Had to pay some respects to the masterful Leonard Cohen. Jake on drums, ukulele, backup vocals, engineering. The ever-talented Amelia Ray (www.ameliaray.net) on vocals, bass, keys,

Jake got the pleasure of interviewing the one and only Lars Ulrich of METALLICA for an upcoming cover story in DRUM! Magazine! Read all about

MarchFourth went out to New Orleans, spent a few weeks at The Parlor, and recorded this awesome sounding album, Magic Number. It features some excellent

Jake gets featured on Drum Talk TV for a second time! 64K views and counting. Not too shabby!  Click the image to watch. Thanks, Drum

Here are some photos of studios A and B from the San Francisco location, featuring some of the best drums on the planet!

San Francisco cellist extraordinaire, Zoë Keating, released an album of solo cello called Into The Trees. I decided to add drums to the song “Seven League

Just having some fun playing along to “Gossip Folk” by Missy Elliot.

Here’s a fun interview Jake did with Tim Parsons of Tahoe Onstage. Interviews with members of Diego’s Umbrella are like the gypsy rock band’s shows:

Got to play BottleRock Napa on Saturday with Diego’s Umbrella. It was awesome. 

Read all about it here: http://www.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2016/04/26/diegos-umbrella-is-one-of-the-most-wild-raucous-bands-in-the-bay-area

Diego’s Umbrella plays the Great American Music Hall!

After seven years of diligent work developing new linear ideas and a unique system for presenting them, Jake has finally begun the process of putting

Diego’s Umbrella releases a new EP! Jake plays drums, spoons, ukulele, and more. He also engineered and mixed the whole kitten and caboodle.

After 9 months of work, my first drum book, Oscillator: An Intelligent Person’s Guide To Drum Set, is here. It will be available online soon.

Jake’s first solo album, Fat Pony (under the alias of Business Crass) has been released! Almost all instruments, engineering, and artork by Jake. Guest musicians