Jesse Brewster
San Rafael, CA United States
Genres:Folk, Country - Contemporary/Pop, Country - Alternative, Pop Rock, Pop - Adult Contemporary, Rock - Roots Rock, Rock - Pop Rock
Bio:
JESSE BREWSTER
Singer, songwriter, and guitar-slingin’ outlaw
Songs of loss, hope and reflection; fears, truth and introspection...
"Brewster is a master of the tasteful tune, the surprising chord change, the conscientious lyric
and the kind of musicality that makes every song on "Wrecking Ball at the Concert Hall" an
absolute pleasure. With this album, Brewster has something to be proud of, creating one of the
finest albums of this or any year...."
-Paul Liberatore, Marin Independent Journal
Singer, songwriter and guitarist Jesse Brewster's sound fuses a Rock/Americana style he describes as "Tom Petty and Lynyrd Skynyrd get into a bar room brawl with Neil Young and John Mayer." Brewster's parents brewed his love for music at an early age. There was always something on the record player, be it Willie Nelson, The Stones or Bob Marley. At the age of 12 he started his first band with his brother Jim on drums and childhood friend Uriah Duffy (Whitesnake, Christina Aguilera) on bass. "I can't remember a time in my life when music wasn't important to me," he says. “It’s the greatest medium allowing you to express anger and rebellion, playful sarcasm, tenderness and beauty- it’s everything.”
Brewster spent years touring with various bands as a guitarist and backup vocalist until he decided the time was right to break out on his own. "The singer-songwriter world was relatively new for me," he admits. "While I'd always loved singing, I was focused on the guitar." Focused, that is, until he could no longer hold back the urge to create his own music.
Jesse’s creative spark was lit by a major catalyst, charity. He created his debut album, Confessional, as a benefit record to raise funds and awareness of Polycystic Kidney Disease. One track in particular, "One Reason," was written in memory of Brewster's brother Jim who passed away in 1998 from PKD. "I have worked extensively with the PKD Foundation" he says, "since the release of the album, I help organize events and perform in support of finding treatment and a cure for PKD."
In the past few years, Jesse has maintained a busy tour schedule coast to coast. Whether it’s with the full band or solo acoustic, his shows are electrifying and filled with dynamics and superb musicianship. “My goal is always to create moments, it’s the ultimate way to get songs across” says Brewster of his live shows.
Songs "God Fearin' Man, "All She Deserves" and "Consider This" have garnered wide-spread acclaim and turned Brewster into one of the Bay Area's artists-to-watch, thanks also in part to the numerous magazine and newspaper interviews as well as radio and festival appearances. Here Magazine said of his EP: “The title track is an aching, heartfelt love ballad with an anthemic chorus and sweet harmonies that avoid superficial sentimentality and the kind of cloying clichés that doom lesser talents.” In addition, Brewster's song "My Great Escape" has also been in regular rotation on San Francisco’s KFOG 104.5 FM, and was featured on KFOG's "Local Scene, Vol. 6" album, benefiting music in schools.
His recent release, Wrecking Ball at the Concert Hall, has received rave reviews across the U.S. and Europe, and work will begin on a follow up later this year.
