Jesse Michaels was born on April 1,1969 and is an American songwriter, painter, illustrator, musician, singer, and author from Berkeley, California.
11 Facts About Jesse Michaels
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Jesse Michaels is the son of the author Leonard Michaels, and was married to producer Audrey Marrs.
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Jesse Michaels was born in 1969 and he grew up in Berkeley, California, his parents are professor Priscilla Older and professor and writer Leonard Michaels.
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The Bay Area was home to a small but enthusiastic second wave ska scene and Michaels was exposed to much two tone ska music, including performances by Berkeley's The Uptones.
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In 1987, the group released its debut extended play Hectic on which Jesse Michaels wrote all of the lyrics.
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Jesse Michaels co-wrote the music to the Green Day song "2,000 Light Years Away" from their second album Kerplunk.
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Jesse Michaels collaborated with former Operation Ivy bandmate Tim Armstrong for the 2013 original song, "Living In A Dangerous Land" as part of the Tim Timebomb And Friends series.
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In 1996, Jesse Michaels graduated from University of California, Los Angeles where he received a BA degree in Literature.
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Jesse Michaels is no longer an active musician, he cites punk music as a formative aesthetic influence and continues to direct his creative energies towards film, literature and visual art.
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Jesse Michaels is regarded as a talented artist, responsible for designing Operation Ivy's well-known and widely recognized "Ska Man" logo as well as other artwork for the album.
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Jesse Michaels has recently been making reprints of sketches and other art available for sale on eBay on a limited basis.