Noey Jacobson
Noey Jacobson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Noah Jacobson |
| Also known as | Noey J, NOEY |
| Born | 1990 Houston, Texas |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Jewish music, a cappella, Jewish hip hop, pop, parody |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, rapper, educator |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Associated acts | The Maccabeats, StandFour |
Noah "Noey" Jacobson (born 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and educator. He is best known as a member and co-founder of the a cappella group The Maccabeats and its spin-off group StandFour. He began a solo career in 2014, releasing covers and original music to YouTube.
Early life
Originally from Houston, Texas, Jacobson attended Robert M. Beren Academy.[1] After graduating, he spent two years in Israel studying at Yeshivat Sha'alvim, where he was roommates with future fellow Maccabeats member David Block; the two subsequently followed each other to Yeshiva University for three years, where Jacobson studied English.[1][2] He was also the Opinions Editor for the school's newspaper The Commentator and a member of the Yeshiva University Center for the Jewish Future.[1]
Music career
The Maccabeats and Standfour
During his first year at Yeshiva University, Jacobson auditioned for and ultimately joined The Maccabeats, a student a cappella group of which Block was a founding member, while they were working on their first album.[2][1] The album, 2010's Voices from the Heights, funded by a grant from the university,[3] sold about 5,000 copies.[4] Later that year the group released "Candlelight", a Hanukkah-themed parody of Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" with a music video inspired by Mike Tompkins' prior a cappella cover of the song; the video went viral, receiving over 2 million views on YouTube in ten days,[4][5] and the song reached #1 on Billboard's Comedy Digital Tracks chart.[6] This shot the group to international fame, leading to performances on Today and The Early Show, coverage in The New York Times and The Washington Post, and being invited to perform at the White House in 2011 and 2015 by then-President Barack Obama.[7] Jacobson attracted attention for wearing an orange space suit in the group's videos.[1][8]
In 2012, Jacobson, Block, and fellow Maccabeats Nachum Joel and Immanuel Shalev formed a short-lived breakaway group called StandFour. The group debuted with the song "Eight Nights", a Hanukkah parody mashup of "Some Nights" by Fun, "Die Young" by Ke$ha, and "Live While We're Young" by One Direction.[9]
Solo career
As early as 2013, Jacobson had begun practicing guitar and writing and producing his own songs.[10] After leaving Yeshiva University and moving to Los Angeles in 2014, Jacobson, though still affiliated with the Maccabeats, launched a solo YouTube channel in September 2014. The channel's first video, a mashup cover of Clean Bandit's "Rather Be" and Nico & Vinz's "Am I Wrong", garnered 1,600 views in its first twenty-four hours.[10] Over the next few years he would continue to release covers, mashups, and remixes of popular songs to the channel, as well as three original songs, two of which were produced by L.E. Doug Staiman. In 2020 he released as a single a rendition of Kol Nidre set to the tune of Imogen Heap's "Hide and Seek".
Education
Jacobson ran a summer camp for underprivileged teens in Kiryat Gat, Israel in 2013.[1] After graduating from Yeshiva University, he returned to the school as a staff member for an additional two years, during which he worked for president Richard Joel as a speechwriter through the school's Presidential Scholars program and later as Joel's Manager of Communications.[1][11]
After leaving Yeshiva University in the spring of 2014 and moving to Los Angeles, Jacobson became an 11th-grade Tanakh and tefilah teacher at Shalhevet High School, where he also worked in recruiting for the school's Admissions department and was communications assistant to school head Rabbi Ari Segal.[10][1][12][7] He also ran two alternative minyanim for the school, "Tefilah Through Songwriting" and "Explanatory Davening".[1] In 2017, as a promotional item for the school's gala dinner, Jacobson helped create a music video entitled "Find Your Song", which he produced and wrote the song for with L.E. Doug Staiman and Addison Scott; the video was directed by Staiman and starred Gotham actor David Mazouz, himself a student at the school.[13]
Personal life
Jacobson has lived in Los Angeles since 2014 and was married in 2016.[7] He is a tenor.[2][8]
As of 2016, Jacobson was part of an Eshel-organized LGBTQ Allies steering committee, which formed in Pico-Robertson following the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling on same-sex marriage.[14] He contributed to the "That's What He Said" segments of Mayim Bialik's 2018 book Boying Up: How to be Brave, Bold and Brilliant.[15]
