A Conversation with Forte’s Fernando Varela

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome tenor Fernando Varela to Jake’s Take. His vocal talent helped him land not only stints at the Lyric Opera of Central Florida and the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, but caught the attention of legendary music producer David Foster.  He invited Fernando to […]

The 5 Question Challenge with “American Idiot: The Musical’s” Turner Rouse, Jr.

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Green Day’s high octane musical, American Idiot, is currently touring the country! The one-act musical focuses on the adventures of three men: Johnny, Will and Tunny, who flee suburbia and encounter difficult situations along the way. American Idiot will be performing three shows at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts […]

The 5 Question Challenge with the Chrome Cats

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Chrome Cats are the first artists to take the 5 Question Challenge this year! Vallejo, California brother and sister duo KJ and Jamila Sims are rising stars in the Hip-Hop/Rap world. After earning a spot on the Billboard Indicator charts with their single “DNA of a Winner” in 2010, both […]

End of the Year Interview with fit2fat2fit’s Drew Manning

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com 2013 has been an incredible year for Drew Manning. The fit2fat2fit creator continued to inspire people around the world to lose weight with innovative fitness campaigns: Fit2MASS and the DietBet. He also appeared earlier this year on Extreme Weight Loss, where he helped fellow personal trainer Chris Powell with Alyssa’s weight […]

A Conversation with Louis van Amstel

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a thrill to welcome three-time world Latin Dance Champion and Choreographer Louis van Amstel to Jake’s Take. He has entertained audiences nationwide with his nine appearances on Dancing with the Stars where he partnered with stars such as Lisa Rinna, Kelly Osbourne, Sabrina Bryan, Niecy Nash, and Priscilla Presley. […]

The Five Question Challenge with Singer-songwriter Daniel Sobrino

  By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Singer-songwriter Daniel Sobrino is the latest artist to tackle The Five Question Challenge! When he was 19-years-old, Mr. Sobrino moved to Los Angeles from Mexico City to pursue his dream of working in the recording industry. Using his musical influences such as Sia, Adele and Coldplay as guides, Mr. Sobrino […]

A Conversation with Branden James

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Classical-crossover singer Branden James had one of the best auditions on a Reality TV competition show this year. His audition on America’s Got Talent received over 528,000 views on YouTube and propelled him to be one of the most powerful male vocalists that has ever appeared on the show. But before […]

Catching Up with Scott Herman

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Jake’s Take is proud to welcome back fitness icon Scott Herman! The Boston-based fitness guru recently relaunched his website: ScottHermanFitness.com (SHF) and partnered with Lionsgate BeFit to release a line of fitness DVDs. I recently had the chance to talk about his new ventures and talked to him about the chances […]

The 5 Question Challenge with Bad Wolf’s Kota Wade & Tommy O.

By: Jacob Elyachar Bad Wolf ‘s lead vocalist and pianist Kota Wade and guitarist Tommy O are the latest artists tackling The 5 Question Challenge. Together with their drummer Tim Falco and bassist Alicia Vigil, this Los Angeles-based band successfully merges alternative rock with their love of science fiction, fantasy and steampunk to create a […]

The 5 Question Challenge with Kent Speakman

By: Jacob Elyachar One of the most influential entrepreneurs in the entertainment industry is about to take the 5 Question Challenge. Currently, Kent Speakman serves as the Chief Operating Officer and Founding Partner of fameus.  This company is a game changing social network that will help connect professionals all over the entertainment industry. In addition […]

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