In October 2009, Jacobs’ Musical Theater of Hope premiered. It became one of the highest rated shows in Gospel Music Channel’s history, featuring performances by R&B star Howard Hewett and Grammy nominated Angie Stone. Jacobs’ prowess as Producer did not go unnoticed by the show’s Executive Producer and Director Robert Townsend.
In January 2010, Jacobs was hired by acclaimed Director and Producer Robert Townsend to be the Head of Production of V-Studio. This new venture, a division of One Economy Corporation, is focused on creating multi-platform public purpose media.
With Townsend, Jacobs produced three seasons of the award winning dramatic web series Diary of a Single Mom with all-star cast Monica Calhoun (The Best Man; Sister Act 2), Billy Dee Williams (Star Wars, Lady Sings the Blues), Richard Roundtree (Se7en; Shaft) and Leon (The Five Heartbeats; The Temptations). Diary..., will Premiere on TVOne in November 2011 and will have the unique distinction of being one of the few webisobes to transition to Broadcast Television.
Building upon the success of Diary of a Single Mom, V-Studio created a new dramatic web series Los Americans for the growing Latino audience. The series is written and directed by Dennis Leoni (Creator of Showtime’s Resurrection Blvd.) and stars Esai Morales (NYPD Blue; La Bamba), Raymond Cruz (The Closer) and Lupe Ontiveros (Desperate Housewives; Selena). Los Americans is now successfully broadcasting on Transit TV reaching over 25 million people per month.
Ever the "innovator," Jacobs has become well respected in the digital production world with the creation of these two strong dramatic web series. This truly distinguishes him as a leading pioneer in New Media Landscape.
At the beginning of 2011 V-Studio committed to producing its first feature film In the Hive. With Townsend directing, Jacobs producing and great performances from Emmy Award winner Loretta Devine (Grey’s Anatomy) and Oscar Nominee Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile) the production was a success.
Jacobs’ producing roots are grounded in finance. He earned his Bachelors of Business Administration degree from Bernard M. Baruch College (CUNY) in his hometown of New York City. While working on his bachelors he honed his finance savvy working at Harlem's Carver Federal Saving Bank. This financial background gives him invaluable insight and understanding of the business side of the entertainment world… a creative world that depends on business-know-how to get a project produced from beginning to end.
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