JACOB M. PARDEE

Highly skilled and motivated guitarist witha extensive performing and recording experience. Team player, committed to enhancing group dynamics and elevating quality of music. On time, in tune, and ready to rock!

CORE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

  • Guitar, bass, ukulele, and other plucked string instruments.

  • Advanced music theory.

  • Sight reading.

  • Arranging and notation software.

  • Composition.

  • Record production.

  • Musical education.

  • Business management.

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

Active Freelance Musician | Guitar, other instruments.

Consistent performance schedule throughout United States. | September 2004 - Present

• 17 years experience performing as a solo artist

• Guitarist for Pleasant Hill Baptist Church under the direction of Dennis Montgomery, III

• 5 years performing with Senegalese artist Mamadou Diop

• 10 years performing with international artists including:

  • Glen DaCosta (Bob Marley & the Wailers), Kenyatta Hill (Culture), Naya Rockers, Addis Pablo, King’s Highway, Zuggu Dan, Toussaint the Liberator, Blakkamoore, Matt Jensen

• Guest guitarist with Naples Philharmonic in Naples, FL

• Performance and recording with Naples Brass and the North Naples Church Naples, FL

Theater Work | Guitar

Mean Girls on Broadway First National Tour | April 2023

  • Chris Kong, music director

  • Local hire for Naples, Florida

Naples Philharmonic feat. Brian Stokes Mitchell | November 2023

  • Full orchestra concert featuring Tony award-winning actor Brian Stokes Mitchell

  •  Selections from Ragtime, Kiss Me Kate, Man of the Mancha


ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE

Music Teacher, Jake Pardee Music | September 2006 - Present

  • Private music studio offering music lessons, specializing in popular styles, jazz/classical technique, and music theory.

Owner/Engineer, Maritime Music Studio | November 2017 - Present

  • Full-service recording studio, record pre/post-production, composition for film, private music lessons.

  • Extensive music recording and voice over work, including Discovery Channel’s Expedition Unknown and audiobooks including Going Fast and Breaking Things by YouTube star Rich Benoit.

Director, Rockport Acoustic Music Festival | August 2018 - Present

  • Annual acoustic music festival in Rockport, MA, currently in its 45th year.

EDUCATION

Berklee College of Music | Boston, MA | September 2009 - May 2014

Diverse studies at Berklee within the performance, business, production, and songwriting departments.

Achieved B.A. in Music Business Management - Entrepreneurship

New England Conservatory Prep | Boston, MA | September 2006 - May 2009

Studies within NEC Preparatory Jazz Program, including private lessons, theory, ensembles, and ear training.

Achieved Certificate

Private Studies | I have pursued private tutoring with the following instructors.

  • Robert Bradshaw

  • Anthony Weller

  • David Fiucinzyki

  • John Baboian

  • Garrison Fewell

  • Dennis Montgomery III

  • Tim Miller

  • Rick McLaughlin

  • Van Gordon Martin

  • Nate Silas Richardson

  • Mark Baxter

  • Jacque Chambers

  • Andy Bassford

References are available upon request.