Scott Adam Jacoby (born October 31, 1971) is an American record producer, songwriter, composer, sound engineer, and recording artist. He is a

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winner, and has worked with numerous artists in various genres including

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, Kane, Laura Izibor, Maiysha,

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, Stormzy,

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and

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. In 2007, he founded his own record label Eusonia Records, and also established Eusonia Studios.

Early life

Jacoby grew up in

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, and earned a degree in

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from

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in 1993. Afterwards, he attended

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, but left his studies after two years to pursue a career in music.Dillon Rand, "Maiysha, a self-described late bloomer", ''

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'' (October 8, 2009), p. D9.

Career

In 2003, Jacoby signed a record deal with

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to release his debut studio album, ''Before Now'' (in 2004). The album was then licensed to

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in Japan, and the first single, "I Like You", went to number 1 on the Japanese radio charts. During this period, Jacoby also worked extensively in sound mixing, including work on the 2006 album, ''

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'',

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's fifth album. The album won the

for

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at the

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, for which Jacoby shared in the Grammy win. In 2008, Columbia released Jacoby's sophomore studio album, ''After'', which featured guest artists and writers, Maiysha,

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, Jerome Collins of Straight No Chaser,

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, and Shelly Peiken. Despite success as a recording artist, Jacoby's primary focus throughout his career has been on writing, production and mixing. To that end, in 2000, he opened Maze Studios with Allen Towbin, which evolved to become Eusonia Studios in 2010, an "atmospherically inspiring setting" located in

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. In 2002, Jacoby established his own music production company, SCOJAC Music Productions. , he was the president and CEO. Described as an "anti-specialist", he has worked most notably as a writer, producer, engineer, mixer and musician with numerous artists across a wide range of genres. In 2011, Jacoby scored the

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film, '' My Last Day Without You'', producing the theme song "My Last Day Without You". The song was a nominee at the 2012

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for Best Original or Adapted Song. In 2013, Jacoby mixed the Vampire Weekend single " Unbelievers" with

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of The Lodge; the song was a popular track on the album ''

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'', winner of the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. In 2016, Jacoby produced

's LP ''

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''. ''

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'' noted that the Spector's record, "helmed by producer Scott Jacoby... couldn't sound more different from her ex's dense, claustrophobic signature sound – and that's how she likes it". Jacoby also produced Deva Mahal's debut album ''Run Deep'', released March 23, 2018. On the strength of this release, GRAMMY.com named Mahal their No. 1 in 'Best New Bands' from South by Southwest 2018.

Eusonia records

In 2007, Jacoby founded Eusonia Records, an independent record label, originally distributed by Ryko and later by

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. By 2008, Jacoby had signed progressive soul singer Maiysha to his label, and began collaborating with her on her first album, ''This Much is True''. Jacoby co-wrote and produced the lead single from this album, "Wanna Be", which was nominated for a Grammy in 2009 in the Best Urban Alternative Performance category. , the label had four artists on its roster: Jacoby, Maiysha,

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and Zach Deputy, in addition to releasing the soundtrack for the 2013 film '' My Last Day Without You''. In 2010, Jacoby teamed up with his partner James McKinney to run the label. In 2016, Eusonia partnered with the Anguilla Music Academy and the

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to create the Music Revolution Project in

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Personal life

Jacoby speaks at music industry events and universities, as both a guest lecturer and a featured speaker. He has held various positions at the

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and in 2016 was the presenter of the

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. , he resided in

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with his wife and daughters.

Discography

Recording artist

;Studio albums * ''Before Now'' (2004) * ''After'' (2008) ;Other projects * ''Evolution of Creation'' (1996) * ''Insert'' (2000)

Producer, writer and mix engineer

The following is a select list of albums in which Jacoby has worked on as either producer, co-producer, composer, mixer or engineer, showing song title, year released, performing artist(s), album title and role.

Film and television

The following is a list of films, television series and commercials in which Jacoby has worked on as either producer, co-producer, composer, mixer or engineer, showing title/client, project type, role and year released.

References

Notes Citations

External links

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Eusonia Records

Eusonia Studios
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacoby, Scott 1971 births Record producers from New York (state) Songwriters from New York (state) American multi-instrumentalists American audio engineers Living people People from Greenwich Village