American country music singer
Musical artist
Jared Blake
is an American
country music
singer who resides in
Nashville, Tennessee
. He became known to a wider audience as a contestant on the first season of
The Voice
, reaching the Top 4 on
Blake Shelton
's team.
In June 2012, Blake signed a recording contract with Skiddco Music producer
Skidd Mills
. The first single "Countryfied" from the upcoming debut album, written by Blake, Mills, and
Carl Bell
(Fuel), was released to radio and iTunes on June 24, 2013.
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It debuted at No. 79 on the
MusicRow
Country Breakout chart on December 12, 2013
[2]
and peaked at No. 66. Blake's second single "Stomp" was released on June 20, 2014 and the 6 song EP
Til Morning Light
was released on September 30, 2014. The official music video for "Stomp" was released on October 13, 2014 and reached No. 76 on the
MusicRow
Country Breakout chart.
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Early life
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Jared Blake was born in
Star City, Arkansas
. He wrote his first song when he was five, but started his musical career at about 13 or 14 learning piano and acoustic guitar.
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In middle school, Jared decided to join the school's choir. His teacher used classical choral training methods, and Jared went on to be selected by the statewide all-region choir. In 1993 Jared entered his first competitions at the Malvern Brick Fest taking second place and also placed at the Lincoln County Fair youth talent competition. In subsequent years Jared won 1st place in the Lincoln County vocal competition and other state and regional talent shows. After coming second to a guy at Country Showdown who got three extra bonus points for writing his own material, Jared began writing his own songs for the competitions, and pinpointed his career decision to become a professional songwriter as well as a singer.
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Career
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Jared was signed to a publishing contract with
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
in 2006, ending in 2010. Blake worked four jobs at times, owning a decorative concrete business, writing songs for
Sony/ATV
and Love Monkey Music (
Bob DiPiero
), singing demos, and pushing his own music by playing in bars to support his family.
In 2011, he appeared on the debut season of the hit television show
The Voice (U.S. season 1)
; a singing competition which aired on
NBC
. Jared was the final selection to complete Team Blake, coached by
Blake Shelton
. His singing performances included a solo of "
Good Girls Go Bad
" (
Cobra Starship
), a solo of "
Not Ready to Make Nice
" (
Dixie Chicks
) reaching No.23 on iTunes charts, a battle round performance of "
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
" (
Marvin Gaye
&
Tammi Terrell
), a Team Blake group performance of "
This Love
" (
Maroon 5
) with Shelton,
Dia Frampton
,
Xenia Martinez
, and
Patrick Thomas
, and a solo of "
Use Somebody
" (
Kings of Leon
) reaching No.16 on iTunes charts.
In November 2011 Jared released his first single titled "Don't Mind", and the video was released in February 2012. Jared Blake's single 'Don't Mind' won a spot in
WKDQ
Country Whuppin' Hall of Fame
by defeating
Scotty McCreery
"Water Tower Town",
Montgomery Gentry
"So Called Life",
Randy Houser
"How Country Feels",
LoCash Cowboys
"C-O-U-N-T-R-Y", and his "The Voice" coach Blake Shelton's "
Over
".
Jared Blake is currently managed by Cory Gierman, also known as one of the Godfathers of
MuzikMafia
.
Discography
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- Albums
Year
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Album details
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Peak chart position
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US Country
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2014
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Til Morning Light
- Released: September 30, 2014
- Label: Skiddco Records
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- Singles
Year
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Song
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Peak chart position
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Album
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US Country
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2011
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"Don't Mind"
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?
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2013
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"Countryfied"
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66
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2014
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"Stomp"
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76
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References
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External links
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- Official music video for "Stomp" on YouTube
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- Official music video for "Don't Mind" on YouTube
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- Official music video for "Countryfied" on YouTube
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- ITunes Music Chart Archive
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Winners
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Winner's singles
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Runners-up
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Other alumni
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