The youngest of 12, Jesse’s love and passion for music began early, when his father would regularly sing the Bible to him. At the mere age of six, influenced by his father, Jesse began to sing in the choir at his home church in Arkansas. Later, Jesse became a skilled pianist, percussionist, and computer music technician.

Shortly before his mother passed away, she exhorted him, “Whatever you do; do your music, because it’s in your heart.” So when at the young age of 16 Jesse moved to Missouri to live with an older sibling, his passion and love for music continued to develop with emotion and use of the beautiful sounds of nature to create his own unique, signature sound.

In his final year of high school, Jesse moved to Minnesota- living independently, playing the tuba in the high school band, and also marching as a drum major.

Jesse continued on to attend Golden Valley Lutheran College (GVLC), where he played football and sang and played in the concert band. Flip Sanders, then head basketball coach at GVLC and later head coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves, was so impressed with Jesse’s vocal  ability that he once asked him to sing the National Anthem during a basketball tournament.

Following college, Jesse began to write more prolifically and joined forces with a young nephew as they created their own in-home studio in the basement of a family friend. They worked together to write and record several upbeat musical compositions.

The tragic death of Jesse’s infant son added spiritual depth and increased emotion to his song-writing abilities. His passion for music, however, had to take a back seat to the demands of marriage, family life, and a dominating work schedule. 

Now, at yet another crossroads in life, the passion and love for music, for songwriting, and recording is once again at the forefront. Jesse has a desire to share his inspirational, gospel, R &B, and pop, flavored music with the world. His hope is that his life and his musical journey will be widely communicated thus creating inspiration and encouragement to others on their own journey.

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