Jesse Doran Castro

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Born June 23rd, 1988. Jesse Doran Castro has lived and breathed Rock and Roll almost every day of his life.

About

Born June 23rd, 1988. Jesse Doran Castro has lived
and breathed Rock and Roll almost every day of his
life. He is a multi-instrumentalist who has been
surrounded by successful music professionals since
day one. He was a featured performer on the FOX
TV Show “Fearless Music” with his band Castro. His
drumming skills are such that the producer of
“Fearless Music” asked Jesse to play drums on all the
bumper music for the shows entire season when he
was on. His Songwriting, singing, producing and
engineering skills have been featured with artists as
diverse as “Akir / Viper Records" with noted Rapper
“Immortal Technique”, HellRell of the rap group The
Diplomats, Young Buck who was associated with G
Unit, Rap group GS9 (P-Gutta, Bobby Shmurda,
Rowdy Rebel), THWAG LORD who is associated
with Philadelphia rapper SKRILLA to Rock and Roll
Hall of Famers “Jay and The Americans”. He’s even
been seen playing drums on occasion live with his
fathers’ legendary band The Blues Magoo’s. Currently,
Jesse with partner Ben Lionetti from the metal core
group Emmure have written and recorded a 3 song
EP to be released as Lakeshore with noted producer
Sahaj Ticotin whose clients include, Motley Crew,
Starset, Nikki Six, Crossfade, ESPN, Fox Sports etc.
Jesse is constantly in demand in the studio as people
seek him out for his production expertise. Jesse
recently has written music for the play “Rockin the
Planet”. This marks Jesse’s first outing in writing for
musical theater. Jesse also specializes in songwriting/instrumentals & beats in endless amounts of genres such as Rock, Pop, Pop/Punk, EDM, R&B, HipHop/Rap, Trap, Drill, Alternative, Grunge, Punk, Classic Metal/Rock(80’S/90s Thrash/Arena Rock), Metal, Deathcore, Death Metal, Hard Core, Metal Core, Djent, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock/Metal, County, Folk, Indie, Indie Rock, Post Hardcore, Emo/Screamo, Electronic/Techno, Goa, Trance, House , Nu Disco, Complextro, and Dubstep. There’s plenty of other niche sub genres I’ve worked on as well the list could go on lol. I just wanted to name/show the diversity of genres & subgenres I’ve worked on.

  • Joined December 2025

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Gaming
  • Computers & Electronics

Projects · 11

  • Audio Engineer
  • Audio Mixer
  • Lyricist
  • +3

Work experience

Touring Musician, Front man, Singer, Song writer & Producer/Engineer · LakeshoreJan 2015 – Dec 2022 · 8 yrs

Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Engineer, Touring Front Man alongside of guitar player and drummer Ben and Joe Lionetti from the band "EMMURE"

Recording Studio Owner/Operator · Self-Employed / Recording StudioDec 2004 – Present · 22 yrs

I've been running a recording studio since 2004, overseeing recording sessions, production, engineering, client relations, and project coordination for local, signed, national and international touring acts. To name a few Cassidy, Jada Kiss, Lakeshore, Jay And The Americans, Mac Miller, Fred The Godson, Grease Cash, Spank Loc, Young Jigg, TMH (Too Much Hustle), Young Buck, P Gutta (GS9), Hell Rell, Marty Kupersmith, Peppy Castro, The Blues Magoos, Akir, Immortal Technique, My Bitter End, Emmure, Sc Static, Jui Bang, Thwag Lord and many others.

Education

Associates Degree Computer Science · Orange County Community College2007 – 2010

My knowledge of computers has helped me greatly in my music career as a Producer/Engineer.

Certifications and awards

Modern Drummer Magazine2006

Featured in Modern Drummer Magazine

Fearless Music TV Show2006

Performed with my band "Castro" on the television show "Fearless Music"

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