Discography
Singles
| Year | Song | Producer |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Tell Me" | L.E. Doug Staiman |
| "Lost and Found" | Jake Antelis | |
| 2016 | "Oxygen" | L.E. Doug Staiman |
Covers, mashups, and remixes
| Year | Title | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Am I Wrong/Rather Be Rap Cover" | Mashup of "Am I Wrong" by Nico & Vinz and "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit with original rap verse | |
| "Sky Full of Stars Rap Cover" | Cover of "A Sky Full of Stars" by Coldplay with original rap verse | ||
| "Cool Kids and Heroes" | Mashup cover of "Stay with Me" by Sam Smith, "Cool Kids" by Echosmith, "Heroes (We Could Be)" by Alesso ft. Tove Lo, "Beautiful Day" by U2, and "Wake Me Up" by Avicii | ||
| 2016 | "Me Myself & I Response" | Response to "Me, Myself & I" by G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha with original rap verse | |
| "One Call Away Mashup" | Mashup cover of "One Call Away" by Charlie Puth, "Hotline Bling" by Drake, "Hello" by Adele, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, "Payphone" by Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa, and "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen | ||
| "Vehi She'amda" | Cover of "Vehi She'amda" by Shwekey, lyrics taken from the Haggadah | ||
| "One Dance (King David Remix)" | Remix of "One Dance" by Drake themed around King David | ||
| 2020 | "Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" | Cover of "Jerusalem of Gold", originally written by Naomi Shemer | |
| "Anim Zemiros (When The Party's Over)" | The traditional liturgical poem "Anim Zemirot" set to the tune of Billie Eilish's "When the Party's Over" | ||
| "Eli Tzion (The Parting Glass)" | Released for Tisha B'Av, a cappella version of "Eli Tzion", the last selection in kinnot, set to the tune of the Scottish folk song "The Parting Glass" | ||
| "Esa Einai (Iris)" | Traditional Jewish prayer derived from Psalm 121, set to the tune of "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls | ||
| "Chamol" | Rendition of traditional Jewish song sung during the Rosh Hashanah prayers | ||
| "Kol Nidre (Imogen Heap version)" | Rendition of the Yom Kippur prayer Kol Nidre set to the tune of "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap |
Compilation appearances
- 2017: Judaism Alive, Teshuva: The Return ("The Fighter")
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Waldman, Maayan (Sep 10, 2014). "Wait – my Tanakh teacher is a singing astronaut?". The Boiling Point. Retrieved 19 January 2017. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nicole Soussana (Sep 21, 2016). "Maccabeat and creator of 'Candlelight' joins faculty as new 'spiritual advisor'". The Boiling Point. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ↑ Freeman, Paul (16 March 2016). "Love of music and faith combine in The Maccabeats". The Mercury News. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Berger, Joseph (6 December 2010). "A Hanukkah Miracle, Set to Music". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ Konheim, Orrin (14 October 2012). "Richmond's Ari Lewis finds success in the Maccabeats". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ Trust, Gary (22 October 2010). "Chart Beat: Best Of 2010: Part 4". Billboard. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Bratt, Heidi Mae (Nov 17, 2016). "The Maccabeats Sing On Through Life's Many Changes". Jewish Standard. Retrieved 2022-01-15. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Meet the Maccabeats". The Jewish Star. December 7, 2010. Retrieved 15 Jan 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Kaplan-Nadel, Michal (31 December 2012). "Stand Four – Shedding Light on the Break Off". The Observer. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Benaim, Rachel Delia (Sep 9, 2014). "Cutest Maccabeat Goes Solo". The Forward. Retrieved 19 January 2017. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Naim, Michelle (2018-12-30). "YU's Acapella Sensation: The Maccabeats". The Commentator. Retrieved 2022-01-15. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Arom, Eitan (2016-10-14). "Shalhevet curriculum breaks the mold". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2022-01-15. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Hensiek, Jeffrey (Jan 2017). "WATCH: Find Your Song - Shalhevet High School (Ft. David Mazouz of Gotham)". The Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Gronowitz, Allyson (Sep 21, 2016). "Workshop aims to change Orthodox LGBTQ conversation". The Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on Oct 2, 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Bialik, Mayim (2019-05-14). Boying Up: How to Be Brave, Bold and Brilliant. Penguin. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-525-51599-9. Search this book on
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