Jesse Landis-Eigsti is a Pittsburgh transplant, originally from Lakewood, Colorado. He graduated from Goshen College with a degree in music composition in 2009, and moved to Pittsburgh a year later. There, he worked as a tutor, church musician, and accompanist. He taught at the Waldorf School of Pittsburgh from 2010-2014.

In the summer 2014, Jesse started working at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in the Labs @CLP program. The Labs strives to provide a environment for teenagers to pursue their creative passions and Jesse enjoys helping the teens in the community develop their skills and discover their interests. In his free time, Jesse likes writing, reading comics, playing in a band, and spending time in the woods.