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Jacob
Richards

Drummer, producer, and software engineer.
Featured On
NBC
New Amsterdam
SHOWTIME
Yellowjackets
101+
Songs Recorded
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Music

Over a decade of professional work across genres, from jazz performance to television production and electronic composition.

101+
Songs Recorded
4
TV & Film Credits
5
Major Tours
10+
Years Active
Live Performance

Artist Collaborations

Jazz & Contemporary Music

Performances with established artists including Oliver Tree, SPELLLING, David Binney, Steve Lehman, Myra Melford, Drew Gress, and Tia Fuller. Works span jazz, electronic, pop, and experimental music.

Solo Project

BATTERY

Solo Electronic Project

Drums and electronics combining jazz, electronic music, and West African percussion. Features improvised drum & bass, 8-bit jazz standards, and complex polyrhythms.

Explore Project
TV & Film Scoring

TV & Film

NBC, Showtime & HBO Max

Drum performances for Emmy-nominated series and productions including New Amsterdam, Yellowjackets, Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas, and Harley Quinn.

Live Performance

Tours

National & International
• Angelica Garcia US tour, 2021
• Oliver Tree US tour, 2018
• Standards US tour, 2018
• Sélébéyone EU tour, 2017
• BATTERY US tour, 2016

Complete Discography

From electronic experiments to jazz collaborations, all 101+ tracks are available on Spotify.

Discography

Shows

Upcoming and past performances.

Upcoming

Thu
Oct
9

BATTERY Percussion Ensemble

11:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Sonder SLC
Sat
Oct
11

Hoofless

1:00 AM - 4:00 AM
Hypha Fest
Thu
Oct
16

Chris Kaukali Quartet

12:00 AM - 4:00 AM
Hopkins Brewing
Fri
Oct
17

Chris Kaukali Trio

12:00 AM - 4:15 AM
Drift Lounge
Sat
Oct
25

Kenji Aihara Trio

1:30 AM - 4:30 AM
Bayou
Fri
Nov
21

Tom Young Quartet

12:00 AM - 5:00 AM
Candlelight Concert Series
+1 more shows
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Past Shows

Fri
Oct
3

Alicia Wrigley Trio

Hopkins
Fri
Sep
26

Kenji Aihara Trio

Root'd
Thu
Sep
25

Flamingo

Lake Effect
Fri
Sep
19

Jacob Khalil

U Alumni Center
Fri
Sep
19

Jacob Richards Trio

Root'd Cafe
Wed
Sep
17

Radio Retrograde

Progressive Leasing
+19 more shows
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Expertise

I've been building software systems for over a decade while keeping busy as a musician. Currently working at Discord on ads and creator tools.

Experience

Adjunct Professor

Westminster University
Music Department
2024 - Present

Senior Software Engineer

Discord
Ads Platform & Self-Expression Tools
2022 - Present

Staff Software Engineer

Mothership
Freight Logistics Platform
2021 - 2022

Software Engineer

Bird
Mobility Platform
2019 - 2020

Education

MFA

CalArts

Master of Fine Arts, Music
2016-2017

New England Conservatory

Graduate Studies, Jazz & Contemporary Music
2015-2016
Summa Cum Laude

UC Berkeley

Applied Mathematics & Music
Bachelor's Degree

Skills

TypeScriptPythonReactNode.jsAWSUnityPro ToolsAbleton

Recognition

Patent Filed
Financial platform tooling
6,130+ Network
LinkedIn connections
8.5k+ Followers
Instagram @_battery

Contact

Whether you want to collaborate on music, work on something technical, or just say hi - I'd love to hear from you!

Email

Direct contact for all inquiries and collaborations

Send me an email

Music

Recording, live shows, collaborations, BATTERY bookings

Follow @_battery

Work

Software engineering, teaching, technical consulting

Connect on LinkedIn

Code

Open source projects, creative coding, random experiments

Check out my GitHub

Find me online

LinkedIn
6,130+ connections
GitHub
Open source projects
Instagram
@_battery updates
YouTube
Music videos
Bandcamp
BATTERY releases
Spotify
Full discography
Available for gigs, collaborations, and interesting projects

© 2025 Jacob Richards. Making music and code.

jacob.richards33 [at] gmail.com