Alex Jacke was born and raised in the

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neighborhood of

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. The singer and songwriter realized his passion for music as a child when he fell in love with 1990s R&B and Hip Hop. Jacke's music influences also include soul, funk, gospel, rock, and pop music. Self-taught on the piano, he began composing songs by middle school. By the time he started his freshman year at

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, he knew music was his future and he focused his energy on songwriting, & performing at school events and venues around

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. During his sophomore year, he appeared on the highly popular

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series "

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,Christy may be the daughter of former NBA player Kenny Anderson and Salt-n-Pepa's DJ Spinderella, but she's ready to step into the spotlight for her 1980s 16th birthday bash. , MTV Photo Gallery
Mtv.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-27." as the special guest performer for

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and former NBA player, Kenny Anderson's daughter, Christy. His performance caught the attention of music executive and producer,

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,MP3: Alex Jacke – Nobody's Perfect – TheNext2Shine.com – New R&B Music Video, R&B Soul News Interview, Emerging Undiscovered Unsigned Talent
. Blog.thenext2shine.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-27. who invited Jacke to work with him over the summer. Jacke jumped at the opportunity to pursue his dream, and left

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DFM he No Names(2012-07-09). Retrieved on 2012-07-27. to return to Los Angeles.Something New: Crooner Alex Jacke Releases "D.F.M", A Thrill Ride For Lovers
AllHipHop.com (2012-07-17). Retrieved on 2012-07-27. Like others before him, most notably

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and

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. Laney Stewart took Alex Jacke under his wing which led Jacke to land a worldwide publishing deal with Music Gallery/

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in 2011. Along with Stewart and his production team

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, Alex Jacke spent most of the first half of 2012 perfecting his debut EP, D.F.M. (Dorm Fuckin Music) released on July 9, 2012.Alex Jacke Talks Dorm Fuckin Music
. Purp.O.World (2012-07-13). Retrieved on 2012-07-27.Alex Jacke – D.f.m – Rap / R'n'B / Soul – Pure Charts
Chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved on 2012-07-27. On Valentine's Day 2013, Alex released a "Deluxe" version of his D.F.M. release, simply titled "D.F.M. Deluxe".

Music career

After building a YouTubeAlexJackeMusic's channel
YouTube. Retrieved on 2012-07-27. following doing singing cover songs,Musical Society Series: Alex Jacke Covers "High For This" (Video) , LateBoots™ , The Influencer Culture
Lateboots.com (2012-03-27). Retrieved on 2012-07-27. in May 2012, Jacke dropped his first single, "One Thing",Alternative Heat: Alex Jacke "One Thing"
AllHipHop.com (2012-05-25). Retrieved on 2012-07-27.Bad Perm – New Music: Alex Jacke – "One Thing"
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hustleGRL.com (2011-07-16). Retrieved on 2012-07-27. which was eventually followed with the release of his "D.F.M." EP in July 2012 and then with the further release of "D.F.M. Deluxe" in February 2013. During the summer of 2013, he was selected as a top 5 finalist for

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and

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's Rising Star contest where he performed at L.A.'s iHeart Radio Festival. He returned again in December 2013 to release a single called "Sex Is Amazing and then again in 2014, releasing another single, "Apart", on March 3, 2014.

Songwriting

In late 2011, Alex went in the studio with his fellow Sharpshootaz members and

to work on songs for

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's latest album. One of the songs that Alex co-wrote, "Out Of Words", was leaked in July 2012

Discography

* ''D.F.M. - EP'' (2012)Alex Jacke biography, albums and lyrics
. Dvdlyrics.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-27.Alex Jacke – Callin For You Lyrics
. Bmusiclyrics.com (2012-07-14). Retrieved on 2012-07-27.
Rap Basement. Retrieved on 2012-07-27. * ''D.F.M. Deluxe - Album'' (2013) * ''Sex Is Amazing - Single'' (2013) * ''Apart - Single'' (2014)

Track listing & personnel

D.F.M. * Produced by

* Co-Produced by

* Mixed by Mark "Exit" Goodchild * Recorded by Derek Yopp * Effects & Sound Design by Andrew Kim * Sound Production & Sound Design by Sidney Miller D.F.M. Deluxe * Produced by

* Co-Produced by

* Mixed by Mark "Exit" Goodchild * Recorded by Derek Yopp * Effects & Sound Design by Andrew Kim * Sound Production & Sound Design by Sidney Miller

TV

In 2012, Jacke acted in ''

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Besides the Alex Jacke performance, DJ Spin has one more surprise for Christy: the green VW convertible of her dreams! , MTV Photo Gallery
Mtv.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-27.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacke, Alex 1989 births 20th-century African-American male singers American dance musicians American male pop singers American contemporary R&B singers Living people Singers from Los Angeles 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers 21st-century African-American male singers People from Los Feliz, Los Angeles