Jesse Pimenta is a designer and creative technologist with over a decade of experience building tools, platforms, and visual systems that bridge culture and software. He specializes in product design, UI/UX, creative direction, and prototyping — with a strong track record of launching products from zero to one in fast-moving environments.
He most recently led product design at Catalog, a next-gen music platform where he defined core artist and label flows, onboarding, social features, and financial flows for users. He’s also designed for companies like Context and Foundation, and built viral tools like campseek.fm and dubplate.club, a browser-based video generator for music promotion.
Currently based in Brooklyn, Jesse runs Dance Data, an independent record label and fanzine archiving underground music culture.
Select clients and collaborators include:
Apple, Beats by Dre, Adidas, Porsche Design, Boiler Room, NTS Radio, Red Bull Music Academy, Warp Records, Obey, yU+co, Zhao Dai Club, Fourth World Festival, Sid Lee, and more.
Press & Media
→ Featured in Figma's 2025 Config Zine (2025)
→ https://www.figma.com/blog/figma-zines-diy/ (2025)
→ https://www.aqnb.com/2018/08/02/immortalize-your-club-memories-private-selection-florian-kupfer-on-the-value-of-paper-party-flyers-seizing-the-means-of-promotion/ (2018)