“Let it Fly”

Straight out of Hudson, Florida, Black Arrow is a four-piece country rock band with a sound that cuts deep and a vibe that hits home. Fronted by lead singer and songwriter Jake Mackenzie Black, the band rounds out with Alex Wells on bass, Curtis Hatfield on lead guitar, and Les Sanabria on drums. With one voice on the mic but a wall of sound behind them, Black Arrow blends raw Southern energy with storytelling that sticks.

It all started with Jake releasing some original music as a recording artist, where he had some success on his release “Fine”, garnering over 25k plays on Spotify. He decided to take his project to the next level and recruit band members that could give the songs a raw and authentic edge. He met Alex through his father-in-law, and that connection led Alex to reach out to his old friend Les. Les happened to be available… and what’s more, lived 3 minutes away from Jake. Their first jam session took place in Les’ Florida room, and from the first few notes, they knew they had something special.

Les had an ace up his sleeve… a good friend of his Curtis, who lived 4 houses away. He happened to be enjoying a nice steak dinner when Les called him and asked if he wanted to join a “Country Band”. “Not really” he said. Naturally, Curtis shows up at that very first rehearsal, hauling a beautifully reupholstered Marshall cabinet and an entire herd of guitars. No one's quite sure if he’s cycled through all of them yet—but the tone is always fire. The music was loud enough to bring the cops out that night, and honestly, they took it as a good sign.

The name Black Arrow came later, inspired by something Les said during their long rehearsal grind in 2024:
“Think of us like an arrow being pulled back on the bow—we’re rearing back, but one day, we’re gonna let it fly.”
They put Jake’s last name on it… and Black Arrow was born.

Now, with their debut album set to release in Fall 2025, Black Arrow has already made noise across Pasco County, playing venues like Starkey Market and Busch Gardens. They're not chasing a sound—they're building their own.