Courtney Jaye

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Courtney Jaye is an American singer. In 2005, she released her first album, Traveling Light. She has also released "Can't Behave," from that album, as a single; this song also appears in the soundtrack for the movie Aquamarine OST. Playboy.com, in their "Woman on the Verge" series, interviewed her and discussed some of her music.

The internet radio station KGRL featured her as their “Flower-Powered Artist” for July of 2006,^[1] and as of late September 2006, continues to play her songs in their line-up.^[2] A revamp of Courtney's page over at KGRL was posted in December 2006, which includes an exclusive interview, EP Review of 'Til It Bleeds, and an on-demand video stream of the full Club 20/20 performance last August 2006.

1 Biography
2 Influences
3 Discography
4 Soundtracks
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Biography

Courtney Jaye was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, but spent her formative years in Atlanta. It was here that she found her first musical influences (in the form of The Grateful Dead) and here that she wrote her first song, in response to a friend's death. On graduation from high school, she moved to Flagstaff, Arizona, where she worked as an accupunturist and joined her first band.

Jaye left Arizona with a one-way ticket to Kauai, Hawaii, intending to stay for a month or two; she stayed for a year, surfing, soaking up the island's musical style, and writing songs.

Jaye's next stop was Athens, Georgia, where she continued to refine her musical style, and fell in love. This relationship took her to Austin, Texas, but ultimately ended there, providing Jaye with a personally difficult time, but also rich material for song-writing.

Jaye moved to Los Angeles, California, where she continued to develop her musical capabilities and, with co-writer Gala, put together "Lose My Head." The success of this song led to additional collaborations, the results of which impressed executives at Island enough that they put her into the studio to cut her first album: Traveling Light, which was released in 2005.^[3]

[edit] Influences

Jaye started songwriting as a response to a friend's death. She found catharsis in doing so, and much of her music continues to reflect the events in her life.^[4]

Jaye's early musical influence was in the form of The Grateful Dead, whom she followed in high school. Later influences include The Beatles, Neil Young, Chris Isaak, and the Brazillian artists Astrud and Bebel Gilberto. Influences from her time on Kauai, Hawaii are also evident in some of her work. ^[5]

[edit] Discography

Album information
Traveling Light Released: 2005 (US) Peak Positions: RIAA Certification: Label: Island Records Official Singles: 2005: "Can't Behave"

[edit] Soundtracks

2006 Aquamarine OST - with "Can't Behave"
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County episode 3.2: "Who Wants to Date a Rockstar" - with "Mental"
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County episode 3.10: "It's, Like, Break-Up Season" - with "Are You With Me"