Jesse Mank is a Buffalo-born visual artist and multi-instrumentalist who has been stealthily producing esoteric art-pop under the nom de plume Hussalonia since 1997. After two years as a fine arts major at the University at Buffalo, he transferred to Buffalo State College where he earned a BS in secondary English education and an MA in English, going on to teach high school English in Buffalo for eight years. An avid reader and record collector, Jesse resides with his wife, author/poet Janet McNally, and his three young daughters.