Jacob Daniel

Following the successful release of his first EP "Wonderfully Made" in 2014, singer- songwriter Jacob Daniel released his 2nd album "Storm This Castle" in the summer of 2016.

Produced by Dove Award-winning producer and musician Daniel Ornellas (Tree 63, Worship Republic) and mixed and engineered by Grammy Award winning engineer Shane Wilson, this album will struck interest from many different listeners in the Christian music community.

“Storm this Castle is the second record that I have had the privilege of producing for Jacob and it has been an amazing experience,” says producer Daniel Ornellas. “Jacob has grown so much as a songwriter in the last few years and I really feel like we have found some amazing aspects of his story coming out in these beautiful songs. If you know Jacob at all you will know he has a heart for the Lord that is deep, bathed in humility and has a character that can only be attributed to this closeness that he has with the Lord.” The album showcases songs that come from the balance of struggle and triumph as Jacob’s father went through his fourth battle with cancer. “There were definitely times in the last year where we weren’t sure if dad would make it through,” Jacob shares. “You start to have these fears and doubts built up in your mind. You know that God is here; you know He is with us, but after a certain amount of time, the walls of fear get built up so high that it can be all that we see. You can certainly start to believe them.” Jacob stated that a specific verse in the gospel of Matthew was a great reminder of where we place our hope and trust. “Matthew 7:25 states that anything we build in this life that is not founded on the word of God will certainly fall. He is the only foundation that we can build on. Storm This Castle is a cry out to God to tear down any walls that we build up that are not built on Him.”

Ornellas goes on to say, “This group of songs will move you in so many ways. On one hand the celebration of being alive and found by a massive loving God of Grace and on the other hand walking through the reality of a narrow path in a fallen world makes for a rich collection of songs. I hope you will dig into his material and discover the gold that is buried in the lovely melodies and sounds.”

A Pierre, SD native, Jacob has performed concert dates around the region, including the Lifelight and Hills Alive music festivals. In 2015, he was named the Hills Alive Talent Search winner and performed on the Rapid Fire Stage at the festival. When not performing and writing music, Jacob is fulfilling his calling as a husband to his wife Chezarae and father of two, Elsie and Isaiah. Jacob is the Director of Youth and College ministries at Zion Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD as well as their worship leader.