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| − | '''JESSE''' is a Japanese-American singer, songwriter, rapper | + | '''JESSE''' is a [[J-Rock|Japanese-American rock]] and [[J-Urban|urban]] singer, songwriter, rapper and guitarist. He is the vocalist and guitarist for [[RIZE]] and has participated in a number of projects and collaborated with several other artists. |
==Profile== | ==Profile== | ||
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*'''Stagenames:''' JESSE, SORA3000 (also seen as Sora Sanzen), JROC, MR.13, Mr. Brown, YamatoEMCEE, SORATO | *'''Stagenames:''' JESSE, SORA3000 (also seen as Sora Sanzen), JROC, MR.13, Mr. Brown, YamatoEMCEE, SORATO | ||
*'''Nicknames:''' Jesse, Jes, J, Sora-kun, Take-chan | *'''Nicknames:''' Jesse, Jes, J, Sora-kun, Take-chan | ||
| − | *'''Birthdate:''' | + | *'''Birthdate:''' {{bda|1980|08|11|mf=yes}} |
| − | *'''Hometown:''' [[Togoshiginza]], [[Shinagawaku]], [[Tokyo]] | + | *'''Hometown:''' [[wikipedia:Togoshiginza|Togoshiginza]], [[wikipedia:Shinagawaku|Shinagawaku]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] |
*'''[[Blood Type]]:''' AB | *'''[[Blood Type]]:''' AB | ||
| − | *'''Family:''' [[Char]] | + | *'''Family:''' Father (singer [[Char]]), mother (model [[Wikipedia:Kanna McFaddin|Kanna McFaddin]]), wife, daugther |
==Information== | ==Information== | ||
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Jesse McFaddin, or Takenaka Sorato, was born in 1980 to the Japanese rock musician [[Char]] and American model [[Wikipedia:Kanna McFaddin|Kanna McFaddin]]. He was enrolled in an international school in Japan for the sake of learning Japanese, but as a result of neglecting his studies, he was kept behind a grade and eventually dropped out. Shortly after, he was sent to [[Wikipedia:St. Mary's International School|St. Mary's International School]], a Catholic school in Tokyo. He later dropped out during middle school and transferred to [[Wikipedia:American School in Japan|American School in Japan]], where he graduated. | Jesse McFaddin, or Takenaka Sorato, was born in 1980 to the Japanese rock musician [[Char]] and American model [[Wikipedia:Kanna McFaddin|Kanna McFaddin]]. He was enrolled in an international school in Japan for the sake of learning Japanese, but as a result of neglecting his studies, he was kept behind a grade and eventually dropped out. Shortly after, he was sent to [[Wikipedia:St. Mary's International School|St. Mary's International School]], a Catholic school in Tokyo. He later dropped out during middle school and transferred to [[Wikipedia:American School in Japan|American School in Japan]], where he graduated. | ||
| − | Manga played a big role in JESSE's adolescence. He has expressed in interviews his original desire to become a ninja after admiring characters from "Kamen no Ninja Akakage" and "Onna Nezumi Kozou", and says he began to remember Japanese from reading "Kyou | + | Manga played a big role in JESSE's adolescence. He has expressed in interviews his original desire to become a ninja after admiring characters from "Kamen no Ninja Akakage" and "Onna Nezumi Kozou", and says he began to remember Japanese from reading "Kyou Kara Ore wa!!" and "Be Bop High School". Because of these, he refused to wear his schools' uniforms and opted instead for [[Wikipedia:Japanese school uniform#Gakuran|gakuran]], a type of uniform seen in manga worn by mostly yankee, or thug-type characters. |
===Interest and Participation in Music=== | ===Interest and Participation in Music=== | ||
