Jay Brannan

Jay Brannan
Jay Brannan
Born	Jay Brannan
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, actor
Years active	2006 - Current
Website	http://jaybrannan.com/

Jay Brannan is an American singer/songwriter and actor.

He was born in Canada but grew up mostly in Houston, Texas and later attended the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati for two semesters. He then moved to California and after three years moved to Manhattan, New York. Moving to Los Angeles, California, Brannan won a part in John Cameron Mitchell's film Shortbus after sending in an audition tape.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

In Shortbus, Brannan plays a character named Ceth. Brannan performs one of his own songs in the movie.^[5] He subsequently appeared in the film Holding Trevor.

In March 2007, Brannan put up four of his songs for sale on Myspace. His EP is also for sale via download only on various online digital music retailers.

Brannan's first full length album "Goddamned", produced by Will Golden, is slated for release on Itunes July 1st, 2008; the hard copy, available through his own label Great Depression Records, ships on July 15th.^[6]

An outspoken advocate for victims of CFS ("Chronic Fatigue Syndrome"), he has received numerous awards from various charities for his tireless work on behalf of victims of the disease. In a tragic irony, he was recently diagnosed with CFS himself. Speaking candidly in an interview with Maury Pouvich about his diagnosis, he inspired fans and other victims with his positive attitude and his wise words, "I may be tired but I'll never tire in the fight against CFS".

Filmography

Shortbus (2006)
Holding Trevor (2007)

Sources

Hakim, Jamie (December 2006). "Get Shorty" attitude magazine. Cover story in British award winning gay lifestyle monthly magazine.
Ocean, Justin. Next Magazine (September 15, 2006, Issue 14.11). Cover story on Shortbus in the New York City gay lifestyle weekly magazine. Includes quotes from Brannan.
Angelo, Gregory T. and Ocean, Justin. Next Magazine (January 6, 2006, Issue 13.27). "Future Legends". Article in New York City gay lifestyle weekly magazine on Brannan.
Cincinnati Enquirer weekly CINWEEKLY, October 25, 2006.
A Terrifying Bio, JayBrannan.com.

References

^ Bernstein, Fred A. (2006-10-08). "Living Small, Thinking Large". The New York Times. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Article specifically about him, his apartment, music and Shortbus.
^ Henderson, Bob. (2007) Gay Times, July 2007. The leading gay magazine in UK. Music issue with article mostly on Brannan's music, but also memtions Shortbus.
^ Zoo Magazine (2007 # 14). Interview about his music and Shortbus.
^ Hoad, Phil. "Film: Jay Brannan" (December 2006, Vol. 2, Issue 4) Dazed & Confused. British style magazine with article on Brannan's role in Shortbus.
^ Bruni, Frank (September 24, 2006), "'Shortbus' Cast Didn't Study for This in Acting Class", New York Times, retrieved 2008-02-08 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) "“Shortbus” ... has sex scenes as graphic as those in a hard-core skin flick."
^ Visakowitz, Susan. "Billboard Bits: Trey Anastasio, Foxy Brown, Jay Brannan, Brendan Canning". Billboard. May 5, 2008.

External links

Official Website JayBrannan.com
Jay Brannan at IMDb
Template:Myspace
YouTube profile
Dailymotion profile
Xtra West (January 18, 2008). Vancouvers (Canada) Gay Newspaper. Article on Brannan.
""Could I have sex on film?" (Jay Brannan)". Advocate. 2006-10-24. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Cover story.

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[1] Bernstein, Fred A. (2006-10-08). "Living Small, Thinking Large". The New York Times. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Article specifically about him, his apartment, music and Shortbus.

[2] Henderson, Bob. (2007) Gay Times, July 2007. The leading gay magazine in UK. Music issue with article mostly on Brannan's music, but also memtions Shortbus.

[3] Zoo Magazine (2007 # 14). Interview about his music and Shortbus.

[4] Hoad, Phil. "Film: Jay Brannan" (December 2006, Vol. 2, Issue 4) Dazed & Confused. British style magazine with article on Brannan's role in Shortbus.

[nytimes-5] Bruni, Frank (September 24, 2006), "'Shortbus' Cast Didn't Study for This in Acting Class", New York Times, retrieved 2008-02-08 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) "“Shortbus” ... has sex scenes as graphic as those in a hard-core skin flick."

[6] Visakowitz, Susan. "Billboard Bits: Trey Anastasio, Foxy Brown, Jay Brannan, Brendan Canning". Billboard. May 5, 2008.

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