Rock the riverbank

CONGRATULATIONS TO JAKE WILDHORN, WINNER OF THE 2025 ROCK THE RIVERBANK COMPETITION!

Jake Wildhorn is a young Singer/Songwriter from North Salem NY spending most of his time on a small horse farm working on his music and helping manage the property. Jake has had a successful run of shows at The Bitter End in New York City and opened for folk icon, Gordon Lightfoot on an extensive US Tour. He is an extremely skilled writer, producer and performer showcasing the talents he’s received from his mother and well-known Broadway singer, Linda Eder, and his father and composer, Frank Wildhorn. His music is a mix of contemporary Pop and Acoustic Rock inspired by both modern and classic artists such as Don Henley, Rob Thomas, John Mayer, and Ed Sheeran. Jake’s album 12 Rounds was released in October 2023.

ROCK THE RIVERBANK IS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

THANK YOU TO OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS!

AWknowledgements

THANK YOU TO ALL THE BANDS AND ARTISTS THAT SUBMITTED FOR THE COMPETITION. THANK YOU TO OUR FINALISTS WHO PUT ON AN AWESOME SHOWCASE! HOLLEY MCCREArY, IMPOSTERS, BROTHER JEROME AND SUMMER FLING, YOU ALL WOWED US WITH YOUR TALENT.

THANK you to yonkers brewing company for hosting the competition, AND factory underground for hosting the finalist listening party.

THANK YOU to our esteemed judges for taking the time to be part of the event — jared shaHid, ethan ISAAC, rob fraboni, STEVE ADDABBO, NICK MARRA, scott campbell, alain begun, alison woods and liz goodyear — WE COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.

AND FINALLY, THANK YOU TO RTRB’S PRESENTING SPONSOR, WEBSTER BANK, FOR BELIEVING IN MUSIC’S POWER TO CONNECT COMMUNITIES. your SUPpORT helps ARTISTS AND EVENTS take root.

Rock the Riverbank is presented by Webster Bank and produced by River Towns Music Group, in association with the Sleepy Hollow Music Festival.