---------------------- JAKE HOOKER CELEBRITY ARTICLE

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
HOOK ENTERTAINMENT- (1980-PRESENT)
HOOKMO MUSIC / DIRTY FEET RECORDS- (1997-PRESENT)
HTA (2002-PRESENT)   LORJAKE MUSIC (1978-PRESENT)
EDGE MANAGEMENT (2005-2007)


Besides being a respected manager, Jake Hooker is a very successful songwriter having written, I Love Rock N Roll, one of the greatest and biggest hits of all time, according to both Billboard and Rolling Stone magazines. The song has been covered by many artists including Joan Jett and Britney Spears creating worldwide sales in excess of 30 million records.

Jake also has written and produced many hits for various soundtracks, including, Flashdance, Top Gun, Rocky 4, Iron Eagle, Wayne’s World, Charlie’s Angels (The Movie), Ghost World, Story Telling, etc. All told Jakes songs have sold well over a 100 million records or a staggering $1.6 Billion in retail sales.

In the late 70’s Jake was still a performer and had a very successful group in the United Kingdom called “The Arrows”. The band had several hits and was produced by the legendary Mickey Most (The Animals, Herman’s Hermits, and Donovan).

The band also had a successful national, musical variety TV series on Granada television, (ARROWS) that ran for 2 years. Jake's companies produce records, television shows, movies, videos and are also heavily involved in licensing as well as special live events.

Since 1980 the companies have also been involved in personal management and music consulting. The original reason for forming the companies was primarily for publishing and songwriting, which are still the mainstays of the business.