Jesse Lauter is a music documentary and concert film director, music producer, mix engineer, and DJ. He is also the Head of Production & Media for Dayglo Presents, a live music production and media company. Over the course of his career, Jesse has worked with artists such as Tedeschi Trucks Band, Leon Russell, Little Feat, Scarlett Johansson, Stephen Stills & Judy Collins, Ben Harper, Langhorne Slim, Elvis Perkins, The Low Anthem, Neal Francis, Mikaela Davis, Ingrid Michaelson, Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group), Pussy Riot, Lola Kirke, Jessi Colter, Ian Axel (A Great Big World), Eggy, Ivan & Alyosha, Jukebox the Ghost, James Blood Ulmer, Blind Pilot, Marco Benevento, and Sam Cohen, among others.

Jesse directed, produced, and co-edited Learning To Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen, a documentary about Joe Cocker’s iconic 1970 tour, featuring Leon Russell, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Rita Coolidge, Claudia Lennear, Jim Keltner, and Chris Robinson (The Black Crowes). The New York Times called the film “a revival,” and Variety described it as “a luscious rock nostalgia trip... a testament to how one gorgeously raucous rock ‘n’ roll moment can reverberate through the decades.” The film premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival, made its international debut at the Raindance Film Festival, and won Best Music Film at the Melbourne, Prague, and Amsterdam International Film Festivals. It was acquired by the Criterion Channel, Delta Air Lines, and Virgin Atlantic in 2024.

He also directed and produced Live From The Fox Oakland, a concert film and documentary about Tedeschi Trucks Band, whose soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy. He is currently directing a new feature documentary about the legendary rock band Little Feat, featuring Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, and members of the Grateful Dead and Phish.

As Head of Production & Media at Dayglo Presents, Jesse has creative and technical oversight of video and audio production for Pete Shapiro’s network of music venues including The Capitol Theatre, the Brooklyn Bowls (NYC, Las Vegas, Nashville, Philadelphia), the Bearsville Theater, and multiple venue projects currently in development. He is deeply involved in the creative development and execution of Dayglo’s signature projects — including festivals, special events, and the acclaimed Relix vinyl series, which has featured releases from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Billy Strings, and Mikaela Davis. He recently helped launch Garcia’s Chicago, a new Jerry Garcia–inspired venue & restaurant concept, in collaboration with the Jerry Garcia Family.

Before joining Dayglo full-time, Jesse produced The Relix Sessions on Twitch, a pandemic-era livestream series that became one of the most viewed music programs on the platform. Featured artists included George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Christian McBride, Robert Randolph & G. Love, Dashboard Confessional, Robyn Hitchcock, Hanson, Amanda Shires, Sam Bush, Gogol Bordello, Dispatch, O.A.R., Louis Cato, Langhorne Slim, Neal Francis, Mikaela Davis, Eric Krasno, Maggie Rose, Circles Around the Sun, the Benevento/Russo Duo, Celisse, and Eggy.

Jesse is also known for his work curating and producing tribute records and concerts. He was the executive producer of Bob Dylan in the 80s: Volume One, a critically acclaimed tribute to Dylan’s often-overlooked '80s output, featuring Built to Spill, Gene Ween & Slash, Glen Hansard, Reggie Watts, Lucius, Craig Finn (The Hold Steady), Deer Tick, and members of My Morning Jacket, Blitzen Trapper, and Widespread Panic. He also produced Sincerely, L. Cohen: A Live Celebration of Leonard Cohen, a concert tribute staged in Brooklyn shortly after Cohen’s passing. The lineup included Richard Thompson, Josh Ritter, Amy Helm, Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Cassandra Jenkins, Low Cut Connie, Will Sheff (Okkervil River), and Delicate Steve, among others. A live album of the performance was released shortly thereafter.

Jesse graduated from NYU’s Clive Davis Institute with a BFA in Recorded Music. His work as a producer and engineer has been recognized in Tape Op, Mix, and Sound on Sound magazines.

As a DJ and music curator, Jesse performs under the name Uncle Jesse, spinning deep cuts of funk, soul, disco, reggae, and classic rock at venues and festivals across the country. He has performed at Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, Newport Jazz, the Brooklyn Bowl, and Phish’s destination event in Mexico. He’s opened for George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic and Vulfpeck, and has curated music for restaurants, fashion shows, and film premieres.

Jesse lives in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan and is the sole proprietor of Good Fast Cheap Productions Inc.