Arend Lee Jessurun

Three years ago, I began a New Year practice of reflecting with gratitude on the year prior. In 2023, some of the big ticket items I find myself grateful for include coming out as genderqueer/nonbinary, getting engaged to my best…

When my friend and collaborator Boi Xochi invited me to visit the Ohma headquarters in East LA, I was stoked. I'd been hearing great things across the internet about these wonderfully weird-looking mics, and it was just a few days…

Remember when everybody was talking about quiet-quitting? And then everybody else was like, "Wait, 'quiet-quitting'? Don't you mean simply having work-life boundaries?" Yeah, good times.

Last year I took a big step back from social media, which in retrospect is…

In February 2023, I attended Folk Alliance International for the first time. I've come away with a deeper conviction of my two callings as a singer-songwriter: the first is to present myself vulnerably, the second is to create space for…

If you’ve been with me for a while, you know I’ve got a Patreon. Patreon is where fans can become patrons and give back to my music-making.

Recently, I’ve made the shift into full-time self-employed music-making: as a singer-songwriter, music…

“Everybody is a Fool,” the first single in my new song cycle, comes out Fri, Apr 17. Patreon supporters can hear it now by pledging $1 or more. Click the cat to be directed to my Patreon.

This is the…

Sunday, Mar 29 at 1pm PST, I'm honored to be a guest on Long Beach Public Radio's show Let's Cope, a new Quarantine Series. I'll be chatting with the KLBP crew and performing some music. You can stream the show…

"I Don't Know the Way" was recently featured on BTRtoday's show Spotlight On The City, along with a host of other songs native to Long Beach, CA. Listen to the full show here, and hear "I Don't Know the…

I recently had the pleasure of playing in my friend Paul Smith's guitar trio along with Zack Caplinger. Paul is perhaps my favorite guitarist whom I can also call a friend. 

Thank you 22 West Media for having us, and…