ABOUT
Jake Bright (aka DJake) is a New York based producer and DJ specializing in music arrangement and production services to private events.
On the decks Jake is known for his ability to find the hottest tracks across multiple genres and mix them to meet venue, crowd, and moment. Versatile across many styles, he describes his DJ foundations as influenced by genres R&B, soul, funk, reggae, and Motown. In addition to producing music for many mainstream events, Jake is also notable for his skills mixing music of Africa and its diaspora. He’s been featured several times by award winning series Afropop Worldwide and co-founded Cocody Productions.
Jake has proven range and success programming music - including live bands, dance, and DJs - for big ticket events. He’s headlined venues such as Marcus Samuelsson's Red Rooster, produced private charities for Alicia Keys’ Keep a Child Alive and Millennium Promise, and arranged music for Donna Karan's Urban Zen space, the Art for Africa Sotheby's series, The New York Junior League, and New York Stock Exchange. Jake often hosts and serves on committees for nonprofit events he provides music for. He also co-founded with Hip Hop Saves Lives the Hip Hop Soul Jam, AfroHop, and WAN-LUV event series.
Jake’s been a regular on New York’s junior patron circuit, doing repeat gigs for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Apollo Circle, MoMA Junior Associates, and Young Members of The Museum of The City of New York. He’s played fashion shows and private parties for stylist Mia Morgan, PR master Susan Shin, and ARISE Magazine Editor Helen Jennings. He’s also mixed and produced events at Harlem’s iconic Shrine, headlined for Blitz the Ambassador, and played in West Africa. As an event producer who’s active on New York’s charity circuit, Jake brings a strong degree of professionalism working with event organizers and sound crews, as well as good personal presentation with crowds. The majority of his gigs come through repeat bookings and referrals. In a time when DJing has become a celebutante fad du jour, many leading with gimmicks, Jake leads with a proven track record and real turntable skills.
On the decks Jake is known for his ability to find the hottest tracks across multiple genres and mix them to meet venue, crowd, and moment. Versatile across many styles, he describes his DJ foundations as influenced by genres R&B, soul, funk, reggae, and Motown. In addition to producing music for many mainstream events, Jake is also notable for his skills mixing music of Africa and its diaspora. He’s been featured several times by award winning series Afropop Worldwide and co-founded Cocody Productions.
Jake has proven range and success programming music - including live bands, dance, and DJs - for big ticket events. He’s headlined venues such as Marcus Samuelsson's Red Rooster, produced private charities for Alicia Keys’ Keep a Child Alive and Millennium Promise, and arranged music for Donna Karan's Urban Zen space, the Art for Africa Sotheby's series, The New York Junior League, and New York Stock Exchange. Jake often hosts and serves on committees for nonprofit events he provides music for. He also co-founded with Hip Hop Saves Lives the Hip Hop Soul Jam, AfroHop, and WAN-LUV event series.
Jake’s been a regular on New York’s junior patron circuit, doing repeat gigs for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Apollo Circle, MoMA Junior Associates, and Young Members of The Museum of The City of New York. He’s played fashion shows and private parties for stylist Mia Morgan, PR master Susan Shin, and ARISE Magazine Editor Helen Jennings. He’s also mixed and produced events at Harlem’s iconic Shrine, headlined for Blitz the Ambassador, and played in West Africa. As an event producer who’s active on New York’s charity circuit, Jake brings a strong degree of professionalism working with event organizers and sound crews, as well as good personal presentation with crowds. The majority of his gigs come through repeat bookings and referrals. In a time when DJing has become a celebutante fad du jour, many leading with gimmicks, Jake leads with a proven track record and real turntable skills.
