Ep 71: Jake Walden

The Baub Show

March 14, 2011 - We are live with one of our closest friends of the show, Mr. Jake Walden. He will be live in the studio, taking your calls, answering your questions and chatting about his upcoming album and a new project that is very dear to his heart. Just who is Jake Walden? * jake walden is a california based singer/songerwriter. * he was born and raised the wine country of northern california, wherethey would sing Joni Mitchell songs in kindergarten. * Shel Siversteinâ??s â??The Giving Treeâ?? is his favorite book. * fashioning himself a renaissance man at a young age, he was a competitive gymnast, star of local musicals, baseball all-star, and studied abroad in high school. * five years ago due to a broken heart jake took off his shoes, opened the window and sat down to his piano and discovered a voice and some songs that would help make sense of it all. * he took the next two years connecting with the piano and writing the songs that would become his debut album, Alive and Screaming. * in 2007 over 6 months, jake poured everything into the recording of his album, which was released in 2008 and drew praise from CMJ, In Style, The Advocate and Instinct. tracks from this album have been licensed by MTV, Lifetime, ABCâ??s â??Scrubsâ?? and independent films. * los angeles famed venue the hotel caf�© had been jakeâ??s live home, but in 2008 the road called, and jake spent the majority of the year crisscrossing the US playing clubs and small theatres, including a sold out show in NYC at The Bitter End â?? where many of his heroes once played. * through savvy use of social network MySpace, jake built an ardent following of fans who connect with him via his intimate blog posts that his followers veraciously respond to. * a few thousand copies of Alive and Screaming were sold the old fashioned way â?? from the trunk of his car â?? and direct to fans online. * in 2009 jake recorded a duet with actress/singer Bonnie Somerville of Leona Lewisâ?? worldwide smash â??Bleeding Love.â?? he recently re-released his debut in a deluxe version to include that track plus live and demo versions of fan favorites â??The Line,â?? â??The Storm,â?? and â??We Are.â?? * jake Walden is a dreamer whose mother is proud of him. he believes that hope is a greater gift in life than love â?? and his message of hope resounds in his music. * he is currently writing songs for his follow up release, which he will record and release in early 2010.