Influencer Culture. Lateboots.com (2012-03-27). Retrieved on 2012-07-27.
^Alternative Heat: Alex Jacke "One Thing". AllHipHop.com (2012-05-25). Retrieved on 2012-07-27.
^Bad Perm – New Music: Alex Jacke – "One Thing". Bad-perm.com (2012-05-30). Retrieved on 2012-07-27.
^Alex Jacke. hustleGRL.com (2011-07-16). Retrieved on 2012-07-27.
^"IHeart Radio's Rising Star, Alex Jacke Takes on Music Industry Full Force as an Emerging Artist". HuffPost. 26 July 2013.
^ ab"New Black Kid on the Block: Alex Jacke – "Your Sex is Amazing"". 2 December 2013.
^ ab"New Music: Alex Jacke – "Apart" [Listen]". 4 March 2014.
^"Something New: Crooner Alex Jacke Releases "D.F.M", A Thrill Ride for Lovers". 17 July 2012.
^Alex Jacke biography, albums and lyrics 2012-09-19 at the Wayback Machine. Dvdlyrics.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-27.
^Alex Jacke – Callin For You Lyrics Archived 2013-01-18 at archive.today. Bmusiclyrics.com (2012-07-14). Retrieved on 2012-07-27.
^Besides the Alex Jacke performance, DJ Spin has one more surprise for Christy: the green VW convertible of her dreams! | MTV Photo Gallery. Mtv.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-27.
External links
Official website
January 06, 2023
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Alex Jacke was born and raised in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles CA The singer and songwriter realized his passion for music as a child when he fell in love with 1990s R amp B and Hip Hop Jacke s music influences also include soul funk gospel rock and pop music Self taught on the piano he began composing songs by middle school By the time he started his freshman year at Morehouse College he knew music was his future and he focused his energy on songwriting amp performing at school events and venues around Atlanta During his sophomore year he appeared on the highly popular MTV series My Super Sweet 16 1 as the special guest performer for DJ Spinderella and former NBA player Kenny Anderson s daughter Christy His performance caught the attention of music executive and producer Laney Stewart 2 who invited Jacke to work with him over the summer Jacke jumped at the opportunity to pursue his dream and left Morehouse College 3 at the end of his junior year 4 to return to Los Angeles 5 Like others before him most notably Tricky Stewart and The Dream Laney Stewart took Alex Jacke under his wing which led Jacke to land a worldwide publishing deal with Music Gallery Universal Music Publishing Group in 2011 Along with Stewart and his production team The Sharpshootaz Alex Jacke spent most of the first half of 2012 perfecting his debut EP D F M Dorm Fuckin Music released on July 9 2012 6 7 On Valentine s Day 2013 Alex released a Deluxe version of his D F M release simply titled D F M Deluxe 8 9 10 Alex JackeAlex JackeBackground informationBorn 1989 05 15 May 15 1989 age 33 Los Feliz California United StatesOriginLos Angeles California United StatesGenresR amp B pop dance soul hip hop Orgasmic R amp BOccupation s Singer songwriterInstrument s Vocals pianoYears active1999 presentLabelsIndependentWebsitewww wbr alexjacke wbr com Contents 1 Music career 2 Songwriting 3 Discography 4 Track listing amp personnel 5 TV 6 References 7 External linksMusic career EditAfter building a YouTube 11 following doing singing cover songs 12 in May 2012 Jacke dropped his first single One Thing 13 14 15 which was eventually followed with the release of his D F M EP in July 2012 and then with the further release of D F M Deluxe in February 2013 8 9 10 During the summer of 2013 he was selected as a top 5 finalist for Macy s and iHeart Radio s Rising Star contest where he performed at L A s iHeart Radio Festival 16 He returned again in December 2013 to release a single called Sex Is Amazing 17 and then again in 2014 releasing another single Apart on March 3 2014 18 Songwriting EditIn late 2011 Alex went in the studio with his fellow Sharpshootaz members and Laney Stewart to work on songs for Jesse McCartney s latest album One of the songs that Alex co wrote Out Of Words was leaked in July 2012 19 Discography EditD F M EP 2012 20 21 22 D F M Deluxe Album 2013 8 9 10 Sex Is Amazing Single 2013 17 Apart Single 2014 18 23 Track listing amp personnel EditD F M Produced by Laney Stewart Co Produced by The Sharpshootaz Mixed by Mark Exit Goodchild Recorded by Derek Yopp Effects amp Sound Design by Andrew Kim Sound Production amp