Jesse Carmichael

Jesse Royal Carmichael (born April 2, 1979) is an American musician, best known as the keyboardist and rhythm guitarist for the pop rock band, Maroon 5. He also has a solo project called 1863 and a side project titled Circuit Jerks.

Jesse Carmichael
Carmichael at Red Rocks on November 29, 2007
Carmichael at Red Rocks on November 29, 2007
Background information
Birth nameJesse Royal Carmichael
Also known as
  • 1863
  • Circuit Jerks
Born (1979-04-02) April 2, 1979
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)
  • Keyboards
  • guitar
  • vocals
Years active1994–present
LabelsJ, A&M/Octone, 222, Interscope, Waxing Moon
Member ofMaroon 5
Websitecircuitjerks.com

Life and career

Carmichael was born to a Jewish family in Boulder, Colorado, United States.[1] He first started playing the guitar in junior high, rather than the keyboards (for which he is known in the band Maroon 5). 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 (and only) 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.[1] However, two years later, Levine and Carmichael dropped out and headed back to California.[1]

The members of Kara's Flowers, along with guitarist James Valentine, went on to form Maroon 5 in 2001.

On March 9, 2012, Carmichael announced he would be taking a break from performing with Maroon 5, for an undetermined amount of time to focus more on his studies of "music and the healing arts".[2]. During his hiatus, the band's touring keyboardist, PJ Morton was promoted to an official member and took over Carmichael's keyboard duties to fill-in for his absence. However several months later, on October 10, 2012, Carmichael confirmed that he would be returning to the band after they completed their Overexposed Tour, expanding the group's membership to six after Morton's promotion. He rejoined in time for the band to record their fifth studio album V (2014).

Carmichael joined with musician and producer Jason Lader, and formed a side project titled Circuit Jerks and released the extended play titled EP1 on September 9, 2016.[3]

Discography
Main article: Maroon 5 discography

As a solo artist, 1863
  • EP Four Songs (2012)
Title Year Album Artist(s)
"Home" 2010 Ry Cuming Ry Cuming
Other albums, on which Carmichael has played

Filmography

Composer
  • Thrive (2019) (short film, also executive producer)
  • Have You Heard About Greg? (2021) (co-composer with Chad Cannon and Timothy Williams)

References
  1. Jesse Carmichael biography at AOL Music
  2. "M5 Newsroom". m5newsroom.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  3. "Maroon 5 Premieres Tour Short Via Live Nation TV Featuring Circuit Jerks-Debut EP Out". Don 411. September 6, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
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