Jacob Davis at the Club Braman Performance Theater

The musical influences that sound tracked Jacob Davis’ upbringing in Shreveport, Louisiana are essential to the creation of his sound. With his debut single “What I Wanna Be” going to country radio this spring, the Black River Entertainment songwriter/artist is coming out with a fresh sound, and a road-tested live show having already opened for artists including Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes, Sam Hunt, Billy Currington, and Kelsea Ballerini.

Written by Davis with producer/songwriter Forest Glen Whitehead and Adam Hambrick, “What I Wanna Be” is a song that calls out the mundane dating expectations like, “I know what you’re thinking, here comes another pick up line you’ll shoot down…” and gives an enticing look into a romantic future, “Wanna wake in the morning and feel that sunshine on your face. When I lay a kiss on you and put some pancakes on your plate.”

“My first performance was an open mic night at a bar in Baton Rouge. I remember nervously waiting to go on stage and seeing more and more of my buddies walk through the door,” said Davis. “I was only supposed to play three songs that night, but the bar owner told me to keep playing. I don’t know if he thought I was any good…or just saw that I brought in a crowd, but I didn’t ask questions, I just kept playing.”