1) Jake Bright (DJake) and hip hop legend
Marley Marl
2) Mia Morgan, Jake, Zelda Kaplan at
MoMA Holiday Party
3) Brown Rice Family at Art for Africa Sotheby's
3) Brown Rice Family at Art for Africa Sotheby's
4) Opening for Blitz The Ambassador
5) DJake mixes Kageno Harambee Gala Hosted by Donna Karan, Meryl Streep, and the Deniros
DJAKE IN THE MEDIA
Gothamer
NOTABLE GIGS
EVENTS CO-PRODUCED/HOSTED, AND MIXED
• WAN-LUV summer event series sponsored by Stonehenge Properties, co-hosted with Hip Hop Saves Lives and Brown Rice Family
• AfroHop event series co-hosted with Hip Hop Saves Lives and Blitz The Ambassador
• Hip Hop Soul Jam: A Celebration of Emerging Artists Supporting Millennium Promise
• Hip Hop Soul Jam: A Celebration of Emerging Artists Supporting Rural Haiti Project
• Zelda Kaplan’s Birthday Party at Orsay’s Entre Nous, benefiting Alicia Keys’ Keep a Child Alive, hosted with Mia Morgan and Keri Ingvarsson, and sponsored by The King Collective and
Patrick McMullan Company
Patrick McMullan Company
• Her Name is Zelda benefiting Alicia Keys’ Keep a Child Alive in coordination with Gen Art and Patrick McMullan (DJ, host, and live music producer)
• Hip Hop Soul Jam Soft Launch at Harlem’s Shrine World Music Cafe
PRIVATE EVENTS (CHARITY, MUSEUM, FASHION, JUNIOR PATRON, PERSONAL)
• Target First Saturday at Brooklyn Museum of Art
• New York Ski Educational Foundation Gala sponsored by CRBRE Properties at Central Park Boathouse
• ARISE Magazine Editor Helen Jenning's New York Book Launch Party
• Princeton in Africa's Annual Gala hosted by Lauren Bush
• Art for Africa Sotheby's Events (DJ and lead music producer for all three events)
• New York Ski Educations Foundation's Gala at Central Park Boathouse
• New York Ski Educations Foundation's Gala at Central Park Boathouse
• The Museum of Arts and Design’s Global African Project launch sponsored by Bloomberg
• Private book launch event for Dana Gluckstein’s Dignity hosted by Donna Karan’s Urban Zen Studio and benefiting Amnesty International
• The Museum of The City of New York’s 2008, 2009, and 2010 Young Members’ Summer Party
• Kageno Harambee Gala Hosted by Donna Karan, Meryl Streep, and Dreena Deniro (DJ and non-live music coordinator for multitiered dinner gala)
• 100% Folk- Bi-Annual Party of Young Patrons of Museum of Folk Art
• Susan Shin’s Birthday Party
• Pooneh Mohazzabi’s Jogo Beach launch party and fashion show at Norwood
• Mchezo! An Evening to Benefit Touch Foundation’s Work in Tanzania at Lincoln Center• African Investor Award Series at the New York Stock Exchange (entertainment producer and DJ)
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2008 and 2009 Apollo Circle Rooftop Party and Jeff Koons exhibition
• The New York Junior League’s 2008 Annual Winter Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street
• The Museum of Modern Art’s (MoMA) 2007 Holiday Party at MoMA
• NY Fashion Week Party for Timothy White’s Hollywood Pinups, hosted by Designer Joanna Mastroianni
• Te Casan's Fashion for Compassion, hosted by stylist Mia Morgan
• Stark Design’s Stoked Book Launch Party, covered by Patrick McMullan Co.
• 2008 Hamptons Annual Preview Party and Runway Fashion Show
NOTABLE VENUES PLAYED
• Marcus Samuelsson's Red Rooster
• Marcus Samuelsson's Red Rooster
• Shrine Bar, Harlem (Recurring 2009 – 2010)
• Michael Dorf’s City Winery
• Gramercy Hotel Rooftop
• Gramercy Hotel Rooftop
• Aces, Sierra Leone, West Africa
• Jazz At Lincoln Center
• Justin Timberlake’s Southern Hospitality Restaurant
• 1OAK
• Cipriani 42nd Street
• Marquee
• Le Cirque (DJ for select bar/lounge private parties since opening in 2007)
• Bungalow 8
• Bungalow 8
PHOTOS
