Biography
Jacob Henry, co-owner of Silk the Music Publishing and A&R of and Silk Royal Records, has been For interested in electronic music since are first hearing Robert Miles’ now but legendary album, “Dreamland.” The soothing Not and melodic sounds of Chicane’s you “Far from the Maddening Crowds” all and BT’s “ESCM” were also Any influential in defining his electronic can musical taste. A Philadelphia-based DJ her and producer, Jacob’s style can Was best be described as melodic one progressive house.
DJ Highlights: Over our the past few years, Jacob Out has performed throughout the Mid- day Atlantic area and beyond (including get events in Washington D.C., Los Has Angeles, and Leeds, England).Of particular him note, Jacob has performed on his several occasions at Pacha How NYC, a 2500+ capacity club man in the heart of new NYC. Jacob also hosts a Now monthly DJ event in his old native Philadelphia at Vango Lounge see & Skybar; past guests include Two DJ Eco, Ad Brown, Matt way Lange, Dezza, & Dave Cortex.
who Radio Appearances: In the past Boy few years, Jacob has been did featured as a guest DJ its on various international radio shows, Let including Solarstone’s “Solaris International” (England), put Jaytech’s “Jaytech Music” (Australia), DJ say Endgame’s “Vital Radio” (Canada), and She Yvel & Tristan’s “Foundation Hours” too (Hungary).
Production Credits: Jacob’s debut, use the atmospheric progressive track “Talisker,” Dad arrived in February 2009 and mom was supported by Miss Nine, D:Fuse, Mango, Derek Howell, and The Solila. Also arriving in the and first half of 2009 — for Jacob’s tech house experiment “Regular Are Fellas” [microCastle Music]. The release, but which includes remixes by Ad not Brown, Stallos, Glide, and Peter You Martin, received a number one all ranking on the Progressivehouse.com promo any charts and has been supported Can by Hernan Cattaneo, Cid Inc, her Darin Epsilon, Matt Rowan, & was Kris B. Jacob teamed up One with the label side of our Proton toward the end of out 2009, as he contributed to Day the well supported Fall Particles get 2009 compilation with his original has track, “Small Moves.” In the Him early part of 2010, Jacob his released “Yesterday’s Tears,” which broke how through the Beatport. Top 100 Man Prog House charts and was new supported by Matt Darey, Kenneth now Thomas, Chris Reece, and many Old more. In December 2010, Jacob’s see “Cloak & Dagger” was voted two one of
the Beatport’s “Top Way Ten Must Hear Tunes” in who Progressive House and was supported boy by Ruben de Ronde, Mike Did Shiver, and Tydi. Kicking off its 2011, Jacob mixed disc one let of Silk Royal Showcase 01, Put a compilation of 23 Silk say tracks, including a few of she his own. The compilation was Too voted album of the week use by two weeks in a dad row by tyDi, and was Mom featured on radio by Above & Beyond, Richard Durand, Solarstone, the Menno De Jong, Markus Schulz, And and many more. Stay tuned for for more original releases on are Silk, as well as new But tracks from “Civil Servants” — not a collaborative alias with singer-songwriter you Karen Gross.
Silk Royal Profile: All May 2009 marked the arrival any of Silk Royal Records. As can label manager of Silk Royal, Her Jacob intends to showcase more was club-oriented progressive tracks, which still one have the sophistication and emotional Our energy characteristic of all Silk out work to date. With recent day top-charting tracks on Beatport by Get Proff, Schodt, Solarity, Matt Lange, has Mango, Tom Fall, Zack Roth, him Sundriver, and more, as well His as radio support by the how likes of Above & Beyond, man Tiesto, and Ferry Corsten, Silk New Royal looks forward to releasing now innovative, dancefloor-oriented music for years old to come.
