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'''JESSE''' (Jesse McFaddin, SORA3000, etc.) is a Japanese-American singer, songwriter, rapper, and guitarist. He is the frontman for [[RIZE]] and has participated in a number of projects and collaborated with several other artists.
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[[Image:standuppromo1.jpg|thumb|450px|JESSE promoting ''[[Stand Up (JESSE)|Stand Up]]'' (2013)]]
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'''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.
  
 
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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
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*'''Birthdate:''' August 11th, 1980
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*'''Birthdate:''' {{bda|1980|08|11|mf=yes}}
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*'''Hometown:''' [[Togoshiginza]], [[Shinagawaku]], [[Tokyo]]
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*'''Hometown:''' [[wikipedia:Shinagawa, Tokyo|Shinagawaku]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
 
*'''[[Blood Type]]:''' AB
 
*'''[[Blood Type]]:''' AB
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*'''Family:''' [[Char]] (Japanese musician), Kanna S. McFaddin (American lyricist, model)
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*'''Family:''' Father (singer [[Char]]), mother (model [[Wikipedia:Kanna McFaddin|Kanna McFaddin]]), wife, daugther
  
 
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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.
  
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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.
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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 what may have been a form of rebellion against his father, Jesse admired [[Wikipedia:Gangster|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".
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In what may have been a form of rebellion against his father, JESSE admired [[Wikipedia:Gangster|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".
  
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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.
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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.
  
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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]].
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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]].
  
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In 2009 he became part of the visual rap/rock band [[KAIKI-GESSHOKU]] along with [[ZEEBRA]].
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In 2009 he became part of the visual rap-rock band [[KAIKIGESSHOKU]] along with [[Zeebra]].
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In 2013, JESSE released his first solo studio album, ''[[Stand Up (JESSE)|Stand Up]]''. It includes a dubstep version of [[Char]]'s single "[[Stand (Char)|Stand]]", as a part of his cross platform project ''Stand Up! Fund''. JESSE is quoted as saying: ''Stand Up! Fund is a 100% user influenced, mash-up type of project where everybody can freely join in to create new content with me, regardless of age, genre, gender, religion, countries or whatever. I strongly believe in everyone having their own unique talents. They deserve to ‘Stand Up now’ and have their voices be heard around the globe. That is the bottom line of this project. I am pumped about the dubstep version of Stand, because I can see the same vibe with my project. Also, I want this cover version to become a liaison between my generation and my dad’s generation. On the flip side, or personally, June also has Father's Day, in addition to my father's birthday. So, it would be great if I can express my gratitude to him through this song.''
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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* 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)
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[[Image:jesseririka.jpg|thumb|250px|JESSE with daughter Lyrica (July 2009)]]
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* 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. <sup>[http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=1000735720&blogID=349374928 1]</sup> He reported four days later that his operation was successful.  
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* 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)
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* 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. <sup>[http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=1000735720&blogID=349374928 1]</sup> He reported four days later that his operation was successful.  
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* JESSE has a daughter named Lyrica, but little is known about her.
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==Works==
 
==Works==
 
: ''For releases with RIZE, see [[RIZE#Works]].''
 
: ''For releases with RIZE, see [[RIZE#Works]].''
  
