SLITHER SPEAKS with Jesse Slack

By JAY COOPER SLITHER PRODUCTIONS

Musicians of the K awa rt h as

Peterborough’s Jesse Slack was a Top 25 finalist on CBC’s Searchlight competition in 2016. And that was just the beginning of Jesse’s career.

His song and video for ‘Where This Is Going’ has lead to a promising career in the Country Music Industry. “That’s the song that started a lot of this for me. I recorded it in London Ontario at EMAC studio with Dan Broadbeck, a Professor of mine from College. He produced the Cranberries records and he started to do some Country”, says Jesse.

He continued, “My mom was always singing and would take us to shows. I started a band with my twin brother, Jake, but he was never driven to pursue music as a career. He was a more make money kind of guy. I always wanted to be a Rock Star growing up.”

“My parents took me to Bud Monahan’s for guitar lessons. We didn’t have a lot of money, so they just let me use a guitar. The teacher said no, Jesse has to have a guitar to go home with, so they bought me a Tiny Boy guitar. At night, I would put in cassettes of country artists and play along to them and, eventually The Tragically Hip and Blue Rodeo. My Mom always listened to Country music and my Father liked bands from Kim Mitchell to Roxcette. So I have very eclectic musical tastes”, he says.

“I wanted to do a popular cover song and make a

video, so we recorded Racal Flatts ‘Yours If You Want It’. I had the Copyrights and released it. It was getting very good response but Big Machine Record Label said take it down. Between Universal and Big Machine it was all worked out. It’s a song that helped a lot, as I had member of Rascal Flatts reach out and say it is a great cover version”, says Jesse.

“I was working with Aaron Goodvin in Nashville and he said lets do a record together. My wife and I got some money together, moved down to Nashville and did the record. He wrote (along with other songs) ‘I Wish I Never Met You’. It was just such a great song that I had to do it. I constantly get people reaching out with praise for it. ‘Lip Sync’ was another song that I had to have on the release.”

The EP is called Jesse Slack - Young and Free and is available on Jesse’s website www.jesseslack.com and other popular streaming services. You can also find merchandise and upcoming tour dates. Jesse’s newest single is called ‘Mustang’ and is on streaming services with a video on YouTube.

Keep your eyes and ears open for this fast rising Star. We like where this is going, and hope Jesse attains his goal of becoming a Rock Star.

To listen to some songs by Jay Cooper’s, go to www.slitherproductions.com/JayCooperPage 47