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In 2000 [[RIZE]] made their major debut, and soon after Jesse began collaborating with other artists. He also was a founding member of the group [[E.D.O.]] in 2000; however, they did not release anything until 2005. In addition, he was one half of spin-off group [[GICODE]] with [[SPHERE of INFLUENCE]], releasing an album and a single in 2003. | In 2000 [[RIZE]] made their major debut, and soon after Jesse began collaborating with other artists. He also was a founding member of the group [[E.D.O.]] in 2000; however, they did not release anything until 2005. In addition, he was one half of spin-off group [[GICODE]] with [[SPHERE of INFLUENCE]], releasing an album and a single in 2003. | ||
| − | Despite having never done any solo works, throughout the years JESSE has been a featured artist with a handful of other musicians, including [[Crystal Kay]], [[ | + | Despite having never done any solo works, throughout the years JESSE has been a featured artist with a handful of other musicians, including [[Crystal Kay]], [[Zeebra]], and American rapcore group [[Wikipedia:Crazy Town|Crazy Town]]. JESSE also founded [[TENSAIBAKA RECORDS]] (''Genius Idiot Records'') in 2005, with its main (and only) artists being [[RIZE]] and [[Def Tech]]. He also established his own fashion brand in 2006 named "TENSAIBAKA WEAR", and again in 2006 opened the shop "S&S SOUND SHOP" in [[Wikipedia:Gotanda|Gotanda]]. |
| − | In 2009 he became part of the visual rap | + | In 2009 he became part of the visual rap-rock band [[KAIKIGESSHOKU]] along with [[Zeebra]]. |
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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: ''For releases with RIZE, see [[RIZE#Works]].'' | : ''For releases with RIZE, see [[RIZE#Works]].'' | ||
| − | === | + | ===Studio Albums=== |
| + | * [2013.01.30] [[Stand Up (JESSE)|Stand Up]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Compilations / Other=== | ||
* [2001.03.14] [[AIR]] - [[Flying Colors|Flying colors]] (''Scratch guitar'') | * [2001.03.14] [[AIR]] - [[Flying Colors|Flying colors]] (''Scratch guitar'') | ||
* [2001.10.17] [[Dt.]] - [[TGS]] | * [2001.10.17] [[Dt.]] - [[TGS]] | ||
| − | * [2002.11.20] [[drug store cowboy]] - [[Plus|PLUS]] | + | * [2002.11.20] [[drug store cowboy]] - [[Plus|PLUS]] feat. '''Yamato EMCEE''' |
| − | * [2002.03.27] [[Uzumaki]] - [[Free Fall|FREE FALL]] | + | * [2002.03.27] [[Uzumaki]] - [[Free Fall|FREE FALL]] feat. '''Takenaka Sorato (Yamato EMCEE)''') |
| − | * [2002.05.22] [[VALE TUDO CONNECTION]] - [[Break (VALE TUDO CONNECTION)|BREAK]] (as Yamato EMCEE) | + | * [2002.05.22] [[VALE TUDO CONNECTION]] - [[Break (VALE TUDO CONNECTION)|BREAK]] <small>(as '''Yamato EMCEE''')</small> |
* [2002.08.07] [[Crystal Kay]] - [[Hard to Say|hard to say]] | * [2002.08.07] [[Crystal Kay]] - [[Hard to Say|hard to say]] | ||
| − | * [2002.10.30] [[SPHERE of INFLUENCE]] - [[M.O.S]] | + | * [2002.10.30] [[SPHERE of INFLUENCE]] - [[M.O.S]] feat. '''SORA3000''' |
| − | * [2002.11.29] [[RHYMESCIENTIST]] - [[Breakthrough the Night]] | + | * [2002.11.29] [[RHYMESCIENTIST]] - [[Breakthrough the Night]] feat. '''SORA3000''' |
| − | * [2003.03.05] [[SPHERE of INFLUENCE]] - [[Walk This Way|WALK THIS WAY]] | + | * [2003.03.05] [[SPHERE of INFLUENCE]] - [[Walk This Way|WALK THIS WAY]] feat. '''SORA3000''' |
| − | * [2003.03.19] [[Wikipedia:Crazy Town|Crazy Town]] - [[Wikipedia:Hurt You So Bad|Hurt You So Bad]] (#2 ''Deja Vu feat.JROC aka Jesse'') | + | * [2003.03.19] [[Wikipedia:Crazy Town|Crazy Town]] - [[Wikipedia:Hurt You So Bad|Hurt You So Bad]] (#2 ''Deja Vu'' feat. '''JROC''' aka '''Jesse''') |
| − | * [2003.05.28] [[FIVEMAN ARMY]] - [[FIVEMAN ARMY (album)|FIVEMAN ARMY]] (#9 ''SPIT | + | * [2003.05.28] [[FIVEMAN ARMY]] - [[FIVEMAN ARMY (album)|FIVEMAN ARMY]] (#9 ''SPIT'' feat. '''SORA3000''') |
* [2003.08.26] [[TIGERS FREAKS BAND]] - [[Tigers Freaks - Arashi wa Nishi Kara]] | * [2003.08.26] [[TIGERS FREAKS BAND]] - [[Tigers Freaks - Arashi wa Nishi Kara]] | ||
| − | * [2006.03.15] [[OZROSAURUS]] - [[Soul Dier]] | + | * [2006.03.15] [[OZROSAURUS]] - [[Soul Dier]] feat. '''SORASANZEN''' |
