Jesse Royal Carmichael (born April 2, 1979) is an American musician, best known as the keyboardist and rhythm guitarist for the

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. He also has a solo project called 1863 and a side project titled Circuit Jerks.

Life and career

Carmichael was born to a

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family in

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at AOL Music His father, Bob Carmichael, is a photographer, who also takes pictures during

's tours. Jesse has a younger sister, Annie. He first started playing the guitar in junior high, rather than the keyboards (for which he is known in the band Maroon 5). Some time later, Carmichael, along with Adam Levine,

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and Ryan Dusick, started a band called

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and signed a

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with

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. In 1997, they released their debut (and only) album, '' The Fourth World''. The album found little success and, after the demise of the group, Carmichael and Levine attended

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. While in college, Carmichael began to play the keyboards. However, two years later, Levine and Carmichael dropped out and headed back to California. The members of Kara's Flowers, along with guitarist James Valentine, went on to form Maroon 5 in 2001. On March 9, 2012, Carmichael announced he would be taking a break from performing with Maroon 5, for an undetermined amount of time to focus more on his studies of "music and the

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".. During his hiatus, the band's touring keyboardist,

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was promoted to an official member and took over Carmichael's keyboard duties to fill-in for his absence. However several months later, on October 10, 2012, Carmichael confirmed that he would be returning to the band after they completed their

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, expanding the group's membership to six after Morton's promotion. He rejoined in time for the band to record their fifth studio album '' V'' (2014). Carmichael joined with musician and producer

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, and formed a side project titled Circuit Jerks and released the extended play titled ''EP1'' on September 9, 2016.

Personal life

Carmichael’s father, Bob Carmichael is a professional photographer. Carmichael lives with his wife and their son.

Discography

As a solo artist, 1863

* EP ''Four Songs'' (2012)

As a featured artist

;Other albums, on which Carmichael has played: * Various Artists – '' Hoot: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2006) *

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– ''

'' (2007) * Operation Aloha – '' Operation Aloha'' (2009) *

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– '' Give Up the Ghost'' (2009) *

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– ''Music for Chameleons'' (2017) * Allan Clarke and

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with Adam Levine and

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– ''The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: In Concert 2010 & 2011'' (2018) * Jesse Harris – ''Aquarelle'' (2018) * Claire Rosinkranz – ''Beverly Hills Boyfriend'' (2020) * Morly – ''Til I Start Speaking'' (2021)

Filmography

Composer

* ''Thrive'' (2019) * ''Have You Heard About Greg?'' (2021)

References

External links

Maroon 5 official website

1863

Circuit Jerks official website

Bob Carmichael
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