Jake Hook

Jake Hook
Born	Camden, London, U.K
Occupation(s)	Songwriter music producer Programmer arranger Singer
Years active	2004–present
Labels	EMI Warner Music Atlantic Records Sony Music Entertainment Cherry Red Spekulation Entertainment LBM Records
Associated acts	The Soldiers Elizabeth Marvelly Blake Beryl Marsden Julie Atherton Adam Rickitt
Website	www.jakehook.com

Jake Patrick Robert Hook is a British, million-seller songwriter, producer and arranger. Hook signed with EMI, in December 2009, on the strength of the single "Coming Home" by The Soldiers.

Jake Hook was born in the London Borough of Camden, and raised with his younger brother in Southgate, North London, by his Irish Catholic mother and English Protestant father. At age eight, he attended the famous Chickenshed Theatre. Inheriting his great grandmother's piano had inspired him to learn to play.

Hook suffers from dyslexia, making him unable to read sheet music. He learned to play the piano by lying underneath the theatre's baby grand piano, memorising how chords were formed and sounded until he could play tunes in his head. Hook also plays flute, drums and acoustic guitar. He has participated in four London musicals.

Hook appeared in BBC drama The Biz, and sang backup for Meat Loaf. He appeared in the Top 15 hit "I'm in Love with the World" in 1997. Hook attended Middlesex University. His musical influences include Janet Jackson, George Michael and Peter Gabriel

Hook self-funded his debut album of seventeen original songs, Record on the Blag in 2004. The entire album was completely 'Blagged' (got for free). The music video for the first single "Smooth" (recorded at Elstree Film Studios), a documentary about Jake, the studio time, and all the musicians were also 'blagged'.

Hook performed alongside Jamelia,Jenny Frost, The Cheeky Girls, Phixx and Cliff Richard during a European tour, promoting the album.

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