- Jesse Houts
Jesse Houts, born on March 16th, 1975 in
Santa Cruz, California , is a prominent physicallydisabled musician ,manager , promoter, and activist in the Bay Area. Born with a rare non-progressive form ofmuscular dystrophy , Jesse has strived to be heavily involved in therock and roll community since his teenage years. Finding that music helped Jesse cope with his disability more than any other activity, he attended over 400concert s as a young adult and was known to be seen backstage at many shows for years. Since the early 00s, Jesse has booked shows for many artists in Santa Cruz includingWeen ,Secret Chiefs 3 ,Sound Of Urchin , and Nebula. On 09/23/00, Jesse made his live performing debut byrapping onstage under themoniker MC Wheels with the bandEstradasphere ; then later performed inLos Angeles along withTim Smolens , George Smith, Joel Robinow, and Joey Ryken in the only live appearance to date by the Estradasphere side project ISS. In 2003 he again worked with Estradasphere by performing a controversial bit ofspoken word on their albumQuadropus .For the last few years Jesse has played sporadic live shows in the Santa Cruz area consisting of
cover song s with various backup musicians fromEstradasphere andGod of Shamisen . He is one of the few knownsinger s in the world who perform whilebreath ing with the assistance of aventilator .External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/jesseray Myspace music page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/jesswhouts Personal Website]
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