Jesse  McFaddin    Founder  &  Frontman  of  RIZE  

Music  producer  Celebrity  Spokesperson  

Fashion  Designer  Philanthropist  

Who  is  RIZE?  •  www.triberize.net  •  Formed  in  2000  by  Jesse  McFaddin  •  Have  performed  at  Live  8  and  Earth  8  

–  Shared  stages  with  NIN,  Linken  Park,  Jay  Z  &  Oasis  •  Music  appears  in:  Coke  Zero  Asia  commercials,  PlaySta6on2  BioHazard  •  Members:    (R  to  L)  N.K.  (Nobuaki  Kaneko)  (D)  &  KenKen  (B),  Jesse  

McFaddin  (G&V)  –  All  members  are  sons  of  Char  (Jesse’s  father)  &  Johnny  (N.K.  &  KenKen’s  

father)  who  are  rock  legends  in  Japan  from  the  70s  &  80s  with  their  band  Pink  Cloud  

•  Each  member  has  a  successful  solo  career  in  different  fields  including:    –  Ac\ng  –  Music  –  Produc\on    –  Fashion  design  

RIZE’s  Market  Reach  Worldwide  

•  Facebook:  50,000  Likes  worldwide  –  ~1000  new  likes  per  week  

•  Email  Lists:  11,800  confirmed  emails  

•  Twi@er:    –  RIZE  Handle:  11,800  –  KenKen  Handle:  55,000  

•  www.TribeRIZE.net  –  120,000  monthly  page  views  –  23,000  unique  visitors  monthly  

Americas  (North  &  South)  •  Four  most  recent  albums  

currently  in  rota\on  on  US  Internet  radio  sta\ons  Pandora  &  Jelli  

•  Select  tracks  from  last  4  albums  with  airplay  from  Galaxie,  a  Canadian  cable  music  playback  network  with  \es  to  Music  Choice  UK  

•  Select  tracks  with  airplay  on  3  Venezuelan  Radio  Sta\ons:  Top  Rock  News,  Los  Hermanos  Del  Rock,  Exitos  Merida  100.9FM  

•  Currently  in  nego\a\ons  with  US  fes\vals  College  Music  Journal  (CMJ)  &  SXSW  for  2013  appearances    

Who  is  Jesse  McFaddin?  

•  Vocalist,  founder  &  guitarist  for  Japanese  rock  band  RIZE.  •  Produces  &  performs  with  hip-­‐hop  collec\ve  E.D.O.  (www.edo37.com),  a  very  

popular  domes\c  hip-­‐hop  collec\ve  in  Japan  •  Released  an  electro  track  GIMCRACK  that  was  licensed  for  Japan’s  Formula  1  Racing  

Series  in  2011  (hfp://youtu.be/eKmOCc4Pqoc  )  •  Designs  the  clothing  line  SLIP&Co  which  debuted  in  the  US  at  MAGIC  February  ‘12  •  Spokesperson  for  French  denim  designer  Marithe  +  Francois  Girbaud’s  ecological  

project  No  Water  No  Chemical  (www.nowaternochemical.org)    •  Known  for  philanthropic  efforts  &  bringing  cultures  closer  through  music  including  

the  Venezuelan  organiza\on  El  Sistema  •  Recently  performed  on  the  same  stage  with  Lil  Jon  August  31,  2012  in  Tokyo  

March  ‘13    3.22.13:  Jesse  McFaddin  interviewed  for  the  “Friends  of  FUNima\on”  segment  from  FUNima\on  Entertainment,  the  largest  North  American  licensor  of  Japanese  anime.    

hfp://youtube.com/watch?v=x8XlKzpp7Kg    

Jesse  in  the  Media  

March  ‘13    Jesse  begins  hos\ng  “Stand  Up  Crossover  Talks”  web  series.  First  guest  is  NASA  scien\st  &  PhD,  Jonathan  Trent.  (As  highlighted  by  Jrock  Radio  Argen\na)  

hfps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhq51CYI1AY&feature=player_embedded    

March  ’13    Jrock  Radio  (Argen\na)  hosts  one  hour  special  dedicated  to  Jesse’s  solo  album  Stand  Up  hfp://jrock.com.ar/2013/03/sukiyaki-­‐sound-­‐62-­‐jesse-­‐mcfaddin%E2%80%8F/      

February  ’13    Jesse’s  “Access  Viola\on”  launched  the  week  of  2.26.13  on  WindowsMedia.com  and  reached  over  13,000  plays  within  24  hours.      

February  ‘13  Jesse’s  first  video  “Access  Viola\on”  debuts  on  MTV  Iggy,  the  interna\onal  music  discovery  site  for  MTV  US  fans,  on  February  12,  2013!  

hfp://mtviggy.com/videos/jesse-­‐mcfaddin-­‐access-­‐viola\on/    

February  ‘13  Jesse’s  first  solo  album  Stand  Up!  debuts  on  iTunes  in  North  &  South  America  

December  ’12:  Jesse  is  interviewed  by  Urban  Ink  Magazine,  an  American  magazine  that  pays  homage  to  people  of  color  within  the  ink  community.    

Jesse  in  the  Media  

November  ‘12:  Jesse  releases  his  first  solo  album,  a  2  disc  feature  STAND  UP.  The  single  “2  of  US”  debuts  on  Windows  Media  the  week  of  11.13.12  and  reaches  over  100,000  plays  in  one  week.    

October  2012:  Jesse  McFaddin  is  interviewed  by  Mercedes-­‐Benz  Japan  Fashion  Week  for  his  involvement  as  the  spokesperson  for  Marithe+Francois  Girbaud  and  their  MBFW  2013  S/S  Pop  Up  Shop  located  in  Shibuya  

August  ‘12:  Jesse  interviewed  by  Inked  Magazine  (US)  for  their  “Inked  for  a  Cause”  segment  that  features  tafooed  celebri\es  who  support  charitable  causes.    hfp://www.inkedforacause.com/2012/08/jesse-­‐mcfaddin-­‐music-­‐ac\vism.html    

Jesse  is  rou\nely  interviewed  by  the  Japanese  lifestyle/pop  culture  magazine  Ollie.  Here,  Jesse  is  the  cover  story  for  the  May  ’12  edi\on.  

US  Japanese  culture  &  lifestyle  blog,  Visual  Keios  ar\cle  July  ’12  on  Jesse’s  plans  to  create  a  dubstep  cover  of  his  father  “Char’s”  single  “Stand”.    hfp://www.visual-­‐keios.com/2012/06/new-­‐release-­‐from-­‐rize-­‐frontman-­‐jesse-­‐mcfaddin/    

GamerFitNa6on  (US)  an  entertainment  &  gaming  website,  interviews  Jesse  auer  his  performance  at  NYC’s  Webster  Hall  March  ’12    hfp://gamerfitna\on.com/2012/04/east-­‐meets-­‐west-­‐interview-­‐with-­‐jesse-­‐from-­‐rize/    

Jesse  is  interviewed  by  PensEyeview  (US)  a  music  &  pop  culture  discovery  site  that  highlights  new  (to  the  US)  music  &  ar\sts/designers  in  March  ’12.    hfp://penseyeview.com/content/jesse-­‐mcfaddin-­‐1    

Jesse’s  Solo  Album  Project:  STAND  UP!    

•  A  2-­‐disc,  16  track  album  that  is  en\rely  user  sourced/collabora\ve  

•  Released:  11.11.12  in  Japan  •  Breakout  track:  2  of  US  u.  

American  dance/pop  ar\st  Julissa  Veloz.  Released  in  the  US  11.13.12.  100,000+  plays  of  the  track  in  one  week.  Now  available  on  the  industry  record  pool  Promo  Only  –  Pool.  Coming  Soon  to  AOL  Radio,  Pandora  &  more.      

Jesse  McFaddin:  The  Fashion  Designer  

•  SAC  (formerly  known  as  SLIP&CO)  is  Jesse’s  street  menswear  line.    www.soundshop.bz    

•  Founded  9  years  ago,  extremely  popular  in  Japan  with  many  notable  Japanese  celebri\es  wearing  the  line  

•  Launched  in  the  US  at  MAGIC  February  ’12  

•  Several  popular  limited  edi\on  New  Era  x  S&CO  fifed  &  snap  back  collec\ons  have  been  released.  Featured  here  from  New  Era  Cap  Talk  Blog.  

 hfp://neweracaptalk.com/blog/blog/2011/10/15/slip-­‐co-­‐x-­‐new-­‐era/    

Jesse  McFaddin:  The  Philanthropist  

•  Jesse  is  one  of  the  official  spokespeople  for  popular  French  denim  designer  Marithe+Francois  Girbaud’s  “No  Water  No  Chemical”  ecological  campaign  

•  www.nowaternochemical.org  

Jesse  McFaddin:  The  Philanthropist  (cont.)  

•  Jesse  also  supports  the  Venezuelan  based  charity,  El  Sistema  Japan,  which  provides  music  educa\on  to  disadvantaged  youth  with  ac\ve  chapters  around  the  world.    

 www.elsistemajapan.org    

Jesse  seen  here  with  the  Japanese  ambassador  to  Venezuela,  Seiko  Ishikawa.  

RIZE/Jesse  McFaddin:  Contacts  

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