Jesse Vest

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American rock musician

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imageJesse Vest (Days of the New, Tantric, The Crashers, Blisskrieg) Bass Player.jpg
captionVest performing with The Crashers in 2022
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birth_placeCharlestown, Indiana, U.S.
occupationBassist, Songwriter, Musician, UPS Driver
years_active1993–present
spouseCarole Vest (2011-present)
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genreAlternative rock, Post-grunge, Hard rock, Folk Rock, Pop rock, Alternative metal
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| name = Jesse Vest | image = Jesse Vest (Days of the New, Tantric, The Crashers, Blisskrieg) Bass Player.jpg | caption = Vest performing with The Crashers in 2022 | birth_name = Jesse Douglas Vest | birth_date = | birth_place = Charlestown, Indiana, U.S. | occupation = Bassist, Songwriter, Musician, UPS Driver | years_active = 1993–present | spouse = Carole Vest (2011-present) | children = 7 | relatives = | website = | module2 = {{Infobox musical artist | embed=yes | background = bass_player | genre = Alternative rock, Post-grunge, Hard rock, Folk Rock, Pop rock, Alternative metal | instrument = | discography = | label = | past_member_of = Days of the New, Tantric Jesse Vest (born May 10, 1977) is an American rock musician and bassist for the bands The Crashers and the supergroup, Blisskrieg. Vest was one of the three original instrumental members and founders of the post-grunge band, Days of the New and the alternative rock band, Tantric, playing bass alongside guitarist Todd Whitener and drummer Matt Taul.

Early life and beginnings

Jesse Vest was born and raised in Charlestown, Indiana, and began his career in music at an early age. The son of a casual guitar player and avid bluegrass fan, his first instrument was a banjo.

At age 10, however, he discovered rock and roll, trading his banjo for an electric guitar, then bass guitar. He found a creative bond with two of his classmates from school, Matt Taul and Travis Meeks, as adolescents. The trio began playing together more formally in 1994 and were originally a Pantera sound-alike band with the name "Dead Reckoning."

Within just two years, Vest, Meeks and Taul had gained enough musical experience and written enough material for a full album, and the group added Louisville, KY guitarist Todd Whitener to the band's lineup and then changed their name to Days of the New, adapting their style into one favoring acoustic instruments instead of the standard electric guitars that dominated the 90s rock sound.

Vest and his Days of the New bandmates entered a local band contest in 1996 where they caught the attention of producer Scott Litt, known for working with R.E.M and Nirvana, which lead to the band signing a record deal with his label Outpost Recordings.

The group recorded its debut album in late October and early November 1996 at Woodland Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Just one day after graduating high school, Vest, along with the members of Days of the New, embarked on a nationwide tour in support of their debut album released earlier that month.

Career

Role in Days of the New

Vest began as the bassist in an experimental rock/metal trio called Dead Reckoning, with singer Travis Meeks and drummer Matt Taul. When they turned to an acoustic sound, they changed the name of the band to Days of the New and added lead guitarist, Todd Whitener to the lineup.

Days of the New led to Vests' rise to fame when the band's 1997 self-titled debut album fared very successfully, leading to the group's music appearing on MTV, appearing on the Late Show with David Letterman, and opening concerts for bands like Metallica and Aerosmith which helped the album eventually be certified platinum by the RIAA and their single "Touch, Peel and Stand" reach number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and stayed their for 17 weeks, and the album's other singles "The Down Town" and "Shelf in the Room" each were top 40 hits and featured music videos that received airtime on MTV.

Citing clashes with lead singer, Travis Meeks over the direction of the band along with Meeks' unstable mental state and struggle with drug addiction in February 1999 Vest, Whitener, and Taul departed Days of the New and quickly began working to form a new band.

In 2021, Billboard magazine named Days of the New's 1997 single, "Touch, Peel and Stand" as the "Greatest Mainstream Rock song of all time", ranking it number one out of a chart of 100 songs.

Role in Tantric

Shortly after all three instrumental band members departed the Days of the New, Whitener, Taul, and Vest would go on to form a new band named "C14" that would be renamed Tantric with Hugo Ferreira as the lead singer. Tantric, whose self titled debut album was released in February 2001, resulted in much of the same success as Days of the New had seen, with their debut single "Breakdown" reaching the number-one position on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart leading to the band performing promotional appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and sharing the stage, opening concerts for 3 Doors Down and Creed.

Tantric's self-titled debut album spawned two more singles, "Astounded" that reached number seven on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in August 2001 and "Mourning" that reached number eighteen on the same chart in December 2001 with each single being released with official music videos that received airtime on MTV as well.

Vest returned to the studio with Tantric in 2003 to begin writing and recording their second album After We Go, which would be released on February 24, 2004. The album sold more than 200,000 copies and peaked at number 56 on the Billboard 200 with the lead single "Hey Now" reaching number eight on Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, a cover of the Fleetwood Mac song "The Chain" reaching number 22 on ''Billboard'''s Heritage Rock chart and thirty-six on the Mainstream Rock chart, and the album's title track, "After We Go" reaching number thirty on the Mainstream Rock chart.

In late 2004, it was announced by the band that Vest would be leaving the tour to take some time off to take care of personal issues at home, stating in a message on the band's official website: but stated he had not left the band permanently and Bruce LaFrance would replace him on bass guitar during his absence. However, later in 2005 Tantric posted a statement on their website that Vest had officially decided to leave the band for good, .

Role in the Crashers

The Louisville Crashers were formed in 2004 by the brothers Max and Mark Maxwell, with Vest, Shane Isenberg, Geoff Gittli, Howard Gittli, and Rodney Wurtele joining the band at later dates. The band changed their name, dropping "Louisville" and simply changing it to "The Crashers" in 2012 to appeal to a national audience instead of locals in the Louisville, Kentucky area. The band released their self-titled debut album on July 2, 2013.

Blisskrieg

In June 2020 it was announced on Facebook that Vest got together with his former Days of the New and Tantric bandmates guitarist, Todd Whitener, and drummer, Matt Taul, to form a new band "Blisskrieg" with former Eye Empire and Submersed singer, Donald Carpenter as the new band's lead singer.

In November 2020, Vest revealed via his social media profiles he had finished recording a new album with Blisskrieg which would serve as the band's debut album, with a release date in early 2021.

Their debut album, Remedy, was released on February 22, 2021.

Vest returned to the studio and took part in the making of Blisskrieg's second release, "3 Days -EP" which was released on April 20, 2024.

Discography

Blisskrieg

  • Remedy (2021)
  • Day 3 -EP (2024)

The Crashers

  • The Louisville Crashers (2013)

Tantric

Days of the New

References

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