Jesse Carmichael


Jesse Royal Carmichael is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the keyboardist and rhythm guitarist for the pop rock band Maroon 5.
Carmichael also has a solo project called 1863 and his side project titled Circuit Jerks.

Life and career

Carmichael was born in Boulder, Colorado, United States. His father, Bob Carmichael, is a photographer, who also takes pictures during Maroon 5's tours. Jesse has a younger sister, Annie. He first started playing the guitar in junior high, rather than the keyboards. Some time later, Carmichael, along with Adam Levine, Mickey Madden and Ryan Dusick, started a band called Kara's Flowers and signed a recording contract with Reprise Records. In 1997, they released their debut album, The Fourth World. The album found little success and, after the demise of the group, Carmichael and Levine attended Five Towns College. While in college, Carmichael began to play the keyboards. However, two years later, Levine and Carmichael dropped out and headed back to California.
All of the Kara's Flowers members eventually met up and formed Maroon 5, with the addition of guitarist, James Valentine.
On March 9, 2012, Carmichael was announced to take a break from playing in Maroon 5, for an undetermined amount of time to focus more on his studies of "music and the healing arts". However, on October 10, 2012, he confirmed that he would be returning to the band after they complete their Overexposed Tour. He will rejoin in time for the band to record their fifth studio album V.
Carmichael joined with musician and producer Jason Lader, are formed a side project titled Circuit Jerks and released the extended play titled EP1 on September 9, 2016.

Personal life

Carmichael’s father, Bob Carmichael is a professional photographer. He joined several tours of Maroon 5 for photography.
Carmichael is living with his wife and their son.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Composer

Discography

As a solo artist, 1863

As a producer