Jake Grotticelli

Jake is a founding team member at House, starting as an intern in 2010 while finishing his double major in music production and business at American University. Propelled by ambition, dedication and talent, he quickly grew within House to become a recording engineer and later its first Strategy and Project Coordinator.

Jake spends much of his free time dedicated to the DC music scene, he served as a governor for the Washington, D.C. Recording Academy, a role he enjoyed for three years. Jake’s talents have been recognized numerous times within the industry. He is a two-time Stellar award winner and a nine-time Washington Area Music Award nominee. Over the years, he has also provided contributions to 16 Grammy nominated and award-winning and Billboard charting albums.

Jake loves helping creatives express themselves, and that passion can be seen in his engineering and production work.  Playing guitar since the age of eight, Jake lives to find harmony and balance amongst all things.  His free time is spent hosting creative workshops and business consulting for artists and creatives, and he hopes to use the House platform to work to improve Community Engagement, specifically in America’s foster care system.