Jesse Carmichael
Encyclopedia
Jesse Carmichael is an American
musician
who is the keyboardist
for Maroon 5
.
Carmichael first started playing the guitar
in junior high, rather than the keyboards
(for which he is known in the band Maroon 5). Along with friends Adam Levine
, Ryan Dusick
, and Mickey Madden the group Kara's Flowers was formed.
Kara's Flowers signed a recording contract
with Reprise Records
and produced one 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. However, two years later, Levine and Carmichael dropped out and headed back to California.
All of the Kara's Flowers members eventually met up and formed Maroon 5, with the addition of guitarist, James Valentine
.
United States
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musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
who is the keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
for Maroon 5
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...
.
Carmichael first started playing the guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
in junior high, rather than the keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
(for which he is known in the band Maroon 5). Along with friends Adam Levine
Adam Levine
Adam Noah Levine is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the front man and guitarist for the pop rock band Maroon 5. He is also a coach on the American talent show The Voice.-Early life:...
, Ryan Dusick
Ryan Dusick
Ryan Dusick is the former and original drummer of California-based pop rock band Maroon 5.-Kara's Flowers:In 1994, Ryan Dusick joined friends Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael, and Mickey Madden, whom he met in Frenchwoods Festival of the Performing Arts Camp , to form the band Kara's Flowers.The...
, and Mickey Madden the group Kara's Flowers was formed.
Kara's Flowers signed a recording contract
Recording contract
A recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote...
with Reprise Records
Reprise Records
Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:...
and produced one album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, The Fourth World
The Fourth World (album)
The Fourth World is an album released by the Los Angeles band Kara's Flowers. The album contains 11 tracks plus one bonus track on the Japanese edition.The band signed with Reprise Records and released the album on August 19, 1997...
. The album found little success and, after the demise of the group, Carmichael and Levine attended Five Towns College
Five Towns College
Five Towns College is a for-profit institution of higher learning located in Dix Hills, Long Island, New York . Founded as a business school in 1972 by Stanley G. Cohen, Ed.D...
. While in college, Carmichael began to play the keyboards. However, two years later, Levine and Carmichael dropped out and headed back to California.
All of the Kara's Flowers members eventually met up and formed Maroon 5, with the addition of guitarist, James Valentine
James Valentine
James Valentine is the name of:*James Valentine , Australian; also musician*James Valentine , American*James Valentine , Scottish...
.