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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| Birth name | Jacob Scott Sinclair |
| Born | March 7, 1985 (age 39) Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Formerly of | The Films |
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| Website | jakesinclair |
Career
editAfter 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
editSinclair 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
edit| Year | Artist | Title | Label | Role |
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| 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" | Inertia | Producer[16] | |
| 2015 | Courtney Love | "Miss Narcissist" | Ghost Ramp | Producer, 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, Obscura | Producer, bass, guitar | |
| Matt Nathanson | Show Me Your Fangs | Vanguard Records | Composer ("Headphones" ft. Lolo), mixer[16] | |
| Alohaha | Welcome 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 Music | Producer, engineer, percussion, vocals (background), bass[18] | |
| Mishka | Talk About | j.k. livin Records | Assistant 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] |
References
edit- ^ "ACE Repertory - Writing credits for "Lethal Combination" by The Wombats". ASCAP. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "How to crack the Weezer code: The 405 meets Jake Sinclair and Alohaha". The 405. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Jake Sinclair | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "'Jake has made a huge impact on contemporary music': Big Deal signs Jake Sinclair". Music Week. June 22, 2018.
- ^ "Panic! at the Disco Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Here Is the Complete List of Nominees for the 2017 Grammys". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ ""Uma Thurman" by Fall Out Boy Chart Listing". Fall Out Boy. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015.
- ^ "Fall Out Boy Notches First Radio Songs Top 10 With 'Uma Thurman'". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "56th GRAMMYs Preview: Album of the Year". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Aria Awards – History". Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "The Films on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Grammy Nominee Jake Sinclair Shares First Track From Project Alohaha: Exclusive Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ Halperin, Shirley (November 17, 2018). "Benny Blanco, Murda Beatz, Ali Tamposi Take Top Honors at Spotify Secret Genius Awards". Variety. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "About – Jake Sinclair".
- ^ 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= - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Jake Sinclair, AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ "Courtney Love – Miss Narcissist". discogs.com. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Jake Sinclair Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ "News archive". AdvancedAudio.ca. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ Riccio, Heather (April 15, 2015). "Interview: Max Schneider". Glitter Mag. Retrieved April 25, 2016.