Alex Jacke

{{Infobox musical artist | name = Alex Jacke | image = Alex_Jacke_Tank_Top.JPG | image_size = 240px | caption = Alex Jacke | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1989|5|15}} | birth_place = Los Feliz, California, United States | origin = Los Angeles, California, United States | occupation = Singer-songwriter | genre = R&B, pop, dance, soul, hip hop Orgasmic R&B | instrument = Vocals, piano | years_active = 1999–present | label = Independent | associated_acts = Jesse McCartney, Laney Stewart, Speakerbomb, The Sharpshootaz | website = {{URL|http://www.AlexJacke.com}} }}

'''Alex Jacke''' in an American singer-songwriter. He was born and raised in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. During his sophomore year, he appeared on the highly popular MTV series "My Super Sweet 16," as the special guest performer for DJ Spinderella and former NBA player, Kenny Anderson's daughter, Christy.{{cn|date=August 2025}} Jacke left Morehouse College to return to Los Angeles.<ref name="AllHipHop">[http://allhiphop.com/2012/07/17/something-new-crooner-alex-jacke-releases-d-f-m-a-thrill-ride-for-lovers/ Something New: Crooner Alex Jacke Releases "D.F.M", A Thrill Ride For Lovers]. AllHipHop.com (2012-07-17). Retrieved on 2012-07-27.</ref> Like others before him, most notably Tricky Stewart and The-Dream. Laney Stewart took Jacke under his wing which led Jacke to land a worldwide publishing deal with Music Gallery/Universal Music Publishing Group in 2011. Along with Stewart and his production team The Sharpshootaz, Jacke spent most of the first half of 2012 perfecting his debut EP, D.F.M. (Dorm Fuckin Music) released on July 9, 2012.<ref name="Purpoworld">[http://purpoworld.com/2012/07/13/interview-with-alex-jacke/ Alex Jacke Talks Dorm Fuckin Music] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065624/http://purpoworld.com/2012/07/13/interview-with-alex-jacke/ |date=2016-03-04 }}. Purp.O.World (2012-07-13). Retrieved on 2012-07-27.</ref><ref name="chartsinfrance">[http://www.chartsinfrance.net/communaute/index.php?/topic/44203-alex-jacke-dfm/ Alex Jacke – D.f.m – Rap / R'n'B / Soul – Pure Charts]. Chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved on 2012-07-27.</ref> On Valentine's Day 2013, Jacke released a "Deluxe" version of his D.F.M. release, simply titled "D.F.M. Deluxe".<ref name="thisisrnbdeluxe">{{Cite web | url=http://www.thisisrnb.com/2013/02/new-music-alex-jacke-dfm-deluxe-edition/ | title=New Music: Alex Jacke - "DFM (Deluxe Edition)"| date=15 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="youknowigotsoul">{{cite web |url=http://youknowigotsoul.com/alex-jacke-dfm-deluxe-ep |title=Alex Jacke "DFM Deluxe" (EP) – New R&B Music, R&B Videos, R&B Interviews, R&B Concert Coverage {{!}} YouKnowIGotSoul |website=youknowigotsoul.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222015601/http://youknowigotsoul.com/alex-jacke-dfm-deluxe-ep |archive-date=2013-02-22}}</ref><ref name="next2shine2">{{Cite web |url=http://blog.thenext2shine.com/free-alex-jacke-dfm-deluxe-mixtape-download |title=FREE: Alex Jacke - DFM Deluxe (Mixtape Download) - TheNext2Shine.com - New R&B; Music Video, R&B; Soul News Interview, Emerging Undiscovered Unsigned Talent |access-date=2013-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610092739/http://blog.thenext2shine.com/free-alex-jacke-dfm-deluxe-mixtape-download |archive-date=2013-06-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Music career == After building a YouTube<ref name="youtube">[https://www.youtube.com/alexjackemusic AlexJackeMusic's channel]. YouTube. Retrieved on 2012-07-27.</ref> following doing singing cover songs,<ref name="LateBoots">[http://www.lateboots.com/blog/muscial-society-series-alex-jacke-covers-high-for-this-video/ Musical Society Series: Alex Jacke Covers "High For This" (Video) | LateBoots™ | The Influencer Culture]. Lateboots.com (2012-03-27). Retrieved on 2012-07-27.</ref> in May 2012, Jacke dropped his first single, "One Thing",<ref name="AllHipHop2">[http://allhiphop.com/2012/05/25/alternative-pick-alex-jacke-one-thing/ Alternative Heat: Alex Jacke "One Thing"]. AllHipHop.com (2012-05-25). Retrieved on 2012-07-27.</ref><ref name="BadPerm">[http://www.bad-perm.com/2012/05/alex-jacke-one-thing/ Bad Perm – New Music: Alex Jacke – "One Thing"]. Bad-perm.com (2012-05-30). Retrieved on 2012-07-27.</ref><ref name="HustleGRL">[http://hustlegrl.com/blog/tag/alex-jacke/ Alex Jacke]. hustleGRL.com (2011-07-16). Retrieved on 2012-07-27.</ref> which was eventually followed with the release of his "D.F.M." EP in July 2012 and then with the further release of "D.F.M. Deluxe" in February 2013.<ref name="thisisrnbdeluxe"/><ref name="youknowigotsoul"/><ref name="next2shine2"/> During the summer of 2013, he was selected as a top 5 finalist for Macy's and iHeart Radio's Rising Star contest where he performed at L.A.'s iHeart Radio Festival.<ref name="huffpostalex">{{Cite web | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jordan-harris/alex-jacke_b_3647290.html/ | title=IHeart Radio's Rising Star, Alex Jacke Takes on Music Industry Full Force as an Emerging Artist| website=HuffPost| date=26 July 2013}}</ref> He returned again in December 2013 to release a single called "Sex Is Amazing<ref name="bossipsex"/> and then again in 2014, releasing another single, "Apart", on March 3, 2014.<ref name="bossipapart"/>