| − | * [2006.03.29] [[L-Vokal]] - [[Protagonist]] | + | * [2006.03.29] [[L-Vokal]] - [[Protagonist]] feat. '''SORASANZEN''', [[Shen]] |
| − | * [2006.06.21] [[KENKEN of INVADERS]] - [[Kime Japan]] | + | * [2006.06.21] [[KENKEN of INVADERS]] - [[Kime Japan]] feat. '''Sorato''' & [[SYZA]] |
| − | * [2006.08.23] [[Kome Kome Club]] - [[E-Yo]] (#3 ''Just U'06 ~feat.Char & JESSE | + | * [2006.08.23] [[Kome Kome Club]] - [[E-Yo]] (#3 ''Just U'06'' ~feat. [[Char]] & '''JESSE'''~ |
* [2007.07.18] [[King&Queen|KING&QUEEN]] (Track 14) | * [2007.07.18] [[King&Queen|KING&QUEEN]] (Track 14) | ||
| − | * [2007.09.19] [[ZEEBRA]] - [[Not Your Boyfriend]] | + | * [2007.09.19] [[ZEEBRA]] - [[Not Your Boyfriend]] feat. '''JESSE''' |
| − | * [2009.03.03] [[AI]] - [[Viva A.I.|VIVA A.I.]] (#6 ''SCREAM | + | * [2009.03.03] [[AI]] - [[Viva A.I.|VIVA A.I.]] (#6 ''SCREAM'' feat. '''JESSE''' from [[RIZE]]) |
* [2009.03.25] [[Wikipedia:Sex Pistols|Sex Pistols]] Tribute Album - ''Okori no Hi -Problems'' | * [2009.03.25] [[Wikipedia:Sex Pistols|Sex Pistols]] Tribute Album - ''Okori no Hi -Problems'' | ||
| − | * [2009.04.08] [[Rappa Gariya]] - [[Masterpiece (Rappa Gariya)|MASTERPIECE]] (#9 ''ULTRASUPERSTAR feat. JESSE (RIZE) | + | * [2009.04.08] [[Rappa Gariya]] - [[Masterpiece (Rappa Gariya)|MASTERPIECE]] (#9 ''ULTRASUPERSTAR'' feat. '''JESSE''' ([[RIZE]])) |
| − | * [2009.09.16] [[DJ YUTAKA]] - [[New Era|NEW ERA]] (#9 ''Brown Sugar feat. JESSE & [[DAG FORCE]] | + | * [2009.09.16] [[DJ YUTAKA]] - [[New Era|NEW ERA]] (#9 ''Brown Sugar'' feat. '''JESSE''' & [[DAG FORCE]]) |
| − | * [2009.10.07] [[UZUMAKI]] - [[Rush (UZUMAKI)|RUSH]] | + | * [2009.10.07] [[UZUMAKI]] - [[Rush (UZUMAKI)|RUSH]] feat. '''JESSE''' ([[RIZE]]) |
| − | * [2009.10.21] [[SYZA]] - [[Tsumeato (SYZA)|Tsumeato]] (#5 ''REBEL feat. SORATO'' | + | * [2009.10.21] [[SYZA]] - [[Tsumeato (SYZA)|Tsumeato]] (#5 ''REBEL'' feat. '''SORATO''' |
| − | * [2009.10.21] [[ | + | * [2009.10.21] [[KAIKIGESSHOKU]] - [[One Life / Busters|ONE LIFE/BUSTERS]] (#2 ''BUSTERS'' feat. [[YOSHIYA]], [[ZEEBRA]], '''JESSE''') |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 01:19, 15 March 2013
JESSE is a Japanese-American rock and urban singer, songwriter, rapper and guitarist. He is the vocalist and guitarist for RIZE and has participated in a number of projects and collaborated with several other artists.
Contents
Profile
- Full Name: Jesse McFaddin
- Full Japanese Name: Takenaka Sorato (竹中空人)
- Stagenames: JESSE, SORA3000 (also seen as Sora Sanzen), JROC, MR.13, Mr. Brown, YamatoEMCEE, SORATO
- Nicknames: Jesse, Jes, J, Sora-kun, Take-chan
- Birthdate: August 11, 1980
- Hometown: Togoshiginza, Shinagawaku, Tokyo, Japan
- Blood Type: AB
- Family: Father (singer Char), mother (model Kanna McFaddin), wife, daugther
Information
Childhood & Adolescence
Jesse McFaddin, or Takenaka Sorato, was born in 1980 to the Japanese rock musician Char and American model Kanna McFaddin. He was enrolled in an international school in Japan for the sake of learning Japanese, but as a result of neglecting his studies, he was kept behind a grade and eventually dropped out. Shortly after, he was sent to St. Mary's International School, a Catholic school in Tokyo. He later dropped out during middle school and transferred to American School in Japan, where he graduated.
Manga played a big role in JESSE's adolescence. He has expressed in interviews his original desire to become a ninja after admiring characters from "Kamen no Ninja Akakage" and "Onna Nezumi Kozou", and says he began to remember Japanese from reading "Kyou Kara Ore wa!!" and "Be Bop High School". Because of these, he refused to wear his schools' uniforms and opted instead for gakuran, a type of uniform seen in manga worn by mostly yankee, or thug-type characters.
