Hey there, friend!

My name is Jake Mack, a blues-influenced kid outta northern Illinois (the town of Hinckley, to be exact), who digs rocking, and digs making all sorts of original and cover song noises for my audiences. My top influences are Pete Townshend, Chris Whitley, Buddy Guy, Howlin' Wolf, and most recently, Jason Isbell.. Just to give you an idea of what's up. 

Jake Mack Music was officially established in January of 2014, and business has been GROWING. Book me for your party, or come see me solo, with Jake Mack Trio, Jake Mack and The Last Stand, backing Gregory Hyde, or backing Andrea Dawn.. I'm always playing somewhere. 

Based in indiana, Todd Harrold has the unusual job of being a drummer/lead singer. He has fronted his own band since 1991, and his vocal style has been compared to Bill Withers, Boz Scaggs and Gil Scott-Heron. He recently won the Whatzup magazine jazz artist of the year for the 7th time and has shared the stage with The Derek Trucks Band, The Doobie Brothers, Gov't Mule, Lalah Hathaway, Leon Russell, Tommy Castro, Kenny Neal, Ike Stubblefield, The Bodeans, Leftover Salmon, Bill Watrous, Tom "Bones" Malone, Melvin Rhyne and KC and the Sunshine Band. He has appeared in Modern Drummer, Down Beat and Relix Magazines. Todd is currently working on his 7th album and hosts a weekly radio show, the Burnt Toast Show, on WBOI 89.1 fm or nipr.fm on Sunday nights from 9-midnight ET. He also teaches privately in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Todd uses Ludwig drums, Paiste cymbals and Vic Firth sticks.

BARRY’S TALE (So Far)

Barry Holdship’s raucous; rootsy style was forged in a deserted Detroit parking lot. Raised on a steady diet of Elvis, Beatles and Dylan, Holdship deftly combines urgency, melody and the exhilarating innocence of pure pop. His song, “I Really Wanna Know,” was featured in the blockbuster film, “Basic Instinct.”  His tunes have been featured in various TV commercials & HBO.

Holdship’s fresh, razor-edged sound was honed in his first band, Let’s Talk About Girls (named for the Chocolate Watch Band’s tune). L-TAG was a huge regional phenomenon and garnished every award possible in the Detroit and Midwestern area. Holdship’s energetic live presence has led him to share bills with the Replacements, Dwight Yoakam, Gang Of Four, the Cowsills, the Bangles and even Chuck Berry, to name just a few.

Holdship’s 1997 CD “The Jesse Garon Project” received high praise in both the US and Europe. Noted rock journalist Dave Marsh described him as “one of the best undiscovered artists in America.” He’s been reviewed in such papers as Billboard, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Sun-Times, and most recently HARP Magazine. In addition, he’s been featured on several tribute CDs, including “He’s A Rebel: The Gene Pitney Story Retold” (To M’Lou Music) and “It Was Forty Years Ago Today,” a Beatles tribute from Canada’s Bullseye Records.

With the release of his first solo disc “Ruff Trax,” Holdship demonstrates he knows how to grab an audience with his hooks, harmonies and style. He creates melodies that seem so familiar, yet are most definitely “now.” Noted rock journalist Gene Scualtti says of Ruff Trax, “If you don’t think anyone can pull off this kind of unaffected rock ’n’ roll anymore, dig ‘Where to From Here?,’ ‘We’d Be Good Together’ (rockabilly-meets-gum) or the instantly classic ‘A Fractured Lullaby’ and think again.” Adrian Zupp in HARP Magazine says, “Here’s a guy who hasn’t forgotten what real rock ‘n’ roll is about.”

Imagine Buddy Holly, Bobby Fuller, Elvis Presley or even John Lennon channeling their vocal magic down from the heavens into one living being and you start to get the picture. But where other artists are content to wear their hearts on their sleeves, Holdship digs way down and pulls it out from some dark but serene place that only he knows about. Too “roots rock” to be called “power pop” but too “power pop” to be called “roots rock,” he avoids the pigeonhole, and instead follows in the footsteps of the masters, while luring the listener down his own original path. Holdship and his band of friends, are working on new material &amp; expect a new release soon.



Former player, avid listener, and, specifically, an enjoyer of life in general.

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