Jacob Velazquez is a 16 year old multi-instrumentalist, music director, producer & songwriter from South Florida. He was a contestant on America’s Got Talent and has performed on Good Morning America, The View, CNN & The Steve Harvey Show and more. 

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He has been playing music since he was 3 years old and currently plays piano, drums, guitar, saxophone, cello, bass, harmonica, ukulele & kEyTaR! 

 

Jacob has a form of autism called PDDNOS, which stands for Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. But this hasn’t stopped Jacob from pursuing his passion!

 

He currently serves as Music Director for youth at one of the largest churches in South Florida, Potential Church.  

 

He also has an act called Jake n’ Sky, with his sister who also has autism. They have traveled across the United States helping raise funds and awareness for families touched by autism. They have a Christian Contemporary album to be released in the summer of 2024. 

 

Jacob is a PRS Pulse Artist with PRS Guitars and is endorsed with WFLIII Drums.

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“Just because you have autism doesn’t mean you aren’t smart, talented and capable of great things; it does mean we are Unique Different and Cool!” 

-Jacob

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