• Episode 16 | Jake Sommers - Drumming for Luke Combs, What Playing a Stadium Tour is Like, Tools for Success in the Music Industry

  • Apr 26 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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Episode 16 | Jake Sommers - Drumming for Luke Combs, What Playing a Stadium Tour is Like, Tools for Success in the Music Industry

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  • Jake Sommers everyone! As the drummer for Luke Combs, Jake is the master of not only the drum kit but the master of building community and it's that kind of combo that can land you one of the biggest gigs in country music.


    Jake relocated from his hometown in New York to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue playing drums. Jake started drumming in the honky tonk scene on Broadway in downtown Nashville. Shortly after, he met singer-songwriter /artist by the name of Luke Combs. Jake became Luke Combs touring drummer in 2015. Over the course of Jake’s time touring with Combs, Jake has made appearances on The Grammys, Saturday Night Live, The Today Show, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Good Morning America, CMA Awards, ACM Awards, CMT Awards, and the IHeart Awards.


    When Jake is not on the road he’s teaching in person and remote drum lessons to students across the country. Jake also, does recording sessions in studio and remote.


    In the past year Jake has been nominated for Country Drummer of the Year in the 2022 Drumeo Awards and Country/Americana Drummer of the Year in Modern Drummer’s 2023 Reader’s Poll. With a break between the Australian and European leg of the “Luke Combs World Tour”, Jake is headed to Canada to film with Drumeo.


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