He's also a songwriter and sometimes plays at the Hotel Cafe.
Quote: Songwriter Jacob Luttrell went through a life-altering experience when Latin Pop Superstar Enrique Iglesias recorded, “Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You).” It was Luttrell’s first major placement. “That song changed my life after it went to No. 1,” says the Fresno, California native, who now resides in Los Angeles. “Opportunities opened up and things started to happen for me on a regular basis. It never occurred to me that the song would shoot me into writing full-time. Even Timbaland called and said, ‘I like that song; come through, let’s write.’”
Luttrell is one of pop music’s busiest go-to guys—having penned on a string of notable hit records, including two songs for David Guetta and another for Timbaland & Dev.
Luttrell also scored a Billboard Top 5 smash with “Wild Ones,” recorded by Flo Rida & Sia.
He had "musical parents" and his uncles on his mother's side were "insanely good" jazz musicians:
Interview starts about the 11-minute mark:
