Jess Gulbranson is an American author, musician, and visual artist. Describes himself as a "Renaissance Jerk", and has dabbled as well in poetry and acting. Performs critical duties at Crappy Indie Music: The Blog, where he has interviewed such cool people as Meshell Ndegeocello, Mike Kirkland, David J, Tony Levin, and visual artist Marshall Arisman. He has written/published the following works: