Jes (musician)


Jes Brieden, known professionally as Jes, is an American singer, songwriter, producer, composer, and DJ. She is a co-founder of the US dance band Motorcycle, who released the song "As the Rush Comes" in 2003.

Early life

Jes Brieden, born and raised in New York City, studied art and singing in an art school. She first began experimenting with music production at her friends' studios. By age 16 she made her first vocal recordings as a reference vocalist, and was also working as a backup singer for several major recording labels. After Jes answered an ad in the newspaper called The Village Voice when she was still a teenager, she recorded her first song. At the time, she sang in various bands.

Career

2002: Guardians of the Earth

In 2001, while she was working at a recording studio in LA, Jes met Mike Olson, and the two formed Guardians of the Earth. Songs they produced include "Star Children" and "One Moon Circling". "Star Children" was included on Paul van Dyk's 2001 Ministry of Sound compilation The Politics of Dancing. Inspired by this new voice of herself, she began working with more DJs and producers and went on to form Motorcycle with Gabriel & Dresden and performed the vocals on the instant club hit and Billboard No. 1 song "As the Rush Comes".

2003–2005: Motorcycle

Jes Brieden's most well known works were created with Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden, known as Gabriel & Dresden. They formed the group Motorcycle, and its 2003 hit "As the Rush Comes" was a number one single on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart in 2004, where it also became the first year-end number one Dance Airplay track of the same year. "As the Rush Comes" gave Jes international exposure, which then allowed her to perform in larger venues and festivals such as the Bacardi Festival, Fresh, World Electronic Music Festival, Escape in the Park, Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, and Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Jes had performed on the United Kingdom's "Top of The Pops" TV show alongside Beyoncé and Maroon 5.
Motorcycle released a new song called Deep Breath Love. A mash-up by Dave Dresden with Sedna by 16 Bit Lolita's was included on Sharam's prestigious Global Underground 029: Dubai.

2006–present: Solo career

After meeting Tiësto, Jes signed with his record label, Black Hole Recordings, and released her first solo album Disconnect. She also was featured on Tiësto’s artist album Elements of Life with the song "Everything" and continued to perform as the opening artist for the Tiësto Worldwide Tour of Elements of Life. Jes has also collaborated with DJs like D:Fuse, Deepsky, and Solarstone, producing tracks like "Living the Dream", "Ghost", and "Like a Waterfall". The last appears on the internationally acclaimed DJ Tiësto's In Search of Sunrise 4; her song "People Will Go" appears on In Search of Sunrise 5, "Imagination" and "High Glow" on In Search of Sunrise 6, and an acoustic version of "Imagination" on Gabriel & Dresden's album Bloom.
Jes wrote and released a remix album, Into the Dawn , with Black Hole Recordings in January 2008, followed by an album called High Glow, supported by performances on Tiësto's Elements of Life World Tour. The album High Glow was released in Germany on March 12, 2010, and internationally on March 16, 2010. Her songs "One Moon Circling" and "Talk Like a Stranger" were covered by Mark Norman on his album Colours.
In 2012, Jes launched "Unleash The Beat", a weekly 1-hour radio show featuring her own tracks and mashups, and new EDM songs from other artists. The weekly show has been produced continuously for over years.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Disconnect
  • High Glow
  • ''Memento''

    Compilation albums

  • Into the Dawn
  • Unleash the Beat
  • Unleash the Beat 2
  • Unleash the Beat Platinum Mix
  • Unleash the Beat Blonde Mix
  • Unleash the Beat 3
  • Unleash the Beat Emerald Mix
  • ''Unleash the Beat Ultraviolet Mix''

    Extended plays

  • ''Let It Snow – The Holiday EP''

    Singles

As solo artist

  • "I Need You"
  • "Don't Say"
  • "Around You"
  • "People Will Go"
  • "Ghost"
  • "Heaven"
  • "Imagination"
  • "Be It All"
  • "Lost in the Sound"
  • "Lovesong"
  • "Closer"
  • "Awaken"
  • "It's Too Late"
  • "High Glow"
  • "Sky Stand Still"
  • "Two Souls"
  • "Dreamweaver"
  • "Photograph"
  • "In Ohm"
  • "Get Me Through the Night"
  • "Let Him Go"
  • "No One Else"
  • "We Belong to the Night"
  • "Under the Midnight Sun"
  • "Lay Down"
  • "Tight Wires"
  • "Wish You Were Here"
  • "Where Are You Now"
  • "All or Nothing"
  • "Is It True"
  • "Pushing On"
  • "Heartbreaker"
  • "Catch Me"
  • "Let It All Come Down"
  • "All the Way"
  • "Come With Me"
  • "What Will Be"
  • "Stay the Night"
  • "Nothing Feels Real"
  • "What If"

    Co-productions

  • "Star Children"
  • "One Moon Circling"
  • "As the Rush Comes"
  • "Around You"
  • "Imagination"
  • "Deep, Breath, Love"
  • "Blue Heart"
  • "High Glow"

    Collaborations

  • "Everything With You"
  • "Into Me"
  • "Talk Like a Stranger"
  • "Living the Dream"
  • "Ghost"
  • "Like a Waterfall"
  • "Everything"
  • "Ask"
  • "My Love"
  • "Every Other Way"
  • "The Light in Things"
  • "N.Y.C."
  • "Show Me the Way"
  • "Can't Stop"
  • "Turn It Around"
  • "Flying Blind"
  • "In Your Eyes"
  • "Before You Go"
  • "As We Collide"
  • "Letting Go"
  • "Tonight"
  • "Higher Than the Sun"
  • "Together"
  • "Hard to Cure"
  • "Right Back to You"
  • "Runaway"
  • "Glitter and Gold"
  • "YAI "
  • "Hold On"
  • "Come Back"
  • "Dreaming"
  • "Happy"
  • "iBelieve"
  • "Anything Can Happen"
  • "Stay"
  • "Once in a Lifetime"
  • "Fall into You"
  • "Here & Now"
  • "Carry Me Away"
  • "Head On"
  • "Materia"
  • "If Not Now"
  • "The One"
  • "Calling for Love"
  • "Star-crossed"
  • "Heartbeat Tonight"
  • "Ghost"
  • "Say the Word"
  • "Fading"
  • "I Won't Let You Fall"
  • "Here With Me"
  • "Second Day"
  • "Long Way Home"
  • "Don't Let It End"
  • "Sunrise"
  • "By My Side"
  • "Just Believe"
  • "Eugina"
  • "From This Day On"
  • "New Horizon"
  • "Spread Your Wings"
  • "Universe"
  • "We'll Be Together"
  • "Love Comes Quickly"
  • "Come Alive"
  • "After Dark"
  • "Spellbound"
  • "Call My Name"

    Holiday singles

  • "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
  • "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
  • "The Christmas Song"
  • "Silent Night"
  • "Santa Baby"

    Chart positions

  • 2004 — "As the Rush Comes" # 1 – Hot Dance Airplay
  • 2009 — "Imagination" # 1 – Hot Dance Airplay

    Awards and nominations

2004
  • Won – WMC Best Progressive / Trance – "As the Rush Comes" – Motorcycle
  • Nominated – WMC Best Underground Dance – "As the Rush Comes" – Motorcycle
2007
2011
2015