Always With You, written for and performed at my sister's wedding in September 2007
Your Biggest Fan, Underdogs From Outerspace acoustic performance (Andrew Lynch on Djembe), October 2007 performed for a UWM student project for Algeka.com
Save The Day, Live at Elbo Room Chicago, July 5, 2008
Influences
Alphabetically: Alice In Chains, Beck, Ben Folds, Ben Lee, Blackalicious, BT, Bush, Cake, Chemical Brothers, Chris Cornell, Citizen King, Coldplay, Common, Crystal Method, Daft Punk, Dashboard Confessional, Death Cab For Cutie, Filter, Foo Fighters, Frou Frou, God Lives Underwater, Goldfinger, Green Day, Hoobastank, Imogen Heap, Incubus, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Jimmy Eat World, John Mayer, Linkin Park, Local H, Maroon 5, Mike Doughty, Mos Def, Muse, Mute Math, Nada Surf, Nickelback, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Offspring, Orbital, Our Lady Peace, Paul Oakenfold, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Pitchshifter, Postal Service, Prodigy, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, RJD2, Roni Size, The Roots, Say Anything, Self, Sevendust, Silverchair, Smash Mouth, Smashing Pumpkins, Soul Coughing, Soundgarden, Squarepusher, Stabbing Westward, Staind, Stone Temple Pilots, Sublime, Superdrag, Switchfoot, System Of A Down, Talib Kweli, Tonic, Trapt, VAST, The Verve Pipe, The Weepies, Weezer, Zebrahead, Zero 7
Sounds Like
A blend of the singer/songwriter styles of Mike Doughty, Ben Folds, and Jason Mraz mixed with the alternative-rock style of Foo Fighters, Stone Temple Pilots and Our Lady Peace.
Jake Shimon is a singer, musician and recording artist best known as the frontman and songwriter for the Madison Wisconsin college rock band Secondhand. Shimon, now 26, continues to perform solo around Milwaukee and Chicago while working on his new album "Everything Will Be Alright", which will feature 14 brand new songs and will be released independently at the end of the summer.
While with Secondhand, Shimon performed all over the Midwest, appeared on several local, regional and national radio and television programs, and opened for national acts Local H, Michael Glabicki (of Rusted Root) and The Whigs. Shimon’s publishing company Angry Little Badger Music has successfully placed 20 songs in three popular Nickelodeon television shows: Zoey 101, Drake & Josh and iCarly.
Click the Buy Now link below to hear samples from and purchase Jake's album with Secondhand called "In The Wake" at CDbaby.com
He is also working on a new project called Underdogs From Outerspace with drummer Andrew Lynch, formerly of the Milwaukee bands The Woods and Elixr. They are recording and hope to release a record very soon. Check out their myspace to listen to some rough tracks from the record and to find out about the record release and where they are playing next.
Hey Jake! How is everything going?! Give me an update on what's goin on cause I hardly ever get to talk to Ali anymore.. (She's like, all grown up with a job or something?) lol soo yeah, let me know how Cali and that audition were!
Glad you like it. I only have their fist cd, Blue Horse. I repeat the Littlest Birds and Up Against the Wall.
I got to hear more of your (old) stuff at Jason's the other day. I dug it :) I can't approve of the anti-Jason song for loyalty reasons but it was so cool to hear where you've come from. You definitely belong in music.
Yes I def wanna see you when you come to STL I will have to show you around the city;) You are soooo talented. Is there any way I can add that song to my profile? You should put it on your music list.
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