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Please tell our readers who you are and what you do?
I'm Jacob Cook. 17 year old singer songwriter from England based around Sheffield. I run a youtube channel called JCcovers where I upload all my songs. Most of my work is covers of my favorite songs but I occasionally upload my own compositions and tracks that I have worked on with DJs across the globe. I also busk in Sheffield and Chesterfield at the weekends. Less so in the winter haha. I have played at pubs, open mic nights, fundraising events, beer festivals and even a wedding.
Here is a preview of a song I wrote for my girlfriend who lives on the other side of the country ?
How would you describe your influences and how have they changed over the years?
At the beginning of my youtube channel I really enjoyed acoustic songs and would cover only popular songs from bands like "The Script". I was later then introduced to Ben Howard and fell in love with his complex finger picking patterns and guitar tunings. From there I have discovered that my favorite genre is Indiefolk and this has had a big impact on the style of some of my newer songs. Artists like Bon Iver, Gregory Alan Isakov, Blind Pilot, Isbells and Ben Howard are what I constantly listen to. "Holocene" by Bon Iver is my current favorite song and it always changes my mood and calms me when it comes on.
What´s new right now?
I currently have four projects that I am working on, all simultaneously. The first is my new song "It'll be fine" which vividly follows the story of a snapshot in time I remember on the train with my girlfriend but also tries to give us hope that we can meet again. The second is a cover of "Amsterdam" by Gregory Alan Isakov. This is part of coursework at school where the track has to be recorded and replicated as close to the original as possible. The third project is a cover of "Saturn" by sleeping at last. This time using MIDI instruments on Cubase for the instruments instead of live ones. Finally, the fourth is again more coursework but this time is a composition that uses interesting music production skills to convey the themes and ideas of Aldous Huxley.
These will all be uploaded to my youtube channel soon! I also Live Stream on youtube so if you want to drop by here's the link.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMpy99_slJafIUhAYI8RtKw?
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Are you a superfan of anyone? How did you become a superfan? Do you remember how you become a fan and what turned you into super fan? Have you ever thought about why you´re such a fan?
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What was the biggest mistake you made when you started making music and what would be the number one tip you could give to a newcomer musician?
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How do you get gigs? Can you share any tips?
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Do you have good promotion tips for other musicians?
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Do you have insights on how to grow your audience on soundcloud that you want to share with our audience?
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What has been your biggest challenge right now? Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how?
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How do you personally discover new music?
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Once you discovered new music, do you tell others about the new music/artist you discovered? If yes, how exactly?
“I usually send a link to my friends and tell them to check the song out. If i love the song that much I will play it and sing it so that more people can hear about it.
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What is your number one tip to improve your music production or songwriting skills?
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What is your best tip for those who struggle with finishing their tracks?
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We meet again in one year. What has changed?
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http://jcook2063.wixsite.com/jccovers
https://soundcloud.com/jccovers
https://www.facebook.com/JacobCookCovers
https://twitter.com/Jcook_music
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMpy99_slJafIUhAYI8RtKw?
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