“Jack Life” is an artist, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur from Philadelphia, PA. Redeemed from a dark past, he uses his talents to shine light in a darkened world. He graduated in 2019 with a B.S. in Music Industry Studies from Loyola University New Orleans. Since then he has lived in Philadelphia, PA, Rome, IT, and Nashville, TN, where he currently resides. He seeks to bring light to a darkened world through his art. He performs regularly, studies jazz guitar and continues to write songs, produce music, and bring his musical and artistic concepts to life.
Jack Terzian was born with Bob Marley playing over the hospital-room speakers on February 26th 1997, a birthday shared with iconic country legend, Johnny Cash. Some of Jack’s early musical influences included the soft-rock of James Taylor sung to him by his father, Afro-Cuban latin music played by his uncle, diverse hip-hop, and Armenian cultural music. At a young age, Jack knew he was made for greatness and he imagined his future with eyes fixed on the stars.
Jack began singing at the age of thirteen though due to issues with his self-esteem, he buried his gift for many years. His love for music was not lost however, and at fourteen he began to get involved with the music industry. He managed a hip-hop artist, providing creative direction, booking shows, and implementing business strategies.
During this time, his musical tastes shifted heavily towards the genres of hip-hop and EDM. He immersed himself in the live-production and festival atmosphere and also began to live a life concurrent with the scene’s values. His experimentation with psychedelic drugs ultimately led to multiple stints in different juvenile detention facilities.
Lost on the path but not completely forgotten, he continued on to Loyola University New Orleans where he began to study the Music Industry. Carrying some of his bad habits to college, he fell hard during his freshman year, but it was this fall that led to his resurrection. After his first year of college, he had a great spiritual awakening which led to major opportunities within the music industry and the eventual development of himself as an artist.
At the age of 19, he began taking guitar seriously as well as his own art and his personal ability to create. He realized that all the suffering and life-experience he had been through had provided him with a story to share with the world. He began to employ his creative gifts in all aspects of life and worked with others to bring about light through spiritually inspired musical creations.
His deeply Catholic spiritual journey led him back to Philadelphia, PA in 2019 which is where he launched his solo music career and worked as a youth minister with kids in a tough neighborhood. There he sought to teach kids about the healing power of creativity. He founded the lifestyle brand Be Cool Be You with a goal to inspire creativity in people.
Eventually in 2021, his spiritual journey led him to the eternal city of Rome where he became heavily influenced by the richness of Church and Sacred Art. While studying for the priesthood, he began to sharpen his gifts by playing music on the street. He continued to impact people from throughout the whole world for months as he studied Philosophy until he decided to return back to the states to build his career with a firm foundation.
In 2023, he returned to Philadelphia where he started gigging part time and began practicing jazz guitar. He settled on his direction and honed his craft. A year later, in 2024 he elected to make the jump and move to Nashville, TN where he would be surrounded by the music industry and immersed in opportunity around Music City, USA.
Jack currently abides in Nashville, TN and continues to cast his vision of spiritual unity in order to bring light to a darkened world. He fashions something new in his creations from ancient traditions and diverse influences on his life in order to impact the culture around him and offer the world a fuller experience of life.