Tobias Jesso Jr.
Tobias MacDonald Jesso Jr. (born July 11, 1985) is a Canadian musician from North Vancouver, British Columbia.[2] His debut album Goon was released in 2015 on True Panther Sounds. He was included in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 20 Biggest Breakouts of 2015.[3]
Tobias Jesso Jr. | |
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| Birth name | Tobias MacDonald Jesso Jr. |
| Born | July 11, 1985 |
| Origin | North Vancouver, Canada |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | True Panther Sounds[1] |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | www |
Career
After living and playing bass in Los Angeles for 4 years, Jesso moved back to his home in North Vancouver.[3] He started playing the piano in his spare time while working for a moving company. It was during this period that he wrote his first piano-based song "Just a Dream." Eventually, he sent one of his demos in an email to former Girls bassist JR White. Jesso co-wrote the songs "When We Were Young" and "Lay Me Down" (featured on the Target version of 25) with Adele, which is included in her 2015 album 25.
Goon
Jesso's first demo was released in August 2013 after a painful break-up and his mother's cancer diagnosis.[4] JR White, along with Patrick Carney of The Black Keys, John Collins of The New Pornographers, and Ariel Rechtshaid, helped produce Jesso's debut album entitled Goon. Aaron Sperske plays drums on the album except Danielle Haim plays drums on the track "Without You." His song "How Could You Babe" garnered increased attention after being tweeted about by both Adele and Alana Haim.[5] He collaborated with Sia and Adele on the song "Alive". Originally intended for Adele and Rihanna, the song was eventually recorded by Sia and appeared on her album This Is Acting.[6] His first major tour started in 2015.
Musical style
Jesso's music has been compared to singer/songwriters of the 1960s and 1970s from Randy Newman to Harry Nilsson and Emitt Rhodes. He cites Newman as one of his favourite artists.[7] Even though he was a bassist and guitarist for years, his new music was written by him on the piano—an instrument he started playing at the age of 27.
Awards
Jesso was nominated for Songwriter of the Year at the 2015 Juno Awards.[8] On June 20, 2016, Jesso was the recipient of the SOCAN Breakout Award at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto.[9]
Personal life
Jesso married Australian musician Emma Louise in January 2019;[10][11] they have since had a child.[12]
Discography
| Title | Album details |
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| Goon |
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Singles
- "True Love"
- "Hollywood"
- "How Could You Babe"
Songwriting and production credits
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Written with | Produced with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Alive" | 2015 | Sia | This Is Acting | Co-writer | Sia Furler, Adele Adkins | - |
| "When We Were Young" | Adele | 25 | Adele Adkins | - | ||
| "Lay Me Down" | Adele Adkins | - | ||||
| "Roses" | 2016 | Shawn Mendes | Illuminate | Shawn Mendes, Thomas Hull | - | |
| "How Do We Make It" | Jarryd James | High EP | Producer | - | Jarryd James | |
| "Same Old Story" | John Legend | Darkness and Light | Co-writer | John Stephens, Blake Mills | - | |
| "Marching into the Dark" | John Stephens, Blake Mills | - | ||||
| "Slow Hands" | 2017 | Niall Horan | Flicker | Niall Horan, Alexander Izquerdio, John Ryan II, Julian Bunetta, Ruth-Anne Cunningham | - | |
| "Orlando" | XXXTentacion | 17 | Jahseh Onfroy | - | ||
| "Ayala (Outro)" | Producer | - | XXXTentacion, John Cunningham | |||
| “You Get My Love" | Pink | Beautiful Trauma | Co-writer/Producer | Alecia Moore | Pink | |
| "Still Around" | Paloma Faith | The Architect | Co-writer | Paloma Faith, Christopher Stracey | - | |
| "If You Leave Me Now" (featuring Boys II Men) |
2018 | Charlie Puth | Voicenotes | Charles Puth Jr., Robin Wiley | - | |
| "Hunger" | Florence and the Machine | High as Hope | Florence Welch, Emile Haynie, Thomas Bartlett | - | ||
| "Grace" | Florence Welch, Emile Haynie, Sampha Sisay | - | ||||
| "The End of Love" | Co-writer/Co-producer | Florence Welch | Emile Haynie, Florence Welch | |||
| "Bruised Fruit" | St. Paul & The Broken Bones | Young Sick Camellia | Co-writer | - | Jack Splash | |
| "Not Thinkin' About You" | Ruel | Ready | Co-writer | Lary Darnell Griffin Jr., Mark Landon, Ruel Vincent Van Dijk, Samuel Elliot Roman | M-Phazes | |
| "Wish You Well" | Emma Louise | Lilac Everything | Producer | - | - | |
| "Mexico" | - | - | ||||
