Video Production with Jacob P.

Biography Jacob was born and raised in Palm Springs; California. Growing up with parents who had very different musical backgrounds, which led him to want to live in world full of music. At the age 10, he picked up his first guitar and began to take his first piano lessons and a year later then picking up the first pair of drumsticks. He developed a self-taught technique for drum set, while being mentored by his older brother, Sean, (endorsed by Aquarian Drumheads, and former student of LA Music Academy and University of Oregon) traditional jazz artist, Allen Goodman. (Goodman has performed with many famous jazz artists in his during his drumming career and was mentored by Buddy Rich. He wrote the intro to the George of the Jungle cartoon series, and is now playing with many jazz artists at Vickys of Santa Fe in Indian Wells, California, with the Desert Cities Jazz Band) Gregory Whitmore, Band Director at Cathedral City High School, has also been a mentor to Jacob. In 2009, he performed Ron Nelsons Danza Capriccio with the Cathedral City High School Symphonic Band and world renowned saxophonist Kenneth Tse at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. That event was followed by a performance tour of the United Kingdom with the Cathedral City High School Symphonic Band. In 2011, he ventured off to France and Germany with the CCHS symphonic band for his second performance tour with the group. Playing at many venues including, Heidelberg Castle in Germany and Chateau Vaux-le-Vicomte, outside of Paris, France. He has been on national television performing at the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl in 2007 and in the Hollywood Christmas parade in 2010 with the CCHS Marching Band. He has performed with various groups within the community throughout the years. In 2012, began studies at the Art Institute of California Inland Empire studying Audio Engineering and received his Bachelor's of Science in the subject in December of 2015. During the time of his undergraduate studies, Jacob was working with various local artists at local venues around the Inland Empire and Los Angeles. Eventually joining the band, "Eva and the Vagabonds" in 2015 and worked on the recently released EP as a recording and mastering engineer. With the band he has played at Dreamworks, SOKA university, American Parlor Songbook, and DVAC. Now, Jacob attends Cal State San Bernardino studying for a teaching credential in Career and Technical Education. As well, Jacob now works on American Parlor Songbook on NPR as an audio engineer, working with various actors, comedians, and artists from LA and all of over the United States. *** Lesson Details *** Beginner to intermediate for Guitar and Drum Lessons Professional Style Studio Recording *** Studio Equipment *** Fender Stratocastor HSS Ovation Acoustic Guitars Epiphone EJ-200 CE DanElectro NOS '59 Grestch Custom Set 10", 12", 14",20" Grestch Energy 10' 12', 16', 22' Tama Snare Artwood All Maple 14" Sabin SR2 Crash 16" Sabian Hi-Hats 14" Sabian Dry Bell Ride 21" Paiste Rock Crash 14" Paiste Thin Crash 12" and 14" Vator Drumsticks SoundGear: Alesis Multimix8/iO4 PreSonus FireStudio ART TPS II ART VLA II MXL 604 Pencil Condenser Blue Spark SSL Condenser SM 57's MXL A-55 Kicker Dynamic Audio Technica ATH-M45 Headphones M-Audio BX5 Monitars Alto Professional PA Speakers M-Audio 49 Venom Synth VA/Midi Arturia MicroBrute ‹Software: Logic Pro 9, X Main Stage 3 Protools 10 Max MSP Macbook Pro IMac *** Travel Equipment *** Epiphone EJ-200 CE MacBook Pro *** Specialties *** Recording Services! All genres of music!