Jacob Remington (b.1986) is a percussionist/composer from Fort Worth, Texas. He began his musical stud- ies with the piano at the age of seven, and continued with horn and guitar before eventually finding his way to percussion. As a performer, Jake has presented several recitals and been featured as a soloist in numerous concerts including the premier of Eric Ewazen’s Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble with the Texas Christian University Percussion Ensemble. He was a semi-finalist in the 2009 Paris International Marimba Competition and was awarded third place at the 2004 Percussive Arts Society International Con- vention Marimba Competition. In addition to his work as a soloist, Jake has performed with several profes- sional ensembles such as the London Contemporary Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta. Jake is very passionate about the development and enrichment of percussion repertoire and actively promotes this by composing new pieces, commissioning composers, and collaborating with other artists. His percussion duo with Maria Finkelmeier, Evolution Duo, co-directed the Piteå Percussion Repertoire Festival and created the commissioning project “Compose. Perform. Inspire.”, which generated seven new works for percussion duo.

Jake holds a M.A. with Distinction in Percussion Performance from the Royal Academy of Music in London, England, and a B.M.E. from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Throughout his musical career, he has been privileged to study with some of the world’s top percussionists and teachers including Anders Åstrand, Eric Sammut, Colin Currie, Neil Percy, Richard Gipson, Brian A. West, Joey Carter, Paul Rennick, Sandi Rennick, Mark Teal, and Mike Mathew. His music is published through C. Alan Publications.