Say Jay Hynes

Born to parents Gordon and Debbie Hynes, Say Jay is the oldest of 6 children. Her music teacher mother started her on Violin and Piano at a very young age, and all of the Hynes children play piano and at least one string instrument. She was born in Salt Lake City Utah, spent a couple of her early years of life in Canton Michigan, grew up in Bellevue Washington, and completed her last year and a half of high school in Boise Idaho. She began acting in elementary school plays, which developed her taste for and love of acting and theater. She continued performing through middle and high school, and then into college where she completed her Bachelor of Arts at The College of Idaho, having studied Music, Acting, and Psychology. Say Jay began working as an entertainment performer for Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida during her college years as a summer job, and came back to the company as a full time cast member upon graduation. During that time she also began working in the entertainment departments at Sea World in Orlando, and Universal Studios Orlando. Say Jay moved to Los Angeles California to pursue a performing career in 2012. She has played violin/fiddle, guitar, piano/keys, and sung for several local bands and musicians, both in concert and in studio recordings. She performs during the holidays at Universal Studios Hollywood, and works with several variety entertainment companies in the area. She teachers music out of her own studio and has many students ranging in age from 3 to 63. Say Jay has collaborated on many entertainment art projects, including some in the magic community, which she fell in love with through her work at the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood.