Jesse started his career co-founding the underground psychedelic pop trio, Apollo Sunshine (2001-2010) The group performed over 1000 shows across America & Europe, including several national late night TV performances, a headliner at Bonnaroo (2007) featured in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Spin & shared the stage with legendary acts Wu-Tang Clan, Toots & The Maytals, The Flaming Lips & Dr. Dog to name a few. . Breaking Bad used Jesse’s song “We are Born When ...
Jesse started his career co-founding the underground psychedelic pop trio, Apollo Sunshine (2001-2010) The group performed over 1000 shows across America & Europe, including several national late night TV performances, a headliner at Bonnaroo (2007) featured in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Spin & shared the stage with legendary acts Wu-Tang Clan, Toots & The Maytals, The Flaming Lips & Dr. Dog to name a few. . Breaking Bad used Jesse’s song “We are Born When We Die” (2008) to dramatic effect. “Today is the Day” (2005) was in international Nike commercials while his “Singing to the Earth to Thank Her For You” was used in a large GAP campaign. Gallagher has collaborated, recorded & performed extensively w/ Sam Cohen, Willy Mason, Lilys, Nick Nicely, Doug Tuttle & Edan. Hailing from Boston Massachusetts, raised by musician parents ( Blue Tandem) Jesse still resides there, running a small independent music club (The Lilypad) a short walk to both Harvard & MIT for well over a decade & continues to book, manage & perform there. Gallagher is a certified Yoga & Meditation teacher and hosts classes in Boston & online. Since 2018, he has released 40 pieces of instrumental music which have been used in millions of YouTube videos ranging from NBC NY to Tesla and most recently a string of viral videos by Emma Chamberlain. Gallagher has a very active YouTube channel, making lots of psychedelic music videos and building a community of mindful listeners.