Jared Nels – Vocals, Guitar, Yodeling
August 9 @ 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
| DonationsJared Nels was born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1993. He started playing guitar as soon as he was big enough to hold one, and began singing in a local children’s chorus at a very young age. By his early teens, he was playing Van Halen and Pantera on guitar, and had worked his way into the top level choir in the Iowa Youth Chorus program. In High School, he traveled and performed with the Urbandale Studio show choir, and had written numerous songs on guitar which he still performs to this day.
In his early twenties, Jared discovered his natural ability to yodel. He won the Iowa State Fair yodeling contest multiple times. He learned how to sing and play guitar simultaneously, and performed at open mics in his college town of Ames, Iowa.
After finishing engineering school, Jared moved to Santa Barbara, California where his music career would begin to take its course. In 2020, he yodeled his way onto American Idol.
For the last 5 years, while working at various engineering companies and local farms, Jared has performed all around Santa Barbara and the Central / Southern California area at various venues and events. He is known for his powerful vocals, quick and elegant guitar playing, and unique incorporation of yodeling into various genres. In late 2023, he decided to pursue music full time and put his passion to full practice.
Jared is currently working on his first album and spreading his musical act as far wide as he can!
The hat will be passed. Please be generous to keep this man following his passion.