Jacob Henry, owner & director of Los Angeles-based label Silk Music, has been DJ’ing throughout the United States and beyond since 2000 and composing original electronic music since 2009.
Highlights of Jacob’s discography include the progressive-tinged Hopeful Romantic and Serengeti. His personal favorite, Words Unspoken, is a collaboration with Shingo Nakamura. The track was featured on Above & Beyond's former radio show, “Trance Around The World." Jacob Henry also contributed a guest mix to Above & Beyond’s “Group Therapy” Podcast "Episode #124", showcasing unreleased tracks from Silk Music.
Jacob is the founder and co-host of Silk Music’s weekly radio show, "Silk Music Showcase". The show is now a Top 100 global iTunes podcast and is syndicated on Digitally Imported and other radio outlets. He also compiles and mixes Silk Music’s annual compilation of the same name, along with fellow radio show co-host Tom Fall. The most recent edition, Silk Music Showcase 06 (Mixed by Jacob Henry & Tom Fall) reached the Top 25 on the iTunes Dance chart and was awarded "Album of the Month" by international electronic music magazine Mixmag.
