Check Out Jake Neumar’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Jake Neumar

Hi Jake, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
I grew up in Wayne, PA, a town just outside of Philadelphia, and I can’t remember a time in my life that wasn’t centered around music. I took drum lessons from elementary school through high school, and started writing and recording music (most of which will be kept from the world forever…) when I was 12 or 13 years old. I moved to Nashville in 2012 because it seemed liked a good place for the next chapter of my life and career, and I’ve been here ever since. Me, my wife, Laura, and our 1-year-old have made a home for ourselves here in Nashville and I’m lucky enough to be working in music full time as a songwriter, vocalist and music producer.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Some of the toughest obstacles I’ve encountered have been navigating how to pursue and give energy to the type of creative work I want to focus on, while also spending time on projects that fund the life I want to live. If your job is music, you have to be capable of more than one thing. It’s almost impossible to make a living as JUST a songwriter, or JUST a vocalist. For me, it took over a decade of pursuing music seriously before I could hang the hat on day jobs and side hustles. Then, once I was there, 80% of my working hours were (and sometimes still are) spent producing other artists’ projects. Don’t get me wrong, I cherish all of the songs that I work on, but the kid in me that dreamt of waking up each day to a blank slate to create whatever I wanted had to have a few wake up calls and learn some new skills along the way.

As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I spend most of my time in the world of EDM as a songwriter and a vocalist. I’ve written and sung on records with artists like Edward Maya, Daniel Allan, Mashbit and Syence, released music with labels such as Monstercat, Thrive, and CloudKid, and my songwriting and production can be heard in countless shows and films, including “Lucifer” and “Selling Sunset”, and on big-brand TV ads for companies like LG and NBC. My catalogue has accumulated over 25 million streams, and I’ve also started and sustained a production partnership with one of my best friends, Austin Heller, called BHAVIOR. The two of us produce music for clients both locally and internationally, and we work across many genres, including Pop, Folk, Rock, and others.

All that said, I, by far, take the most pride in the community of people I’ve come to know along the way; the ones that encourage me to keep going. At the end of the day, there’s never been (and likely never will be) an “accomplishment” that’s felt good enough to stop pushing forward, so the friends that come with the process are worth it all in themselves.

What sort of changes are you expecting over the next 5-10 years?
The music industry is always changing, and rapidly. For example, Spotify didn’t even become popular until I was in college, and now it practically runs the industry. I don’t think there’s any real way to accurately predict what things are going to look like in 5-10 years, but I do know that the people that succeed are going to be the people that are willing to embrace the changes and use them to their advantage. AI, for instance, is creating major shifts across all creative industries, but it will likely (excluding those who work for big corporations) only take jobs away from people that step aside from it, rather than take hold of the new tool and use it in new, innovative ways.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakeneumar?igsh=cTRnb2Z2ZDE2dnds
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jakeneumar
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakeneumar
• Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/69weKTfYYEBofMntV36KPG?si=xbM9xh3uR8-ExIo-wXucHQ