== Songwriting == In late 2011, Jacke went in the studio with his fellow Sharpshootaz members and Laney Stewart to work on songs for Jesse McCartney's latest album. One of the songs that Alex co-wrote, "Out Of Words", was leaked in July 2012<ref name="OutOW">{{Cite web | url=http://allhiphop.com/2012/07/17/something-new-crooner-alex-jacke-releases-d-f-m-a-thrill-ride-for-lovers/ | title=Something New: Crooner Alex Jacke Releases "D.F.M", A Thrill Ride for Lovers| date=17 July 2012}}</ref>

== Discography ==

* ''D.F.M. - EP'' (2012)<ref name="DVDLyrics">[http://www.dvdlyrics.com/lyrics-a-alex_jacke.html Alex Jacke biography, albums and lyrics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919033549/http://www.dvdlyrics.com/lyrics-a-alex_jacke.html |date=2012-09-19 }}. Dvdlyrics.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-27.</ref><ref name="bmusic">[http://www.bmusiclyrics.com/alex-jacke-callin-for-you-lyrics/ Alex Jacke – Callin For You Lyrics] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130118203957/http://www.bmusiclyrics.com/alex-jacke-callin-for-you-lyrics/ |date=2013-01-18 }}. Bmusiclyrics.com (2012-07-14). Retrieved on 2012-07-27.</ref><ref name="rapbasement">[https://archive.today/20130201024925/http://www.rapbasement.com/mixtapes/D.F.M..html Alex Jacke D.F.M. Mixtape | Mixtapes]. Rap Basement. Retrieved on 2012-07-27.</ref> * ''D.F.M. Deluxe - Album'' (2013)<ref name="thisisrnbdeluxe"/><ref name="youknowigotsoul"/><ref name="next2shine2" /> * ''Sex Is Amazing - Single'' (2013)<ref name="bossipsex">{{Cite web | url=http://bossip.com/874505/new-black-kid-on-the-block-alex-jacke-your-sex-is-amazing/ |title = New Black Kid on the Block: Alex Jacke – "Your Sex is Amazing"|date = 2 December 2013}}</ref> * ''Apart - Single'' (2014)<ref name="bossipapart">{{Cite web | url=http://bossip.com/925651/new-music-alex-jacke-apart-listen/ |title = New Music: Alex Jacke – "Apart" [Listen]|date = 4 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="singersroomapart">{{Cite web | url=http://singersroom.com/content/2014-03-03/Alex-Jacke-Apart/ |title = Alex Jacke - Apart|date = 3 March 2014}}</ref>

==Track listing & personnel== '''D.F.M.''' * Produced by Laney Stewart * Co-Produced by The Sharpshootaz * Mixed by Mark "Exit" Goodchild * Recorded by Derek Yopp * Effects & Sound Design by Andrew Kim * Sound Production & Sound Design by Sidney Miller

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'''D.F.M. Deluxe''' * Produced by Laney Stewart * Co-Produced by The Sharpshootaz * Mixed by Mark "Exit" Goodchild * Recorded by Derek Yopp * Effects & Sound Design by Andrew Kim * Sound Production & Sound Design by Sidney Miller

{{track listing |title1 = Talk Sexy (Skit) |writer1 = n/a |length1 = 2:42 |title2 = One Thing |writer2 = Alex Jacke, Laney Stewart |length2 = 3:34 |title3 = Callin For You |writer3 = Alex Jacke, Laney Stewart, Sidney Miller, Glynn Austin Tolliver, Gabriel Nowee |length3 = 4:54 |title4 = Nobody's Perfect |writer4 = Laney Stewart, Matt Robinson |length4 = 4:19 |title5 = Enjoy The Ride |writer5 = Alex Jacke, Laney Stewart, Sidney Miller |length5 = 5:39 |title6 = All She Wrote |writer6 = Alex Jacke, Laney Stewart, J. Rutherford, C. Bernardy, L. Wade, P. Houston, J. Dorr |length6 = 3:19 |title7 = Cheers (Skit) |writer7 = n/a |length7 = 0:42 |title8 = Days Of Our Lives |writer8 = Alex Jacke, Laney Stewart, Romika Faniel, Gabriel Nowee |length8 = 3:55 |title9 = No Hands |writer9 = Alex Jacke, Laney Stewart, Sidney Miller |length9 = 4:00 |title10 = Love To Love Ya |writer10 = Alex Jacke, Laney Stewart, G. Toliver, Sidney Miller |length10 = 3:38 |title11 = We Should Have Sex |writer11 = Alex Jacke, Laney Stewart, Sidney Miller, A. Kim, T. Perry, A. Vertel |length11 = 3:27 |title12 = Pure Perfection |writer12 = Alex Jacke, Laney Stewart, Romika Faniel, C. Stewart |length12 = 4:16

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== TV == In 2012, Jacke acted in ''MTV''{{'s}} My Super Sweet Sixteen<ref name="MTV2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100313092841/http://www.mtv.com/photos/my-super-sweet-16-christy/1599023/3375775/photo.jhtml#3375775 Besides the Alex Jacke performance, DJ Spin has one more surprise for Christy: the green VW convertible of her dreams! | MTV Photo Gallery]. Mtv.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-27.</ref>

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.AlexJacke.com}}

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