| "Falling Apart" | - | - | ||||
| "Just the Way I Am" | - | - | ||||
| "Never Making Plans Again" |
- | - | ||||
| "Gentleman" | - | - | ||||
| "Shadowman" | - | - | ||||
| "Solitude" | - | - | ||||
| "A Book Left Open in a Wild Field of Flowers" |
- | - | ||||
| "When It Comes to You" | - | - | ||||
| "Malibu Nights" | LANY | Malibu Nights | Co-writer | Paul Klein | - | |
| "Reasons" | Cautious Clay | Table of Context EP | Joshua Carpeh, Ross Birchard | - | ||
| "Unsaid" | 2019 | Ruel | Free Time | Peter Harding, Mark Landon, Ruel Vincent Van Dijk, Spencer Stewart | M-Phazes | |
| "BRKN" | Madison Ward | Beyond Me | Madison Ryann Ward | - | ||
| "Hallelujah" | Haim | Women in Music Pt. III | Danielle Haim, Alana Haim, Este Haim | - | ||
| "Nice to Meet Ya" | 2020 | Niall Horan | Heartbreak Weather | Niall Horan, Ruth-Anne Cunningham, Julian Bunetta | Julian Bunetta | |
| "San Francisco" | Co-writer/Co-producer | Julian Bunetta, Teddy Geiger | ||||
| "Bend the Rules" | Co-writer | Niall Horan, Julian Bunetta, John Ryan | Julian Bunetta | |||
| "Nothing" | Co-writer/Co-producer | Julian Bunetta, Jeff Gunnell | ||||
| "No Judgement" | Niall Horan, Julian Bunetta, Alexander Izquierdo, John Ryan | Julian Bunetta | ||||
| "Woman" | Ellie Goulding | Brightest Blue | Co-writer | Ellie Goulding, Eli Teplin, Christopher Stacey | - | |
| "Brush Fire" | Gracie Abrams | Non-album single | Co-writer | Gracie Abrams, Blake Slatkin | Blake Slatkin | |
| "Pain" | King Princess | TBA | Co-writer | Mikaela Straus, Nick Long, Shawn Everett | King Princess | |
| "Intro" | Shawn Mendes | Wonder | Co-writer | Kurtis McKenzie, Adam King Feeney, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes | - | |
| "Always Been You" | Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes, Zubin Thakkar | - | ||||
| "Overdrive" | 2021 | Conan Gray | TBA | Co-writer/Co-producer | Christopher John Stracey, Conan Gray, Jordan K. Johnson, Oliver Peterhof, Stefan Johnson | The Monsters & Strangerz, Chris Stracey |
| "Kansas" | Ashe | Ashlyn | Co-writer | Ashlyn Willson, Leroy Clampitt | Leroy Clampitt | |
| "Whoa" | Cautious Clay | Deadpan Love | Co-writer | Cautious Clay, Christopher John Stracey | Cautious Clay, Chris Stracey, Johan Lennox | |
| "Shook" | Cautious Clay, Nolan Lambroza | Cautious Clay, Sir Nolan | ||||
| "To Be Loved" | Adele | 30 | Co-writer | Adele Adkins | Adele Adkins | |
| "Can I Get It" | Adele | 30 | Co-writer | Adele Adkins, Max Martin, SHELLBACK | Max Martin, SHELLBACK | |
| "Somewhere" | LANY | gg bb xx | Co-writer | Paul Klein | - | |
| "I Die First" | - | |||||
| "Tom Brady" | Amy Allen | AWW! | Co-writer/Co-producer | Amy Allen, Andrew Haas, Ian Franzino | Amy Allen, Afterhrs | |
| "Unsatisfied" | ||||||
| "Which Way" (featuring Dystopia) |
2022 | FKA twigs | Caprisongs | Co-writer | FKA twigs, Mike Dean | - |
| "Careless" (featuring Daniel Caesar) |
FKA twigs, Simon Christiansen, Daniel Caesar | - | ||||
| "Thank You Song" | FKA twigs, Alejandra Ghersi | - | ||||
| "C'mon Baby, Cry" | Orville Peck | Bronco | Co-writer | Christopher Stracey, Orville Peck | Jay Joyce | |
| "The Curse of the Blackened Eye" | ||||||
| "Let You Go" | Diplo | Diplo | Co-writer | Matthew Phelan, Naji Kareem Lomax, Teisha Matthews, Thomas Wesley Pentz | Diplo, TSHA, Nitti Gritti, Maximilian Jaeger, Santell | |
| "No Good Reason" | Omar Apollo | Ivory | Co-writer/Co-producer | Omar Velasco, Kevin Rhomberg, Carter Lang | Carter Lang, Knox Fortune, Omar Apollo |
References
- http://www.tobiasjessojr.com/ Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- http://www.thefader.com/2015/02/03/tobias-jesso-jr-is-the-cheeriest-sad-singer Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Retrieved 7 February 2015. - Homewood, Ben (March 2, 2015). "NME Reviews - Tobias Jesso Jr. - 'Goon' - NME.COM". nme.com. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/05/tobias-jesso-jr-since-adele-tweeted-his-song-hes-even-bigger-than-his-dad Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- Chau, Thomas. "Sia Reveals That She Originally Wrote Her Next Single for Adele". Popcrush. Popcrush. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- Adkins, Adele. "Adele interviews Tobias Jesso Jr: 'I think that a couple of the ideas we had could be rap songs'". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- "Junos award winners include Buffy Sainte-Marie, The Weeknd and Justin Bieber". CBC News, By David Bell, Apr 02, 2016
- http://www.socan.ca/files/pdf/SOCAN%20Awards-Winners%20List-June%202016-FINAL-EN.pdf
- "Emma Louise: "I Sorted Out A Lot Of Things That Had Been Holding Me Back"". Retrieved 1 February 2021.