Sound Design by Sidney MillerNo TitleWriter s Length1 Talk Sexy Skit n a2 422 One Thing Alex Jacke Laney Stewart3 343 Callin For You Alex Jacke Laney Stewart Sidney Miller Glynn Austin Tolliver Gabriel Nowee4 544 Nobody s Perfect Laney Stewart Matt Robinson4 195 Enjoy The Ride Alex Jacke Laney Stewart Sidney Miller5 396 All She Wrote Alex Jacke Laney Stewart J Rutherford C Bernardy L Wade P Houston J Dorr3 197 Cheers Skit n a0 428 Days Of Our Lives Alex Jacke Laney Stewart Romika Faniel Gabriel Nowee3 55 D F M Deluxe Produced by Laney Stewart Co Produced by The Sharpshootaz Mixed by Mark Exit Goodchild Recorded by Derek Yopp Effects amp Sound Design by Andrew Kim Sound Production amp Sound Design by Sidney MillerNo TitleWriter s Length1 Talk Sexy Skit n a2 422 One Thing Alex Jacke Laney Stewart3 343 Callin For You Alex Jacke Laney Stewart Sidney Miller Glynn Austin Tolliver Gabriel Nowee4 544 Nobody s Perfect Laney Stewart Matt Robinson4 195 Enjoy The Ride Alex Jacke Laney Stewart Sidney Miller5 396 All She Wrote Alex Jacke Laney Stewart J Rutherford C Bernardy L Wade P Houston J Dorr3 197 Cheers Skit n a0 428 Days Of Our Lives Alex Jacke Laney Stewart Romika Faniel Gabriel Nowee3 559 No Hands Alex Jacke Laney Stewart Sidney Miller4 0010 Love To Love Ya Alex Jacke Laney Stewart G Toliver Sidney Miller3 3811 We Should Have Sex Alex Jacke Laney Stewart Sidney Miller A Kim T Perry A Vertel3 2712 Pure Perfection Alex Jacke Laney Stewart Romika Faniel C Stewart4 16 No TitleLengthTV EditIn 2012 Jacke acted in MTV s My Super Sweet Sixteen 24 References Edit Christy may be the daughter of former NBA player Kenny Anderson and Salt n Pepa s DJ Spinderella but she s ready to step into the spotlight for her 1980s 16th birthday bash MTV Photo Gallery Mtv com Retrieved on 2012 07 27 MP3 Alex Jacke Nobody s Perfect TheNext2Shine com New R amp B Music Video R amp B Soul News Interview Emerging Undiscovered Unsigned Talent Archived 2012 08 23 at the Wayback Machine Blog thenext2shine com Retrieved on 2012 07 27 Alex Jacke D F M Mixtape Archived 2012 07 27 at the Wayback Machine Launfd com Retrieved on 2012 07 27 TNN Artist amp Repertoire Alex Jacke DFM The No Names 2012 07 09 Retrieved on 2012 07 27 Something New Crooner Alex Jacke Releases D F M A Thrill Ride For Lovers AllHipHop com 2012 07 17 Retrieved on 2012 07 27 Alex Jacke Talks Dorm Fuckin Music Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine Purp O World 2012 07 13 Retrieved on 2012 07 27 Alex Jacke D f m Rap R n B Soul Pure Charts Chartsinfrance net Retrieved on 2012 07 27 a b c New Music Alex Jacke DFM Deluxe Edition 15 February 2013 a b c Alex Jacke DFM Deluxe EP New R amp B Music R amp B Videos R amp B Interviews R amp B Concert Coverage YouKnowIGotSoul youknowigotsoul com Archived from the original on 2013 02 22 a b c FREE Alex Jacke DFM Deluxe Mixtape Download TheNext2Shine com New R amp B Music Video R amp B Soul News Interview Emerging Undiscovered Unsigned Talent Archived from the original on 2013 06 10 Retrieved 2013 04 03 AlexJackeMusic s channel YouTube Retrieved on 2012 07 27 Musical Society Series Alex Jacke Covers High For This Video LateBoots The Influencer Culture Lateboots com 2012 03 27 Retrieved on 2012 07 27 Alternative Heat Alex Jacke One Thing AllHipHop com 2012 05 25 Retrieved on 2012 07 27 Bad Perm New Music Alex Jacke One Thing Bad perm com 2012 05 30 Retrieved on 2012 07 27 Alex Jacke hustleGRL com 2011 07 16 Retrieved on 2012 07 27 IHeart Radio s Rising Star Alex Jacke Takes on Music Industry Full Force as an Emerging Artist HuffPost 26 July 2013 a b New Black Kid on the Block Alex Jacke Your Sex is Amazing 2 December 2013 a b New Music Alex Jacke Apart Listen 4 March 2014 Something New Crooner Alex Jacke Releases D F M A Thrill Ride for Lovers 17 July 2012 Alex Jacke biography albums and lyrics Archived 2012 09 19 at the Wayback Machine Dvdlyrics com Retrieved on 2012 07 27 Alex Jacke Callin For You Lyrics Archived 2013 01 18 at archive today Bmusiclyrics com 2012 07 14 Retrieved on 2012 07 27 Alex Jacke D F M Mixtape Mixtapes Rap Basement Retrieved on 2012 07 27 Alex Jacke Apart 3 March 2014 Besides the Alex Jacke performance DJ Spin has one more surprise for Christy the green VW convertible of her dreams MTV Photo Gallery Mtv com Retrieved on 2012 07 27 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alex Jacke amp oldid 1108893499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
