Jack Fivecoate

Jack Fivecoate

August 29th

8:00 PM

Acoustic Roots Reggae singer/songwriter Jack Fivecoate came to Piper Street Studios with a plan in hand. Having already funded his debut EP with a very successful Kickstarter campaign, diagnosis the multi-instrumentalist could focus on bringing his soulful vision to life with the help of producer extraordinaire Matt Mansfield/Piper Street Sound (of DubConscious, KingRat, FLT RSK and Dialect Trio). The two hit it off and immediately began working, the singer laying the basic tracks and Mansfield engineering, arranging, and securing guest performances to turn Fivecoate’s elegantly understated acoustic based  arrangements into full-fledged Roots grooves.

Within months of starting work on the album at Piper Street Studios Jack was asked to tour with conscious Dancehall phenom Matisyahu. Fivecoate’s harmonica skills eventually led him onto the stage performing regularly with the vocalist, and his skills in the kitchen led to steady employment on tour as the vegetarian’s personal chef. During this period of touring, distance aside, Fivecoate and Mansfield stayed connected and forged tight rhythm tracks that stay connected to Jack’s lyrics and phrasing and reflect his personality. With attention to detail each backing track fits like a glove around Jack’s acoustic guitar based performances.