Jesse Kinch is a rock and pop singer and guitarist from Long Island, born in 1994. He starts performing at a very young age, picking up guitar at six, learning to tune it by ear, and showing strong rhythm and pitch. By seven, he is duplicating drum solos and playing with an adult backing band in a New York rock club.

Early performance history

Kinch appears on New York television at eight on News Channel 12 on Long Island, where he is presented as a music sensation. At ten, he is invited to the Sam Ash Guitar Competition and finishes third against older performers. He later appears on Good Day NY and Channel 55 News.

Live venues and support slots

He performs at a number of well-known New York rock venues, including Kenny’s Castaways, The Cutting Room, Crash Mansion, Rock 45 Times Square, Sullivan Hall, Snitch, The Downtown and the Crazy Donkey. He and his band also open for Living Colour, Lukas Rossi of Rockstar Supernova, and Ryan Star.

Music, influences and radio play

Kinch writes and records original material while also performing covers of artists and bands such as The Doors, The Beatles, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Korn, Living Colour, Pantera, The Animals and John Lennon. His influences include Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Vernon Reid, Roger McGuinn, Rory Gallagher, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bob Dylan, Tom Morello, Eddie Vedder and Dave Grohl. His songs receive airplay on Q104.3 NY, WBAB 102.3 L.I. and WMJC NY, and he is also featured on WBAB’s website and receives internet radio play on Nightoutradio.org and radio365.

Reception and profile

Kinch is ranked among the top 300 NYC indie artists by The Deli Magazine. His material is described as dealing with provocative subject matter and contemporary themes, and he continues to build a reputation through live performance videos and original songs. He is also noted as having drawn attention from a rock producer while writing at a fast pace.