Biography
Jesse began to create and sell Art in the Fall of 1998. He began making screen-printed posters, and first showing Art in the Lowell Folk Festival in the Spring of 1999. In 2000 he was commissioned by Jack Kerouac’s estate’s Lowell celebrates Kerouac Festival to create prints using a drawn photo taken and approved by Robert Frank. It was during the release of this print at the Whistler House that Jesse first met David Amram, his first Major inspiration.
In Febuary 2005 Jesse moved to San Francisco and deepened his involvement in synchronized Rock n Roll painting. It started with many portraits of the Velvet Underground done to the beat of their music in his home studio. In August 2006 he completed a large 3 panel painting of Neal Cassady and Jack Kerouac for the Grand opening of the Beat Museum where he had his art featured during the opening alongside Stanley Mouse.
From 2007 to 2008, Mosher made over 100 paintings at the Blackthorn Tavern , 12 Galxies and a few other venues in San Francisco. Through those clubs, he began to perform with the bands Ride the Blinds, Stonar, Peacemaker and Kidd Cook. In Kidd Cook he toured as a band member painting onstage in CA, OR, AZ, and WA. On October 18th, 2008 Jesse painted his 1,000th new piece in Healdsburg, CA.
When Kidd Cook changed their name to Strangefeather in 2009 and embarked on a 51 show 22 state US tour, Jesse sold 85 paintings across the United States. When the group disbanded in August 2009 he did two short Northwest tours with Guitarist Chris Jones, and lived for two months in Portland, OR. 2009 was Jesse’s most prolific year to date, with 314 pieces and 157 performances.
From 2007 to 2011 Jesse painted at hundreds of shows, with over 1,000 groups, in clubs and Festivals in the San Francisco Bay area. He painted at concerts during those years as diverse as Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Johnathan Richman, The Strokes, The Ferocious Few, The Breeders, Spindrift, Ty Segal, Marianne Faithfull, Rocky Ericsson, Dawes, Phil Lesh and Friends, Patti Smith, Charles Gonzales and many others.
In 2011, Jesse made 202 paintings and 86 performances, and met his future wife from France, Audrey Labartino. He first met and painted with CJ Ramone at The New Parrish in Oakland, CA on July 29th 2011. Later on in the year Jesse painted at Port Jefferson NY, Medellin and Cali Colombia
In 2012 Jesse made 272 pieces and 83 performances. He opened his first club, The Rock Loft, on February 5th 2012, at 471 Broadway st San Francisco. He painted at shows in Farmingdale NY, Nashville, TN, and Long Beach, CA with CJ Ramone. In March he went to Orange County, CA and filmed the Making of CJ Ramone’s new album Reconquista with Paul Mackay. The resulting film, CJ Ramone King Cobra: The making of Reconquista, was released in 2013 as a cd DVD package. He painted at the Mosrite guitars 60th anniversary showcase in Nashville, TN with CJ Ramone and Dez Cadena in July 2012. The Rock Loft was a living studio where Mosher painted with local, national, and International Rock n Roll bands for 30 shows, and over 100 bands, until its closing December 2012. Jesse Mosher made his 2,000th painting during the closing of the Rock Loft Festival on December 18th 2012.
In 2013, Jesse made 206 pieces and 53 performances. In January he packed up his paintings and moved the Studio/venue to Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, NY. There it was reopened as Do You Wanna Dance in March 2013. Jesse and Audrey got married on March 15th 2013. After the club closed in June 2013, Jesse painted in clubs in the New York City area in the summer. In September He painted at the last Iggy Pop and the Stooges show in San Jose, CA. Throughout the year Jesse painted with CJ Ramone around New York and New England.
In 2014, Jesse made 203 pieces and 70 performances, performing with such acts as Sewage NYC, The Merry Pranksters, Sihasin, Reagan Youth, and Beatles Fest NYC. From May 12-19th he painted and roadied for CJ Ramone on a 8 Show tour of the Northeast and Canada, painting for the first time in London Ontario, Toronto and Montreal.
In 2015, Jesse made 107 pieces and 65 performances with or at, The Damned, The Jabbers, AC/DC, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Shonen Knife, among others. In March, April, May and July, he did his first and second 18 and 10 date European tours of Italy, France and Wales. In June he also did a 17 date Midwest-East Coast tour with CJ Ramone and Shonen Knife co-headlining. Jesse painted and Roadied through a September 3 date California tour with CJ Ramone and The Damned.