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===Collaborations===
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===Studio Albums===
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* [2012.01.30] [[Stand Up (JESSE)|Stand Up]]
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===Other Video Releases===
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* [2010.06.16] [[10-FEET]] - [[Of The Kids, By The Kids, For The Kids! V|OF THE KIDS, BY THE KIDS, FOR THE KIDS! V]] (Disc 2 #10 ''super stompery'' feat. '''JESSE''' ([[RIZE]]))
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* [2010.06.30] [[AI (singer)|AI]] - [[Viva A.I. Japan Tour|VIVA A.I. JAPAN TOUR]] (Disc 2 #1 ''SCREAM'' feat. '''JESSE''' from [[RIZE]])
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* [2011.06.29] [[INFINITY16]] - [[Juroku Shunen Nippon Budokan]] (#6 ''Jealousy'' welcomez '''JESSE''' from [[RIZE]])
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* [2011.12.14] [[AI (singer)|AI]] - [["Densetsu Night" at Nippon Budokan with Cho Special Guest Ozei!!!|"Densetsu NIGHT" at Nippon Budokan with Cho SPECIAL GUEST Ozei!!!]] (#7 ''SCREAM'' feat. '''JESSE''' from [[RIZE]])
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===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]]
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* [2002.11.20] [[drug store cowboy]] - [[Plus|PLUS]] (feat.Yamato EMCEE)
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* [2002.11.20] [[drug store cowboy]] - [[Plus (drug store cowboy)|PLUS]] feat. '''Yamato EMCEE'''
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* [2002.03.27] [[Uzumaki]] - [[Free Fall|FREE FALL]] (feat.Takenaka Sorato (Yamato EMCEE))
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* [2002.03.27] [[Uzumaki]] - [[Free Fall|FREE FALL]] feat. '''Takenaka Sorato (Yamato EMCEE)''')
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* [2002.05.22] [[VALE TUDO CONNECTION]] - [[Break (VALE TUDO CONNECTION)|BREAK]] (as Yamato EMCEE)
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* [2002.04.24] [[Uzumaki]] - [[Candy Smoke & Distball|CANDY SMOKE & DISTBALL]] (#4 ''FREE FALL'' feat. '''Takenaka Sorato (Yamato EMCEE)''')
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* [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]]
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* [2002.10.30] [[SPHERE of INFLUENCE]] - [[M.O.S]] (feat.SORA3000)
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* [2002.10.30] [[SPHERE of INFLUENCE]] - [[M.O.S]] feat. '''SORA3000'''
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* [2002.11.29] [[RHYMESCIENTIST]] - [[Breakthrough the Night]] (feat.SORA3000)
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* [2002.11.29] [[RHYMESCIENTIST]] - [[Breakthrough the Night]] feat. '''SORA3000'''
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* [2003.03.05] [[SPHERE of INFLUENCE]] - [[Walk This Way|WALK THIS WAY]] (feat.SORA3000)
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* [2003.03.05] [[SPHERE of INFLUENCE]] - [[Walk This Way (SPHERE of INFLUENCE)|WALK THIS WAY]] feat. '''SORA3000'''
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* [2003.03.19] [[Wikipedia:Crazy Town|Crazy Town]] - [[Wikipedia:Hurt You So Bad|Hurt You So Bad]] (#2 ''Deja Vu feat.JROC aka Jesse'')
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* [2003.03.19] [[Wikipedia:Crazy Town|Crazy Town]] - [[Wikipedia:Hurt You So Bad|Hurt You So Bad]] (#2 ''Deja Vu'' feat. '''JROC''' aka '''Jesse''')
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* [2003.05.28] [[FIVEMAN ARMY]] - [[FIVEMAN ARMY (album)|FIVEMAN ARMY]] (#9 ''SPIT ft.SORA3000'')
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* [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]]
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* [2006.03.15] [[OZROSAURUS]] - [[Soul Dier]] (feat.SORASANZEN)
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* [2006.03.15] [[OZROSAURUS]] - [[Soul Dier]] feat. '''SORASANZEN'''
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* [2006.03.29] [[L-Vokal]] - [[Protagonist]] (feat.SORASANZEN, Shen)
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* [2006.03.29] [[L-Vokal]] - [[Protagonist]] feat. '''SORASANZEN''', [[Shen]]
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* [2006.06.21] [[KENKEN of INVEDERS]] - [[Kime Japan]] (feat.Sorato & SYZA)
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* [2006.06.21] [[KENKEN of INVADERS]] - [[Kime Japan]] feat. '''Sorato''' & [[SYZA]]
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* [2006.08.23] [[Kome Kome Club]] - [[E-Yo]] (#3 ''Just U'06 ~feat.Char & JESSE~'')
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* [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)
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* [2007.09.19] [[ZEEBRA]] - [[Not Your Boyfriend]] (feat.JESSE)
