Jake Hawrylak is a music educator, producer, engineer and performer with over a decade of experience in the Chicagoland area. He ran the lesson program at Avenue N Guitars for over five years and has contributed his stylistic tendencies to numerous gear and lesson videos for Reverb. In 2020, he started Space Cowboy Studios, a hybrid teaching and production space where he has produced music for members of Wilco, Fleet Foxes, JG Shadid, Frankie Master, Tom West and more. He also runs the band Maiden King, which released their debut record Who Else Were We Supposed to Become? in 2023.