VERVEX

Started as the solo project of multi-instrumentalist, Jake Barrow, Vervex has reinvented itself as a three-piece band. Combining electronic textures with dreamy-pop melodies, Vervex keeps listeners on their toes. 

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The origins of Vervex lie in Barrow’s early childhood, when his drummer aunt handed him a pair of drumsticks.  Cruising around Seattle and listening to funk music, Jake would sing along and pound on the dashboard with remarkable rhythm for a 4-year-old.  Growing up, Jake was frequently hushed and reprimanded for his vocal nature in the classroom, even made to sit on his own in the corner so as not to be a distraction.  After beginning formal drum lessons as a young teenager, Jake reclaimed his creative and musical nature and never looked back.  Later in his teen years and early twenties, he released two full-length albums, three EPs, studied under Grammy-nominated artists, competed in MoPop’s Battle of the Bands, licensed songs to Amazon and Mercedez-Benz, scored a film, played in multiple bands (each with their own musical catalogues, produced by him), and collaborated on remixes.  All of this in addition to having produced several other groups in the greater Seattle area.  And yet, Barrow feels that there is still much creative potential within him, that the rubber is just now beginning to hit the road.  “He is doing something that many people think they can do and ultimately proving those people wrong.“ - What’s Up Magazine

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Vervex is for fans of Grimes / Panda Bear / Santigold / Youth Lagoon