You may not recognize his name, but you’ve heard and seen Jacques Brautbar’s work on televison, in magazines, on the radio and on the big screen. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Jacques began his music career at the age of 15. As a founder, guitar player, arranger and songwriter for Sony Recording artist, Phantomplanet, Jacques collaborated on the band’s three singles, "California", "Lonely Day" and "Big Brat." These songs soon found an audience on MTV, international radio and movies. “California” became the theme song to the hit show The O.C. Jacques has worked closely with songwriters Jimmy Harry, Adam Schlesinger and John Farrar along with producers Mitchell Froom, David Fridmann and Peter Asher during his ten year tenure in the band. Working with these high caliber artists gave Jacques a hands on learning opportunity to learn the craft and discipline of writing music not often found in schools.
Jacques left Phantomplanet in 2004 and has been working as a photographer, songwriter and composer. Jacques’ first professional experience as a photographer was at the 2004 Coachella festival where he was able to shoot bands such as Radiohead, The Pixies and The Flaming Lips. Jacques hit the ground running shooting for Spin, Nylon and High Times magazines soon after.
As a performer, Jacques performed with Beck, OKgo, The Pharcyde and Jack's Mannequin. As a songwriter Jacques has collaborated with Joe Brooks, whose song "Getting Away" was featured on radio Disney, and with Brie Larson, whose song "Coming Around" was featured in the film Hoot. The song was the lead single off of the film's soundtrack.
As a composer, Jacques has written scores to several student shorts and one full length documentary. The documentary, Who is Bill Beall, was an official selection at the philadelphia film festival in 2007. Jacques is currently composing the score to Without A Home, a full length documentary focused on the conditions of the homeless in downtown Los Angeles and the gentrification of skid row. Jacques’ music can also be heard on television. As a writer for HUM, Serpent and Spank music houses, he has the opportunity to compose for the biggest names on the market: McDonald’s, Sears, Lexus and the NHL just to name a few. Jacques’ music can also be heard on KCRW. His music is in regular rotation on Chris Douridas' show New Ground. |
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