Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: The Collection with Brad Gilmore
Episode: Jake Odmark, "SHUCKED"
Description: Jake was born and raised in Arlington, Virginia to two professional musicians. His father, Robert, a French Hornist in the Opera House Symphony at the Kennedy Center, and his mother, Donna, an elementary school band teacher. Growing up in such an artistic family had a profound effect on Jake from an early age, and has propelled him to his career in the arts today.Jake has a degree in music from James Madison University, where he first found himself on stage. His earlier childhood was filled with sports (Jake played football, basketball, and soccer) and band (Jake was...