Then, the winter before graduation, a wave plunked him face first onto the reef at Pipeline. They bought the house last year, and it’s no more than a mile from where Jack grew up as “a local haole kid,” near the old sugar-mill town of Haleiwa (population 2,225) and close enough to the shore that the windows rattle when the waves get big. Jack’s grandmother lives in the guesthouse; his two older brothers, also skilled surfers, live about ten houses away, one in each direction. Tapping his bare feet on the deck, he launches into a rendition of the old chestnut “Frankie and Johnny” in his trademark growly whisper. But previously had met in preschool. We’re going to stay independent as long as we can, until we see the benefit from the record label. His songs don’t conspicuously address island life, but ultimately his musical roots reach back to impromptu jams like this one, in this very neighborhood. All that soon caught the eye of Universal Records, which signed a distribution deal for the record in early 2002 and helped muscle it into more stores. The short satires included lip syncing music videos, short parodies of popular songs, and British-speaking lads. He and his friends made their own surf movies – ‘Grommets’ and ‘Grommets 2’ – using two VCRs to splice and edit. ", "Watch Jack and Jack sing their new hit single 'Beg' live on TODAY", "Jack & Jack Announce Debut Album 'A Good Friend Is Nice, "Update: Knicely Done: Jack And Jack Plan Local Performance", "Omaha's Jack and Jack nominated in Teen Choice Awards", "Fullscreen Taps Vine Stars Jack And Jack As INTOUR Headliners", "Girls go gaga for Vine video boys at Itasca meet and greet", "Omaha's Jack and Jack to perform hip-hop show at Ralston Arena", "OMAHA NATIVES JACK & JACK TO PERFORM AT THE RALSTON ARENA", "Janoskians - Janofest - One Night Only! [34][35], As part of their partnership with Communications Service Verizon, Jack & Jack have performed at the Verizon Michigan Avenue Destination Store Grand Opening (November 2014) and at the Bayou Music Center to a crowd of 1,500 as part of the Verizon Houston Destination Store Grand Opening (January 2015). I can take or leave all the rest.”. The spectators loudly protested throughout that the men were not fighting, and demanded their money back. Jack’s grandmother lives in the guesthouse; his two older brothers, also skilled surfers, live about ten houses away, one in each direction. We quickly learned that Kim’s go-with-the-flow attitude belies a warrior spirit that’s a continued force in bringing about environmental change in Hawaii. Though the concept was a little outside the realm of our typical shoots, our entire team was quickly sold on her vision for the important story that she knew could be brought to life.