Interest and Participation in Music
In what may have been a form of rebellion against his father, JESSE admired gangsters and began to develop an interest in rap music rather than rock music. However, he began to learn guitar when he was around 15 years old, and would help out as a staff member during his father's tours. Jesse formed the band RIZE in 1997 when he was seventeen with fellow members TOKIE and Kaneko Nobuaki. They began performing in the Shimokitazawa area, and in 1999 performed with Utada Hikaru at "Luv Live Osaka" along with Kaneko (the two were known as "Sessyo") for the song "Konya wa Boogie Back".
In 2000 RIZE made their major debut, and soon after Jesse began collaborating with other artists. He also was a founding member of the group E.D.O. in 2000; however, they did not release anything until 2005. In addition, he was one half of spin-off group GICODE with SPHERE of INFLUENCE, releasing an album and a single in 2003.
Despite having never done any solo works, throughout the years JESSE has been a featured artist with a handful of other musicians, including Crystal Kay, Zeebra, and American rapcore group Crazy Town. JESSE also founded TENSAIBAKA RECORDS (Genius Idiot Records) in 2005, with its main (and only) artists being RIZE and Def Tech. He also established his own fashion brand in 2006 named "TENSAIBAKA WEAR", and again in 2006 opened the shop "S&S SOUND SHOP" in Gotanda.
In 2009 he became part of the visual rap-rock band KAIKIGESSHOKU along with Zeebra.
Trivia
- At the age of eleven, JESSE was in a commercial for a child's desk in order to earn tuition money (as his father was not making much). He earned 160,000yen (around 1500 USD) for the spot. (From Wao~n April 23rd, 2008)
- In January 2008 JESSE wrote on his official MySpace blog that he would need surgery to repair his jaw, the upper jaw being smaller than his lower jaw. He attributed his current problems with it to "all the crazy shits for my living", and wrote that he had already cracked it twice, and a third time would result in lockjaw for his life. 1 He reported four days later that his operation was successful.
- JESSE has a daughter named Lyrica, but little is known about her.
Works
- For releases with RIZE, see RIZE#Works.
Studio Albums
- [2013.01.30] Stand Up
Compilations / Other
- [2001.03.14] AIR - Flying colors (Scratch guitar)
- [2001.10.17] Dt. - TGS
- [2002.11.20] drug store cowboy - PLUS feat. Yamato EMCEE
- [2002.03.27] Uzumaki - FREE FALL feat. Takenaka Sorato (Yamato EMCEE))
- [2002.05.22] VALE TUDO CONNECTION - BREAK (as Yamato EMCEE)
- [2002.08.07] Crystal Kay - hard to say
- [2002.10.30] SPHERE of INFLUENCE - M.O.S feat. SORA3000
- [2002.11.29] RHYMESCIENTIST - Breakthrough the Night feat. SORA3000
- [2003.03.05] SPHERE of INFLUENCE - WALK THIS WAY feat. SORA3000
- [2003.03.19] Crazy Town - Hurt You So Bad (#2 Deja Vu feat. JROC aka Jesse)
- [2003.05.28] FIVEMAN ARMY - FIVEMAN ARMY (#9 SPIT feat. SORA3000)
- [2003.08.26] TIGERS FREAKS BAND - Tigers Freaks - Arashi wa Nishi Kara
- [2006.03.15] OZROSAURUS - Soul Dier feat. SORASANZEN
- [2006.03.29] L-Vokal - Protagonist feat. SORASANZEN, Shen
- [2006.06.21] KENKEN of INVADERS - Kime Japan feat. Sorato & SYZA
- [2006.08.23] Kome Kome Club - E-Yo (#3 Just U'06 ~feat. Char & JESSE~
- [2007.07.18] KING&QUEEN (Track 14)
- [2007.09.19] ZEEBRA - Not Your Boyfriend feat. JESSE
- [2009.03.03] AI - VIVA A.I. (#6 SCREAM feat. JESSE from RIZE)
- [2009.03.25] Sex Pistols Tribute Album - Okori no Hi -Problems
- [2009.04.08] Rappa Gariya - MASTERPIECE (#9 ULTRASUPERSTAR feat. JESSE (RIZE))
- [2009.09.16] DJ YUTAKA - NEW ERA (#9 Brown Sugar feat. JESSE & DAG FORCE)
- [2009.10.07] UZUMAKI - RUSH feat. JESSE (RIZE)
- [2009.10.21] SYZA - Tsumeato (#5 REBEL feat. SORATO
- [2009.10.21] KAIKIGESSHOKU - ONE LIFE/BUSTERS (#2 BUSTERS feat. YOSHIYA, ZEEBRA, JESSE)
