My name is Jesse James Pariah. It’s a long story, but basically I went through some heavy things in my life which puts me in a position for all the things that I loved and gave me joy, didn’t anymore. I moved from Hawaii to California and Tahiti. Everywhere I went I couldn’t find happiness. I finally returned home after about eight months very good friend of mine came by my house one day and gave me his Ukelele. That instrument saved my life and so did my friend Teva. That’s one thing I was always fortunate enough to have, is extremely great friends that looked out for me. I started working with friends on a couple songs on YouTube, but had more fun creating and writing my own.

I’m still working on finding my music and I’m not entirely sure exactly how to describe it, but I would say it’s a mix between reggae rock and punk with a little bit of rap in there. I guess you could call it a Hawaiian mix plate hahaha. 

My biggest influences are my friends. From musicians to extreme sports they are some of the gnarliest. Without even trying to have always pushed me to be my best and perform.

Inspiration for Horns Under Halo basically came from my life story. Like many people, I was misunderstood most of my life, and people didn’t see my true, pure intentions. I guess I just came off as in skateboarding surfing drug addict punk, which I probably was most times, but I swear I wasn’t trying to be. Life is a trip, and if you’re lucky enough he’ll come full circle, like I did. This life has given me so many chances, and I feel the reason is because the universe, my true intentions and who I am.