Jay Denton

"The Future's Not Looking Back" out now... I was born in Texas, went to college and worked in Los Angeles for years, and am now based in Nashville, TN and Atlanta, GA, where I write and produce songs for a crew of really great artists. I started singing originally because in high school I thought the lead singer of my 3 person band wasn't "singing it right", but over time I've found that the songs I release as an artist are the ones that are my story to tell and don't fit any of the more talented singers I work with. My first love with music is writing songs. Now whether it's me on the mic or writing for another, I have a deep belief in the power of music both to tell stories and more so, to shape our own - and for better or worse I've lived out elements of every song I write. My career started moving when my music started placing regularly in film and tv, where I've been lucky to have thousands of placements that you've probably heard without knowing it, but the projects I'm most proud of are the songs that terrify me to write but I do it anyways, and projects like the ENDURE: For Home album I recorded with an incredible group of Syrian refugees in Beirut, Lebanon. The next project is in process with US military veterans. I believe on the other side of adversity are incredible things, if we're willing to endure them, and I come alive seeing how music can help us catch a glimpse of that other side and help strengthen us to get there. JD