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* [2007.09.19] [[ZEEBRA]] - [[Not Your Boyfriend]] feat. '''JESSE'''
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* [2009.03.03] [[AI]] - [[Viva A.I.|VIVA A.I.]] (#6 ''SCREAM (feat.JESSE from RIZE)'')
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* [2007.10.17] [[ZEEBRA]] - [[World of Music|World Of Music]] (#6 ''Not Your Boyfriend'' feat. '''JESSE''' ([[RIZE]]))
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* [2008.09.17] [[ZEEBRA]] - [[The Anthology]] (Disc 2 #16 ''Not Your Boyfriend'' feat. '''JESSE''' ([[RIZE]]))
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* [2009.03.03] [[AI (singer)|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''
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* [2009.04.08] [[Rappa Gariya]] - [[Masterpiece (Rappa Gariya)|MASTERPIECE]] (#9 ''ULTRASUPERSTAR feat. JESSE (RIZE)'')
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* [2009.04.08] [[Rappagariya]] - [[Masterpiece (Rappa Gariya)|MASTERPIECE]] (#9 ''ULTRASUPERSTAR'' feat. '''JESSE''' ([[RIZE]]))
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* [2009.09.16] [[DJ YUTAKA]] - [[New Era|NEW ERA]] (#9 ''Brown Sugar feat. JESSE & [[DAG FORCE]]'')
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* [2009.08.19] [[Fine Presents The Hot Sunset Summer J-Mix by DJ HOKUTO|Fine Presents THE HOT SUNSET SUMMER J-MIX by DJ HOKUTO]] (#9 ''TOO LIVE'' <small>([[SPHERE]] feat. '''SORATA''' ([[GICODE]])</small>)
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* [2009.10.07] [[UZUMAKI]] - [[Rush (UZUMAKI)|RUSH]] (feat. JESSE (RIZE))
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* [2009.09.16] [[DJ YUTAKA]] - [[New Era|NEW ERA]] (#9 ''Brown Sugar'' feat. '''JESSE''' & [[DAG FORCE]])
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* [2009.10.21] [[SYZA]] - [[Tsumeato (SYZA)|Tsumeato]] (#5 ''REBEL feat. SORATO'')
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* [2009.09.16] [[DJ GEORGE]] - [[The Z -The Best of ZEEBRA-|THE Z -THE BEST OF ZEEBRA-]] (#41 ''Not Your Boyfriend'' feat. '''JESSE''' ([[RIZE]]))
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* [2009.10.21] [[Kaikigesshoku]] - [[One Life / Busters|ONE LIFE/BUSTERS]] (#2 ''BUSTERS feat. [[YOSHIYA]], [[ZEEBRA]], JESSE'')
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* [2009.10.07] [[UZUMAKI]] - [[Rush (UZUMAKI)|RUSH]] feat. '''JESSE''' ([[RIZE]])
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* [2009.10.21] [[SYZA]] - [[Tsumeato (SYZA)|Tsumeato]] (#5 ''REBEL'' feat. '''SORATO''')
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* [2009.10.21] [[KAIKIGESSHOKU]] - [[One Life / Busters|ONE LIFE/BUSTERS]] (#2 ''BUSTERS'' feat. [[YOSHIYA]], [[ZEEBRA]], '''JESSE''')
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* [2009.10.21] [[DATASPEAKER]] - [[Wildcard & Transient|WILDCARD & TRANSIENT]] (#4 ''LEFT OR RIGHT'' feat. '''JESSE''' ([[RIZE]]) & '''LOONIE''')
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* [2009.11.25] [[MIHIRO]] - [[My Way (MIHIRO)|My Way]] (#6 ''Take Me Higher!!'' feat. '''JESSE''')
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* [2012.03.21] [[The Complete Selection The 25th Anniversary of Fuji Television Grand Prix|The Complete Selection The 25th Anniversary of FUJI TELEVISION Grand Prix]] (Disc 1 #2 ''GIMCRACK'' feat. '''JESSE''' <small>([[Harada Ken]])</small>)
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* [2016.02.03] [[CREAM]] - [[Change (CREAM)|CHANGE]] (#7 ''HANPANAI feat. '''JESSE''''')
  
 
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JESSE promoting Stand Up (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.

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 (1980-08-11) (age 43)
  • Hometown: 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.

In 2013, JESSE released his first solo studio album, Stand Up. It includes a dubstep version of Char's single "Stand", as a part of his cross platform project Stand Up! Fund. JESSE is quoted as saying: Stand Up! Fund is a 100% user influenced, mash-up type of project where everybody can freely join in to create new content with me, regardless of age, genre, gender, religion, countries or whatever. I strongly believe in everyone having their own unique talents. They deserve to ‘Stand Up now’ and have their voices be heard around the globe. That is the bottom line of this project. I am pumped about the dubstep version of Stand, because I can see the same vibe with my project. Also, I want this cover version to become a liaison between my generation and my dad’s generation. On the flip side, or personally, June also has Father's Day, in addition to my father's birthday. So, it would be great if I can express my gratitude to him through this song.

Trivia

JESSE with daughter Lyrica (July 2009)
  • 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

Other Video Releases

Compilations / Other

External Links

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