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'''Jesse Rivest''' (born 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His main instruments are voice and guitar. As of 2016, he resides in Brazil<ref name="correiobraziliense2016" /><ref name="canalriff2016" /> and previously lived in New Zealand.<ref name="correiobraziliense2016" /><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.jesserivest.com/music/04/|title=JRIVEST04: The D.G.B. EP|website=Jesserivest.com|accessdate=November 10, 2020}}</ref>
'''Jesse Rivest''' (born 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His main instruments are voice and guitar. As of 2016, he resides in Brazil<ref name="correiobraziliense2016" /><ref name="canalriff2016" /> and previously lived in New Zealand.<ref name="correiobraziliense2016" /><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.jesserivest.com/music/04/|title=JRIVEST04: The D.G.B. EP|website=Jesserivest.com|accessdate=November 10, 2020}}</ref>

==Early Life==
Rivest grew up in [[Stony Plain, Alberta|Stony Plain]], [[Alberta]], and later [[Kelowna]], [[British Columbia|BC]]. He started singing and playing guitar when he was 15 years old, and began writing and recording his own songs at age 19.


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Revision as of 15:22, 11 May 2023

Jesse Rivest
Born1977 (age 47–48)
Ontario, Canada
OriginCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Genresindie folk, rock, acoustic blues
Occupation(s)singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician
Instrument(s)vocals, guitar
Years active2004–present
LabelsJesse Rivest Music (independent)
Websitejesserivest.com

Jesse Rivest (born 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His main instruments are voice and guitar. As of 2016, he resides in Brazil[1][2] and previously lived in New Zealand.[1][3]

Early Life

Rivest grew up in Stony Plain, Alberta, and later Kelowna, BC. He started singing and playing guitar when he was 15 years old, and began writing and recording his own songs at age 19.

Career

In 2005, Jesse Rivest was accepted as a "Best Newcomer Finalist" in the Calgary Folk Music Festival Songwriting Contest for his song "Deadbeat Blues".[4]

In 2007, he was the subject of a 41-minute, nationally-broadcast live interview (and performance) on Radio New Zealand (Jim Mora).[5]

In 2016, an article in the Correio Braziliense revealed that Rivest had been studying music—in Brasília, DF, Brazil—via the bandolim for a year and half.[1] That same year, an article published by Canal RIFF in Brazil further revealed that Rivest had been performing in Brasília.[2]

Discography

  • 2020: The D.G.B. EP (jesserivest.com release)[3]
  • 2011: Everyelsewhere EP (jesserivest.com release)[6]
  • 2010: Live at the Mussel Inn – February 19, 2010 (jesserivest.com release)
  • 2006: Seventeen Oh-Two Oh-Six (jesserivest.com release)
  • 1999: The Way Things Were (mp3.com release)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tem gringo no choro! Conheça estrangeiros que estudam música brasileira". Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Resenha: Zéfiro, João Pedro Mansur e Jesse Rivest @Teatro Sesc Silvio Barbato". Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "JRIVEST04: The D.G.B. EP". Jesserivest.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Calgary Folk Fest website". Archived from the original on 29 July 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
  5. ^ "Radio New Zealand—NZ Live". Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Jesse Rivest: Official Music Site: Everyelsewhere EP". Jesserivest.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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