04 Only For The Night

01 Southbound

05 When The River Bends

06 In Between Homes

My second recording released in September of 2012.

03 Holding Out For You

01 Red Flags

02 Leaving For LA

05 The Hotel Cafe

04 Wish You Well

This Motown inspired love song brings together the Jamestown Revival rhythm section and Norah Jones' co-writer and guitarist, Adam Levy, for a sound that is right where Country, Americana, Soul, Folk and Blues meet.

Written by Jesse MacLeod
Produced Engineered and Mixed by Ryan Lipman
Guitar: Adam Levy and Paul Redel
Keys: Phil Parlapiano
Bass: Nick Bearden
Drums: Ed Benrock
BG Vox: Ashley Maietta and McKail Seely
Mastered by Eric Boulanger @ The Bakery LA
Recorded at 64 Sound in Highland Park, CA

Down On Franklin Ave

A Real Good Feeling

Watch the official video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi6ExuXYISw

This funky 70's inspired jam brings together the Jamestown Revival rhythm section and Norah Jones' co-writer and guitarist, Adam Levy, for a sound that is right where Country, Americana, Soul, Folk and Blues meet.

Written by Jesse MacLeod, Ari Herstand and Pamela Pruett.
Produced Engineered and Mixed by Ryan Lipman
Guitar: Adam Levy and Paul Redel
Keys: Phil Parlapiano
Bass: Nick Bearden
Drums: Ed Benrock
Mastered by Eric Boulanger @ The Bakery LA
Recorded at 64 Sound in Highland Park, CA

Just Being A Man

Jesse MacLeod has been given the gift of a naturally distinctive, soulful voice. Having grown up in the North Torrance district of South Los Angeles County, he first found his love for the microphone when he started going to shows in the LA underground hip hop scene at 16 years old. He knew he wanted to be an emcee the first time he heard Slug of Atmosphere on a mix CD and saw LA hip hop legends Freestyle Fellowship perform live.

He began spitting rhymes in ciphers (freestyle rap circles) at house parties and school. This eventually led to him rocking microphones at house parties and by the time he reached college, he was performing regularly in small clubs in the Los Angeles and Orange County underground hip hop scene.

It wasn’t until he turned 23 that he picked up a guitar for the first time. When he did, something changed; the guitar, singing and songwriting became an obsession and within a year he had transitioned into a Roots/Americana/Soul singer-songwriter. This abrupt change in musical direction led him to be influenced by the likes of such artists as Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton and Amos Lee.

Being the son of famed bluesman Doug MacLeod, Jesse began absorbing the sound of Blues, Soul and Jazz at a young age. Vinyl records from greats such as Albert King, Donny Hathaway and Kenny Burrell played regularly through the stereo of his childhood home. The culmination of these vast influences are all clearly apparent in him today.

In 2011, Jesse had the honor of having his song “As The Summer Wanes” placed on an episode of NBC’s The Voice and has released two commercial recordings: In Between Homes (2010) and Red Flags (2012.) He now spends his time performing regularly in the Los Angeles singer/songwriter scene and cowriting with other songwriters. He makes his living performing at colleges, weddings and private events across the country.

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