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At the age of 14, Jake Huffman began his musical journey while traveling up and down the east coast with his rock and roll band, McLovins. From bars to clubs to theaters to major music festivals, from an early age Jake became a fixture on the rock music scene. Jake’s band shared the stage with acts such as Blink-182, Jack White, BB King, and The Flaming Lips. In 2010, Rolling Stone described his band as “having the ability to harness the musical ferocity of Trey Anastasio, Les Claypool and Stewart Copeland before being able to legally drive a car”.
In 2015, McLovins recorded a self-titled LP with Grammy/Tony/Emmy award winning producer, Bill Sherman, who discovered the band on a trip to Hartford, CT. From there the band toured nationally for several years opening for the likes of the Gin Blossoms, an extended run with Flobots, and playing major festivals like Bunbury in Cincinnati with Jack White, Chainsmokers and Post Malone as well as Summer Camp in Illinois with Tom Petty, the Roots and Lil’ Dickey.
Meanwhile on television, Jake left an imprint as a composer and lyricist for Sesame Street writing dozens of songs for artists like Ed Sheeran and Leon Bridges. He also did a stint leading the house band on ESPN2’s Sports-Nation for a season.
In 2019, Jake felt the urge to evolve his sound further and enlisted the help of producing wizard Andy Seltzer (Maggie Rodgers, Chelsea Cutler, many more). The result of three days in Los Angeles with Andy marked the debut release of Jake’s solo project. The sound combines rock n’ roll and Jake‘s acumen as a songwriter with Andy’s golden touch as a next-generation producer.
As 2020 arrived, so did "Jake Huffman’s Sunday Mixdown". Feeling confined by the typical paradigm of an artist, Jake decided to create a direct line to his musical expression. Producing, mixing and directing his weekly video series, ‘JHSMD’ is a one of a kind musical journey untainted by outside influence. As the world shifts deeper into the social distancing era Jake and his partner Coley have found a way to stay connected with the outside world.
With years of touring and production experience under his belt and an ability to masterfully handle multiple instruments, Jake has created a sound that pulls deep from his rock roots and reaches far into what can only be described as the sound of the 20’s. On stage, Jake goes from drums to keys to guitar all while communicating to an audience with deeply personal lyrics and stony vocals. Jake has managed to create a sound with the uniqueness of Arcade Fire, the drive of Tom Petty, and the honesty of Death Cab For Cutie.
This next chapter for Jake promises to help write the history of the next generation of rock n’ roll.
Links:
https://jakehuffmanmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/McLovinsBand/
https://www.instagram.com/yourfriendjake
https://www.youtube.com/user/drummercl
Gotta admit, the opener was totally awesome. Great Time is a band that makes you want to dance, and at the same time they are such memorizing and awesome musicians, you also want to just watch and listen! I had to cut out early on Jake’s set, but he sounded terrific, too. So much talent - thanks for having them perform at your venue!
