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| Birth name = Jacob S. Sinclair | | Birth name = Jacob S. Sinclair | ||
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| Born = [[March 7]], 1985 (age {{Age|1985|3|7}}) | | Born = [[March 7]], [[1985]] (age {{Age|1985|3|7}}) | ||
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| Instrument = guitar, bass, piano, percussion, vocals, programming | | Instrument = guitar, bass, piano, percussion, vocals, programming | ||
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'''Jake Sinclair''' (born [[March 7]], 1985) is an American musician and producer who has worked with [[Weezer]] on multiple occasions. | '''Jake Sinclair''' (born [[March 7]], 1985) is an American musician and producer who has worked with [[Weezer]] on multiple occasions. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Sinclair first worked with [[Weezer]] as a recording engineer under Sinclair's mentor, producer [[Butch Walker]], during the production of ''[[Raditude]]''. A self proclaimed fan of the band, he once was in a Weezer cover band called WannaBeezer. [ | Sinclair first worked with [[Weezer]] as a recording engineer under Sinclair's mentor, producer [[Butch Walker]], during the production of ''[[Raditude]]''. A self proclaimed fan of the band, he once was in a Weezer cover band called WannaBeezer.<ref>Micallef, Ken. [[EQ_interview_with_Rivers_Cuomo,_Butch_Walker_and_Jake_Sinclair_-_January_2010|"Secret Service: Weezer's Rivers Cuomo, Producer Butch Walker, and Engineer Jake Sinclair Disclose the Tricks and Techniques of ''Raditude''"]] ''EQ Magazine''. January 2010.</ref> | ||
Sinclair produced | Sinclair produced ''The White Album'' as well as the single "[[I Love the USA]]" and the [[Weezer Fan Club]]-exclusive "[[The Last Days of Summer]]". Leading up to ''The White Album'', Sinclair posted on the [[allthingsweezer.com]] forums under the name "wannabeezer" and [[wannabeezer|shared tidbits and insight]] from the new album. Though not credited, [[Rivers Cuomo]] later stated, following the release of ''[[Pacific Daydream]]'', that Sinclair was "instrumental" in making the song "[[Mexican Fender]]" what it was. | ||
In [[2019]], Sinclair produced Weezer's cover of the song "[[Lost in the Woods]]" for the soundtrack to the film ''Frozen II''. Sinclair also produced the piano version of the band's [[2020]] single, "[[Hero]]," as well as the band's [[2021]], album, ''[[OK Human]]''. He has since been referred to by Rivers Cuomo as the "big-picture" co-producer of the band's forthcoming [[2022]] project, ''[[SZNS]]''.<ref>Riverpedia. "SZNS" https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/SZNS</ref><ref>[[Riverpedia archive - 10/31/2021]]</ref> | |||
Sinclair has produced several albums with engineer [[Suzy Shinn]], who would later produce Weezer's [[2021]] album ''[[Van Weezer]]''. | |||
==Discography with [[Weezer]]== | ==Discography with [[Weezer]]== | ||
<b>Albums:</b> | <b>Albums:</b> | ||
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* ''[[OK Human]]'' | * ''[[OK Human]]'' | ||
* [[Album 16]] | * [[Album 16]] | ||
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[[Category: People who have produced Weezer albums]] | [[Category: People who have produced Weezer albums]] | ||
[[Category:Musicians]] | [[Category:Musicians]] | ||