Jesse R. Berlin

JESSE RIFKIN (b. 1986) is a musician and composer, currently living in Brooklyn, NY. He was the leader and principal songwriter behind the experimental folk collective The Wailing Wall (2005-2010) and the heavy psychedelic rock band Jane Eyre (2011-2013).

He has performed at such venues as the Mercury Lounge (NYC), Ars Nova (NYC), the Troubadour (LA), the Andy Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh), and SXSW (Austin); appeared alongside such artists as Mount Eerie, Mary Timony, Mountain Man, Tim Fite, Real Estate, Avi Buffalo, and A Hawk and a Hacksaw; and received acclaim from such publications as Pitchfork, The New Yorker, and The Big Takeover, as well as on WNYC's "Soundcheck" and WFMU's "Beastin' the Airwaves."

He recently completed work on his forthcoming debut solo album, Glitter Lung, with engineer/mixer Jeff Berner (Psychic TV, NAAM).