Jake Carlon
Composer - Guitarist
Wild Hart Music Publishing
Welcome and thanks for dropping by!
Here you will find my current and past projects and a bit more about myself…
Biography:
Jake Carlon is a composer, guitarist, and musical director from Spokane, Washington currently residing in Memphis, Tennessee in pursuit of a graduate degree in music.
Consistently performed by groups such as the WSU Symphonic Orchestra, BMC New Music Ensemble, and the St. Thomas More Chapel Choirs, Jake’s work has been enthusiastically embraced for its lively and vibrant sound worlds. The past several years, his music has been regularly featured at regional conferences, contests, and festivals such as FOCAM (Festival of Contemporary Artists in Music), Brevard Music Center Summer Festival & Institute, and the Northwest Horn Symposium.
As an active performer, he constantly is taking on new performance experiences in all different types from instrumental performance to Acting/Theater to Sacred Music. He has been involved in many performance and competition opportunities on Classical Guitar from features with local orchestras, numerous solo performances, continual participation in competitions, and being the 1st Chair guitarist of the WSU Guitar Ensemble.
Jake holds Bachelor's and Master’s degrees in Music Composition from Washington State University and is currently pursing a Doctorate in Music Composition at the University of Memphis.
Jake is a member of BMI and his music can be found through his own publishing company Wild Hart Music Publishing.
I frequently get asked about the beautiful instruments I play on, so here is some information on the instruments themselves and the builders as well:
Steve Ganz (2022) Torres FE05 “Luz”
Built in Blaine, WA. USA
Soundboard:
German Spruce
Torres FE05 construction & bracing
“Torch” Elder Burl rosette
Back & Sides:
African Movingue
Neck, Fretboard & Bridge:
Neck - Spanish Cedar
Gotoh deluxe Tuning Machines
Ebony Fretboard
650mm scale length
Brazilian Rosewood saddle
Bone nut
Chuck F. Morrison (2021) Classical Guitar #264
Built in Pullman, WA. USA
Soundboard:
Yellow Cedar, Nomex, Western Red Cedar “Doubletop”
with “Pin top” construction* and Diamond bracing*
Back & Sides:
Solid Flamed Norway Maple back and sides
Sides are fully lines with 100 yr aged fir*
Double arch top/ back construction*
Neck, Fretboard & Bridge:
3 piece neck - Flamed Red Maple
Runber Roll Gold and Ivoroid Tuning machines
Mun Ivory Fretboard
650mm scale length
Sapele bridge*
Brazillian Rosewood saddle*
Bone nut, 50mm wide
* Designed and unique to C. F. Morrison Guitars.
