Jake Castillo is an Original Artist blending progressive blues, jazz and good old fashioned rock and roll into heartfelt original songs that are personally revealing and often tell stories of true life experiences….from the cruelty of the unforgiving streets to the joys of family and fatherhood. It is our hope and desire that listeners of all ages and backgrounds will find something that they relate to in the music and lyrics, all of which were written from the perspective of Jake’s own personal journey. Jake has recorded and/or shared a bill with the following artists:
We perform over 150 shows per year and have played some very notable venues across the country….some of which are:
Artist Style: Dance; Literary: Fiction, History, Poetry, Stream of Consciousness; Music: A Cappella, Acoustic, Ambient, Blues, Children's Music, Christian, Classic Rock, Country, Experimental, Folk, Funk, Gospel, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Jazz, Latin/Spanish, Mariachi, Neo-Soul, Pop, Punk, Rap, Regional Mexican, Retro, Rock, Seasonal, Soul/R&B, World; Teaching Artist/Instructor: Instruction for Adults, Instruction for Children, Private Lessons
As an Artist & Musician I wear many different hats. I write and Produce/Engineer all of my own Material for the Jake Castillo Trio & for my solo projects as Jake Castillo at my own San Antonio Recording Studio: TOPSTRING PRODUCTIONS.
I have also Produced & Engineered Recordings for: Flaco Jimenez, Rich Bermea, Razor Doves, Lonely Horse, Sean Slater and many many more.
I have been a Live Sound Engineer for: Bombasta, Flaco Jimenez, Dale Watson, David Hidalgo of Los Lobos and many many more.
My main focus & primary job is as the Sole Composer/Song Writer & Arranger of the Jake Castillo Trio. The JC3 Tours Yearly & have performed festivals & Legendary Venues all over Texas & California & all the states in between.
I believe that hard work and a positive attitude will lead to success but NOT without giving back to the Community of which you belong. For that reason I have given my talents and skills back to the community as a teacher for Adults and children and I have spent many hours donating my time to various charity organizations and fund raisers in an effort to "pay it forward". I have been blessed to be a Full Time Musician Performing Original Music for over 15 years and I must admit that it has not been easy. The emergence of the Corona Virus only made a difficult career path all that more challenging. But the support of my Home Town of San Antonio & the beautiful people who live here have sustained me & helped me continue