Jay Brannan

Jay Brannan was born in Texas and briefly went to college in Ohio, but moved to California to become an actor. Brannan starred in the 2006 movie Shortbus, and contributed one of his songs in its soundtrack, "Soda Shop" was the highest selling song on the film's soundtrack album (released by Bright Eyes' Team Love Records). From there, Brannan released a string of albums, all of which topped the iTunes Singer/Songwriter & Billboard Heatseekers charts: goddamned, produced by Will Golden (Meiko, Michelle Branch); In Living Cover, a collection of 2 originals & 7 covers, recorded from a bedroom in his friend Drew Brody's Brooklyn apartment; and Rob Me Blind, produced by the legendary David Kahne (Regina Spektor, The Bangles, Paul McCartney, Kelly Clarkson, Lana Del Rey, etc.). He continues to release new music and tour the world performing.