His works are regularly performed by a variety of ensembles, and has garnered increasing recognition in both the United States and abroad. He was a co-founder of the Kansas City Electronic Music and Arts Alliance (KcEMA), was a member of the Buffalo, NY-based new music collective Wooden Cities and currently works with Louisville, KY-based Mothership Ensemble. In addition, he is the host of Muddle Instead of Music, a weekly program dedicated to contemporary music on Louisville’s ARTxFM station. Jacob has studied at the Oberlin Conservatory, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and is currently a PhD candidate at SUNY Buffalo.