Jesse has worked internationally as a Music Director, Arranger, Orchestrator and Music Producer. His theater credits include:
Broadway-Glory Days (Music SPV, Arrangements & Orchestrations); The Ritz (Orchestrations); Off-Broadway-bare-A Pop Opera (MD & Vocal Arrangements); Rooms-A Rock Romance (Music SPV, Arrangements & Orchestrations); Shida (MD, Add’l Arrangements); Saved; bare-A Pop Opera (2004); National Tour Music Direction-Xanadu; Barry Manilow’s Copacabana; Other- A Little More Alive (Music SPV, Arr & Orch-Kansas City Rep); DCM (Music SPV, Arr & Orch-The Rio, Las Vegas); White Noise (MD, Arr & Orch-Chicago 2011); One Hit Wonder (Arr & Orch); P
eep Show (Orchestrations-Vegas, 2009-2013); Asphalt Beach (Orchestrations); Bright Lights, Big City; Seth Rudetsky’s Broadway 101; Hair In Concert (Orchestrations-Grammy Nominated Album); Pippin (Dance Arr.-2006 Tour).
During his time living in NYC, Jesse also
served as music director to Clay Aiken from 2004-2008, both conducting and arranging for many of his tours. Jesse was also the keyboardist/arranger/music supervisor of the funk/soul band Nick Blaemire and The Hustle, and the final music director/arranger for The Midtown Men, a 60’s celebration performed by the original cast of Broadway’s “Jersey Boys”. He produced, arranged & orchestrated albums for Scott Alan, Kooman & Dimond, Daniel Reichard, Michael Longoria, and more. His piano arrangements are also featured on Brian Justin Crum’s EP “Diva”.
After 15 years in NYC, Jesse relocated to Los Angeles to take over as the Music Supervisor of the entertainment company FOR THE RECORD LIVE! He supervised, arranged, and orchestrated FTR-Live’s productions of BAZ-STAR CROSSED LOVE (The Venetian, Las Vegas); The Brat Pack Live (Norwegian Cruise Lines & Break Room 86); Scorsese-American Crime Requiem (The Wallis Annenberg); and the critically acclaimed “Love Actually”-Live!, a mutli-media celebration of the hit holiday classic film, which has become an annual tradition in Los Angeles and will be touring the country soon. Most recently Jesse was the arranger and orchestrator of Invincible-The Musical, which featured the song catalog of Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, whom he worked closely with throughout development.
Jesse has produced and arranged music for the Germany’s Europa Park and MSC Cruise Lines. He’s also written original songs for Warner Brothers Studios and Disney’s Galaxy’s Edge.
TV credits include: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Orchestrations) and Good Trouble (Original Song “Fat Bitch”-Music & Arrangement).