Dustin Jake

I had a Daydream that you downloaded my new song…

Dustin Jake — Sat, 05 May 2012 23:46:57 +0000

It’s about that time again… time for some brand new music. Here’s my new single “Daydream Tonight” off of my upcoming album. Sign up for the mailing list below to download it free.

Photo by Brent Abraham

Taylor Swift goes blues… Dustin Jake style.

Dustin Jake — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:56:04 +0000

While in Tucson for a few shows, we hopped over to our old stomping grounds at the University of Arizona and, after getting locked out of the music building, snuck outside of the law building and recorded a cover of “Mean” by Taylor Swift. I’m a ridiculous fan of Taylor’s and I’m somewhat ashamed that it’s taken me this long to do one of her songs! It’s impossible to pick a favorite, but “Mean” is definitely somewhere near the top of my list. Hope you all enjoy this bluesy version!

Not your average anniversary…

Dustin Jake — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:57:26 +0000

Sign up for the Song of the Month Club and get my new song “The Anniversary Song” for free. http://www.dustinjake.com/download-the-anniversary-song-free/

Most anniversaries are a timeless celebration of love. A thoughtful observance of another wonderful year gone by with that special someone still leached to your side……. This is NOT that anniversary. Fellow dumped-ees – this is for you. It’s time to throw back those tears, and get your party on.. “Cuz it’s the one year anniversary….!”

Happy St. Paddy’s Day!

Dustin Jake — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:36:56 +0000

This is a song called “Pretty Irish Girl” from a classic, vintage Disney movie “Darbie O’Gill and the Little People”. If you haven’t seen it, go out and rent it – it’s the perfect St. Patrick’s Day movie. Growing up I remember being pretty scared by the Banshee… watch the movie and you’ll understand!

*I recently ran into a neat little article written about this video. Thanks so much, Megan! http://www.worldirish.com/listening-post/view/an-ode-to-the-pretty-irish-girl-742

Jason Mraz’s Album Preview – Dustin Jake Edition

Dustin Jake — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:26:24 +0000

Ever since I first heard the sweet sounds of Jason Mraz’s third studio album “We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things”, and saw him play live at the Rialto in Tucson, Arizona in 2008, I’ve been on the edge of my seat, impulsively consuming as many behind the scenes videos and vintage live performance as humanly possible in order to fill what has been an excruciating 4 years without new material from Mr. AZ. Well, the waiting is almost over. In April, Jason will finally release his fourth studio album “Love is a Four Letter Word”! The Mraz faithful may now let out a collective “!#?%$!!!”

As a way of easing the pain of another agonizing month of waiting, here is a cover I did of one of Jason’s songs off the upcoming album. It’s called “The Woman I Love”. If this song is any indication of what we are to expect from “Love is a Four Letter Word”, I’d say we’re in for quite a treat!

Channeling My Inner Audrey Hepburn… “What…?”

Dustin Jake — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 20:28:51 +0000

I admit it. Maybe sometimes I pretend I’m in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’. Can’t blame a guy for wanting a classy, old fashioned New York lifestyle once in a while. This song puts me in a trance. “Moon River” originally sung by Audrey Hepburn.

A song for all the ladies – Because you’re beautiful! :)

Dustin Jake — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:58:24 +0000

I’m excited to share with you my brand new song “Beautiful You Are”. You can download it by signing up for our mailing list at this link!

http://www.dustinjake.com/download-beautiful-you-are-free/

And check out the music video for it as well. Hope you like it!

First Free Song of the Year: “Beautiful You Are”

Dustin Jake — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:44:10 +0000

Well, I promised I’d be giving out a song a month this year: and (about a month late) I’m delivering on that promise. Don’t worry, you won’t be “Gypped out of January”… (Although that is a pretty cool sounding slogan.) This just means there will be one special month where you get not one, but TWO songs. I know, I’m ridiculously selfless and I need to stop being so generous. I guess all this lack-of-job-y-ness has given me a whole new perspective on life that has nothing to do with the fact that I want billions of people to listen to my music even if I have to spoon feed it to them one free song at a time…………………. What was I talking about again?

Oh right. New song. Well, it’s called “Beautiful You Are” and i think you’ll like it. “Of course he does. *rolls eyes*” Seriously, though, at least a half a percent of you will like this song. “Is he being serious?”

Well, why don’t you download it at this link and find out? #BOOM

http://www.dustinjake.com/download-beautiful-you-are-free/

By the way, guess who did the artwork for “Beautiful You Are”?? Hint: It starts with a D and rhymes with “Rad”. #BAM

My Debut Single ‘The Way You Planned It’

Dustin Jake — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:26:00 +0000

Seeing as how I never actually posted this song to YouTube, I figured it was about time!

Live at Jen’s Open Door

Dustin Jake — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:09:15 +0000

Here is our performance of “Sunday Morning” by Maroon 5 at our show a few weeks ago. We had an absolute blast, playing from around 8pm to 10pm with 18 or so songs ranging from old “classics” like “The Way You Planned It”, to brand new originals like my new song “Beautiful You Are” (which, incidentally, we’ll be releasing next Saturday.. *wink wink*), and some great covers in between. It’s awesome to be able to play in an environment that embraces music the way ‘Jen’s’ does (and to be able to sample some of that free food and drink ha!).