Jamie Riani

Bitter Jester Music Festival Judge

Jamie Riani is the President and Co-Owner of Leo Graphics Chicago and Co-Owner of Music Graphics Chicago along with BJMF Judge Deb Sonzo.

Music Graphics Chicago is the only Chicagoland printer of vinyl album jackets as well as any and all other music packaging and stage or festival signage and advertising that performers might want.

“If there is a band in Chicago on the way up... they go thru us!”

Jamie is the guitarist and composer for 13-Monsters (a top draw original hard rock band in Chicago), the guitarist and composer for The Sky Ghosts (an elctro-accoustic original music group), and a solo artist known as “Goalie” (playing psych rock).

He is also the Co-Host of the Donkey Banana Show podcast, a semi-professional angler and fishing destination representative (Ontario, CA).

“As an owner of one of Chicago's entertainment based businesses, as well as being in one of Chicago's prominent original rock bands, I feel it is increasingly more important to help the up-and-coming artists in any way we can.”

- Jamie Riani

Jamie is also a hockey dad to Leo Riani at the Center for The Chicago Crush USPHL Junior hockey team. He is excited to throw in as a judge for Bitter Jester in 2024!