Career
The singer and songwriter realized his passion for music as a child when he fell in love with 90"s Rhythm & Blues and Hip Hop. Jacke"s music influences also include soul, funk, gospel, rock, and popular music Self-taught on the piano, he began composing songs by middle school.
By the time he started his freshman year at Morehouse College, he knew music was his future and he focused his energy on songwriting, & performing at school events and venues around Atlanta.
During his sophomore year, he appeared on the highly popular Mseries "My Super Sweet 16," as the special guest performer for DJ Spinderella and former National Basketball Association player, Kenny Anderson"s daughter, Christy. His performance caught the attention of music executive and producer, Laney Stewart, who invited Jacke to work with him over the summer.
Jacke jumped at the opportunity to pursue his dream, and left Morehouse College at the end of his junior year to return to Los Los Angeles Like others before him, most notably Tricky Stewart and The-Dream.
Laney Stewart took Alex Jacke under his wing which led Jacke to land a worldwide publishing deal with Music Gallery/Universal Music Publishing Group in 2011.
Along with Stewart and his production team The Sharpshootaz, Alex Jacke spent most of the first half of 2012 perfecting his debut European Parliament, (Dorm Fuckin Music) released on July 9, 2012. On Valentine"s Day 2013, Alex released a "Deluxe" version of his release, simply titled " Deluxe." After building a YouTube following doing singing cover songs, in May 2012, Jacke dropped his first single, "One Thing," which was eventually followed with the release of his "" European Parliament in July 2012 and then with the further release of " Deluxe" in February 2013. During the summer of 2013, he was selected as a top 5 finalist for Macy"s and iHeart Radio"s Rising Star contest where he performed at Los Angeles"s iHeart Radio Festival.
He returned again in December 2013 to release a single called "Sex Is Amazing and then again in 2014, releasing another single, "Apart," on March 3, 2014.
In late 2011, Alex went in the studio with his fellow Sharpshootaz members and Laney Stewart to work on songs for Jesse McCartney"s latest album. One of the songs that Alex co-wrote, "Out Of Words," was leaked in July 2012 Produced by Laney Stewart Company-Produced by The Sharpshootaz Mixed by Mark "Exit" Goodchild Recorded by Derek Yopp Effects & Sound Design by Andrew Kim Sound Production & Sound Design by Sidney Miller Deluxe Produced by Laney Stewart Company-Produced by The Sharpshootaz Mixed by Mark "Exit" Goodchild Recorded by Derek Yopp Effects & Sound Design by Andrew Kim Sound Production & Sound Design by Sidney Miller In 2012, Jacke acted in M"s My Super Sweet Sixteen.
