Jake Sinclair (musician)

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Jake Sinclair
Birth nameJacob Scott Sinclair
BornMarch 7, 1985 (1985-03-07) (age 39)
Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • audio engineer
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • bass
  • piano
  • percussion
  • vocals
Years active2003–present
Formerly of The Films
Spouse
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(m. 2018)​
Website jakesinclair.com

Jacob Scott Sinclair [1] (born March 7, 1985) is an American musician, record producer, singer, audio engineer, and songwriter. His production and songwriting credits include Weezer, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, 5 Seconds of Summer, Pink, New Politics, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Gin Wigmore, and Train. [2] [3] [4]

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Career

After writing and producing his first RIAA Gold single with New Politics ("Harlem"), followed by his first RIAA Platinum single with 5 Seconds of Summer ("She Looks So Perfect"), Sinclair moved into his own studio in Echo Park. There he produced Panic! At the Disco's #1 album Death of a Bachelor and Weezer's White Album . He is performing on tour with Beck.

Sinclair co-wrote and produced Panic! at the Disco's Pray for the Wicked and Death of a Bachelor albums (which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200) [5] [3] and produced Weezer's 2016 Weezer (White Album). [3] Both were nominated for Best Rock Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. [6] He co-wrote and produced "Uma Thurman" by Fall Out Boy, [3] which debuted at number one on the U.S. iTunes Chart, [7] reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA in December 2015. [8] Sinclair received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year for his work as engineer and bassist on Taylor Swift's "Everything Has Changed" [3] alongside producer Butch Walker. [9] He co-wrote and produced the debut single, "She Looks So Perfect" by 5 Seconds of Summer [3] that peaked at number one in over five countries and won Song of the Year at the 2014 ARIA Awards. [10] Sinclair is the former bassist of the indie/pop rock band The Films [11] and the lead singer and producer of the indie pop duo Alohaha. [12] [3] In November 2018 Sinclair won the Spotify Secret Genius Award for best rock producer. [13]

Personal life

Sinclair is married to actress Kate Micucci. They had a son in January 2020. They live in Los Angeles and New York with their dog Claire. [14]

