Jesse Brand

{{short description|American songwriter, musician and actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Jesse Brand

| image = Jesse Brand Live At The 2014 Texas music Awards.jpeg

| caption = Jesse Brand 2014 Texas Music Awards

| birth_name = Jesse David Brand

| birth_place = Ferndale, Washington, United States

| origin =

| instrument = Vocals, guitar, piano, bass guitar, drums, banjo, mandolin

| genre = country, rock

| occupation = Musician, songwriter, Actor

| label = FiveSlumpRecords

| associated_acts =

| website =

}}

Jesse David Brand is an American songwriter, musician and actor.{{cite web|url= https://m.imdb.com/name/nm4890040/bio?ref_=m_mn_ov_bio|title=IMDB Bio |publisher=Internet Movie Database|year=2016}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.texasmusicawards.org/2014/2014_Nominees.html|title=Academy of Texas Music Awards Nominees|publisher=Academy of Texas Music|year=2014|access-date=2014-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230648/http://www.texasmusicawards.org/2014/2014_Nominees.html|archive-date=2016-03-03|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jessebrand|title=Jesse Brand Praying For Rain|publisher=CD Baby|year=2013}}

Personal life

Jesse Brand was born in Ferndale, Washington. He is the youngest son of Steve Brand, former touring musician, playing drums and guitar for Country Music acts David Frizzell, Tex Williams, Rose Maddox, Rusty Draper, and Forrest Lee Sr, as well as touring with Rock and Roll bands like Creedence Clearwater Revival and Steppenwolf {{cite web|url=http://www.thenorthernlight.com/news/article.exm/2006-07-13_birchbay_man_fulfills_dream|title=Birch Bay Man Fulfills Dream|publisher=Northern Lights|year=2006}} and Gail Brand, an American Sign Language Interpreter and schoolteacher. He spent five years in the MPFL (minor professional football league) with the North Texas Stampede (Fort Worth, Texas) and Northwest Avalanche {{cite web|url=http://www.nwfootball.net/avalanche/roster/|title=NW Avalanche Roster-Jesse Brand|publisher=Northwest Football League|year=2003}} (Bellingham, Washington). Jesse lives in Nashville, Tennessee.{{cite web|url= https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-brand-6862511b?trk=prof-samename-name|title=Jesse Brand LinkedIn |publisher=LinkedIn|year=2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2008/04/23/389476/jesse-brand.html |title=Jesse Brand GoBham.com|publisher=Bellingham Herald Newspaper|date=April 23, 2008}}

Music career

During a 2011 interview on Talk It Up TV, Brand stated his dreams of a musical future started when he was six years old, while watching his father's band... "I saw what music did to those people, and I at that moment, made a conscious decision. I said to myself, that's what I'm gonna do with my life."{{cite web|url=http://www.talkituptv.com/true-country-jesse-brand/|title=Talk It Up TV|publisher=TalkItUp TV|date=June 24, 2011}} He has shared stages with acts such as Lee Brice, Luke Bryan, Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, The Doobie Brothers, and has been in bands with Audley Freed and Charlie Daniels. To date, Jesse Brand has released 11 albums under his own label, FiveSlumpRecords, and is considered an important figure among today's songwriters "...prolific, elegant, beautiful and dark... he is one of the last of the true hardcore troubadours. In 2014, Jesse Brand won the Award for "Song of the Year", from the Academy of Texas Music, for his song "Praying For Rain". He was also nominated for "Male Vocalist of the Year", the same year.{{cite web|url=http://concerts.eventful.com/Jesse-Brand|title=Jesse Brand-Last of the True Hard Core Troubadours|publisher=Eventful Concert Promotions and Ticket Sales|year=2011}}{{cite web|url=http://thenashvilleuniverse.com/profile/JesseBrand?xg_source=activity|title=Nashville Universe Jesse Brand|publisher=Nashville Universe|date=2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.talkituptv.com/true-country-jesse-brand/|title=True Country-Jesse Brand|publisher=TalkItUp TV|date=June 24, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.altcountryforum.nl/2010/01/11/jesse-brand-train-back-here-on-the-floor-2009/ |title=Jesse Brand Train – Back Here On The Floor|publisher=Johan Schoenmakers - Alt Country Forum|date=January 11, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.texasmusicawards.org/2014/2014_Nominees.html|title=Academy of Texas Music Award Nominees|publisher=Academy of Texas Music|year=2014|access-date=2014-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230648/http://www.texasmusicawards.org/2014/2014_Nominees.html|archive-date=2016-03-03|url-status=dead}}

Filmography

class="wikitable" \|+List of film credits
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2010 \| Lone Star \| \| 3 Episodes
2013–Present \| Nashville \| Musician/Roadie \| 37 Episodes
2014 \| Get on Up (film) \| Musician/Paris Concert \|
2015 \| The Dust Storm \| Musician \|
2015–Present \| Still the King \| Elvis Impersonator \| 3 Episodes
2016 \| "Rounding Third" \| \|
2016 \| Rectify \| \| 1 Episode \|
2019 \| “Roll With It” \| \|

class="wikitable"

|+List of film credits

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2010

| Lone Star

| 3 Episodes

2013–Present

| Nashville

| Musician/Roadie

| 37 Episodes

2014

| Get on Up (film)

| Musician/Paris Concert

2015

| The Dust Storm

| Musician

2015–Present

| Still the King

| Elvis Impersonator

| 3 Episodes

2016

| "Rounding Third"

2016

| Rectify

| 1 Episode

2019

| “Roll With It”

Discography

Live From The White Elephant (2004)
Pills Booze and Grass (2005)
The Cocaine Sessions (2006)
3 Steps To The Wishing Well (2007)
Tuggin' On The Devil's Sleeve (2008)
The Unreleased Bull Sessions (2008)
The Suicide Tapes (Unreleased) (2008)
28 Days (2009)
Through The Fire (2009)
Back Here On The Floor (Wisely and Slow) (2010)
When The Dust Settles Vol 1 (2013)
When The Dust Settles Vol 2 (2014)
The Charlie French Tapes (Working Title) (2015) - In Production
It Is What It Is (2015)

Nominations and awards

|align="center"|Academy of Texas Music|2014

|"Praying For Rain"

|align="center"|Song of the Year

|{{Won}}

|align="center"|Academy of Texas Music|2014

|"When The Dust Settles"

|align="center" rowspan="3"|Male Vocalist of the Year"

|{{nom}}

|align="center"|Big Star Music Awards|2014

|"When The Dust Settles"

|{{nom}}

General

2014 Won Academy of Texas Music "Song of the Year" for "Praying For Rain"
2014 Nominated Academy of Texas Music "Male Vocalist of the Year" for When The Dust Settles.
2014 Nominated Big Star Music Awards "Male Vocalist of the Year"{{cite web|url=http://www.texasmusicawards.org/2014/2014_Nominees.html|title=2013 Academy Award Nominees|publisher=Academy of Texas Music|year=2014|access-date=2014-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230648/http://www.texasmusicawards.org/2014/2014_Nominees.html|archive-date=2016-03-03|url-status=dead}}