# Alex Jacke

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{{short description|American singer}}

{{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](/source/Los_Feliz%2C_California), United States
| origin          = [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California), United States
| occupation      = Singer-songwriter
| genre           = [R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B), [pop](/source/Pop_music), [dance](/source/Dance_music), [soul](/source/Soul_music), [hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music) Orgasmic R&B
| instrument      = Vocals, piano
| years_active    = 1999–present
| label           = Independent
| associated_acts = [Jesse McCartney](/source/Jesse_McCartney), [Laney Stewart](/source/Laney_Stewart), [Speakerbomb](/source/Speakerbomb), [The Sharpshootaz](/source/The_Sharpshootaz)
| website         = {{URL|http://www.AlexJacke.com}}
}}

'''Alex Jacke''' in an American singer-songwriter. He was born and raised in the [Los Feliz](/source/Los_Feliz) neighborhood of  [Los Angeles, CA](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_CA). During his sophomore year, he appeared on the highly popular [MTV](/source/MTV) series "[My Super Sweet 16](/source/My_Super_Sweet_16)," as the special guest performer for [DJ Spinderella](/source/DJ_Spinderella) and former NBA player, [Kenny Anderson](/source/Kenny_Anderson_(basketball))'s daughter, Christy.{{cn|date=August 2025}}  Jacke  left [Morehouse College](/source/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](/source/Tricky_Stewart) and [The-Dream](/source/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](/source/Universal_Music_Publishing_Group) in 2011.  Along with Stewart and his production team [The Sharpshootaz](/source/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](/source/Macy's) and [iHeart Radio](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Laney_Stewart) to work on songs for [Jesse McCartney](/source/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" &#91;Listen&#93;|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](/source/Laney_Stewart)
* Co-Produced by [The Sharpshootaz](/source/The_Sharpshootaz)
* Mixed by Mark "Exit" Goodchild
* Recorded by Derek Yopp
* Effects & Sound Design by Andrew Kim
* Sound Production & Sound Design by [Sidney Miller](/source/Sidney_Miller_(musician))

{{track listing
|title1 = Talk Sexy (Skit)
|writer1 = n/a
|length1 = 2:42
|title2 = One Thing
|writer2 = Alex Jacke, [Laney Stewart](/source/Laney_Stewart)
|length2 = 3:34
|title3 = Callin For You
|writer3 = Alex Jacke, [Laney Stewart](/source/Laney_Stewart), [Sidney Miller](/source/Sidney_Miller_(musician)), Glynn Austin Tolliver, Gabriel Nowee
|length3 = 4:54
|title4 = Nobody's Perfect
|writer4 = [Laney Stewart](/source/Laney_Stewart), Matt Robinson
|length4 = 4:19
|title5 = Enjoy The Ride
|writer5 = Alex Jacke, [Laney Stewart](/source/Laney_Stewart), [Sidney Miller](/source/Sidney_Miller_(musician))
|length5 = 5:39
|title6 = All She Wrote
|writer6 = Alex Jacke, [Laney Stewart](/source/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](/source/Laney_Stewart), Romika Faniel, Gabriel Nowee
|length8 = 3:55

}}

'''D.F.M. Deluxe'''
* Produced by [Laney Stewart](/source/Laney_Stewart)
* Co-Produced by [The Sharpshootaz](/source/The_Sharpshootaz)
* Mixed by Mark "Exit" Goodchild
* Recorded by Derek Yopp
* Effects & Sound Design by Andrew Kim
* Sound Production & Sound Design by [Sidney Miller](/source/Sidney_Miller_(musician))

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

}}

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== TV ==
In 2012, Jacke acted in ''[MTV](/source/MTV)''{{'s}} [My Super Sweet Sixteen](/source/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==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.AlexJacke.com}}

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