Discography

YearArtistTitleLabelRole
2022 Panic! at the Disco Viva Las Vengeance Fueled by Ramen, DCD2 Producer, composer
Weezer SZNZ: Spring Atlantic Records Producer
2021 Weezer OK Human Atlantic Records Producer [15]
2019 Weezer "Lost In The Woods (Weezer Version)" Walt Disney Records Producer
Fall Out Boy "Bob Dylan" DCD2, Island Producer
Panic! at the Disco "Into The Unknown (Panic! at the Disco Version)" Walt Disney Records Producer
2018 Panic! at the Disco Pray For The Wicked Fueled by Ramen Producer
2016 Weezer Weezer Atlantic Records Producer
Panic! at the Disco Death of a Bachelor Fueled by Ramen Producer (all tracks except "Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" and "Hallelujah"), composer, background vocals ("Victorious", "Hallelujah") [16]
Sia "Reaper", "House on Fire"InertiaProducer [16]
2015 Courtney Love "Miss Narcissist"Ghost RampProducer, engineer, guitar, bass [17]
Lolo Comeback Queen (EP) DCD2, Universal, Island Producer, bass, guitar
Fall Out Boy American Beauty/American Psycho DCD2, Island Composer, Producer
"Uma Thurman" (ft. Wiz Khalifa), "Fourth of July" ft. OG Maco DCD2, Island Producer, engineer, keyboards, percussion, programming, vocals (background), additional production, mixing [16]
Make America Psycho Again (remix album) DCD2, Universal, Island Composer, producer (all tracks except "American Beauty/American Psycho")
Hey Violet I Can Feel It Hi or Hey Records Producer [16]
White Sea "Stay Young, Get Stoned"Downey, ObscuraProducer, bass, guitar
Matt Nathanson Show Me Your Fangs Vanguard Records Composer ("Headphones" ft. Lolo), mixer [16]
AlohahaWelcome to Your New Life—Vocals, guitar, bass
Harry Connick, Jr. That Would Be Me Marsalis Music Bass, engineer [16]
New Politics Vikings DCD2, Warner Bros. Records Producer, engineer, mixer, vocal engineer; composer ("Girl Crush," "Lovers in a Song," "15 Dreams," "Pretend We're in a Movie," "Aristocrat") [18]
2014 5 Seconds of Summer "She Looks So Perfect" Capitol, Hi or Hey Composer, producer, engineer, guitar, programming, mixing, vocals (background) [18]
Andrew McMahon "Cecilia and the Satellite" Vanguard Records Mixing, additional production [18]
Henry Jackman Big Hero 6 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Walt Disney Records Mixing, programming, additional Production [16]
Train "Cadillac, Cadillac," "Angel in Blue Jeans," "Give It All," "Wonder What You're Doing for the Rest of Your Life" (ft. Marsha Ambrosius), "Son of a Prison Guard," "Just a Memory" Columbia Records Producer, musician, additional production, engineer [18]
Gavin DeGraw Finest Hour: The Best of Gavin DeGraw RCA Bass, engineer, vocals (background) [16]
Travie McCoy "Keep On Keeping On" Decaydance, Fueled by Ramen, Nappy Boy, Atlantic Engineer, mixing, composer [19]
Christina Perri Head or Heart Atlantic Records Engineer [18]
MAX "Streets of Gold" DCD2, Crush Producer, programming, bass, composer, drums, engineer, keys, mixing, percussion [20]
2013 New Politics "Harlem" RCA Producer, bass, composer, engineer, guitar, mixing, percussion, programming, synthesizer, vocals (background) [16]
Daughtry "Traitor" RCA Records Bass, composer, drums, engineer, producer, programming, vocals (background) [16]
Big B "Here Comes the Lightning" Suburban Noize Records Composer, producer [16]
Keith Urban "Even the Stars Fall 4 U," "Heart Like Mine" Capitol Nashville Bass, engineer, keyboards, percussion, programming [16]
Matt Nathanson "Mission Bells" Vanguard Records Producer, composer, mixing, guitar, drums, programming, vocals (background), bass [18]
Gavin Degraw "I'm Gonna Try," "Heartbreak" RCA Bass, engineer [18]
Fall Out Boy "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" Island Records Engineer, keyboards, percussion, programming, vocals (background) [18]
Panic! at the Disco "This Is Gospel" Decaydance, Fueled by Ramen Engineer, mixing, composer [18]
2012 Chiddy Bang "Handclaps & Guitars" IRS, Parlophone, EMI Composer, vocals [18]
Train "Drive By" Columbia, Syco Engineer, programming [18]
Shovels & Rope "Birmingham" Dualtone, Dine Alone Mixing [16]
Taylor Swift "Everything Has Changed" Big Machine, Republic Bass, engineer, vocals (background) [18]
The Avett Brothers "Down With the Shine" American Engineer [16]
Pink "My Signature Move" RCA Composer, engineer, mixing, producer, vocals (background) [18]
Lit The View from the Bottom Megaforce Engineer [16]
2011 Avril Lavigne "Alice" Buena Vista Records Engineer [18]
Gin Wigmore "Black Sheep" Universal, Mercury Records Engineer, composer, drums, guitar (bass), organ, percussion, piano, synthesizer, vocals (background), whistle [18]
Weezer and Hayley Williams "Rainbow Connection" Walt Disney Records Engineer [18]
Gavin DeGraw "Soldier" RCA Records Bass, engineer [16]
Eulogies Tear the Fences Down Dangerbird Producer, engineer, mixing [16]
Butch Walker and the Black Widows "Synthesizers" Dangerbird Bass, composer, producer, engineer, piano, vocals (background) [18]
The Wombats "1996," "Walking Disasters" 14th Floor, Bright Antenna Engineer [18]
Cary Ann Hearst "Hell's Bells" (from True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 3) Dualtone Records Main personnel [16]
Panic! at the Disco Vices & Virtues Decaydance, Fueled by Ramen Engineer [18]
2010 Hey Monday Beneath It All Decaydance, Columbia Engineer [16]
Butch Walker and the Black Widows I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart One Haven MusicProducer, engineer, percussion, vocals (background), bass [18]
Mishka Talk Aboutj.k. livin RecordsAssistant engineer, engineer, guitar, mixing [16]
Never Shout Never "Love is Our Weapon"Loveway Records, Sire, Warner Bros. Records Assistant engineer, engineer, guitar, mixing [18]
2009 Plastiscines "Barcelona" Virgin France Producer, composer [18]
Weezer "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" XL, Geffen Engineer [16]
Train Save Me, San Francisco Columbia Records Engineer [16]

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  15. ↑ Beats 1 (January 24, 2019). "Keep up. =W= @Weezer dropped #TheTealAlbum overnight. @RiversCuomo tells @zanelowe #TheBlackAlbum is coming and they've already recorded songs for the follow up to that project. Listen: http://apple.co/WeezerBeats1 pic.twitter.com/se5FU7xhCm". @Beats1. Retrieved January 25, 2019.{{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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