-Tom Dobrzanski - keys + BGs
(borrowed from The Zolas)
-Winston - rhythm guitar + BGs
(borrowed from Winston)
-Robbie Tornroos - lead guitar
(borrowed from Elias)
-Peter Carruthers - bass
(borrowed from Said the Whale)
-Adam Smith - drums
(borrowed from Adaline)
Guest Member: Adrian Glynn - guitar + vocals + harmonica
Nat's most recent video blog. December 20, 2009. "Heartbreak World" A Day in the Bunker with Nat Jay and producer Winston Hauschild. Lyrics on Nat's blog! More available at www.youtube.com/officialnatjay.
Nat Jay Bio Nat Jay took her first steps in her parents’ music school and continues to land on her feet in the world of music today. With songs placed on MTV’s The City, ABC’s Men In Trees, CBC’s Heartland and more to come, Nat Jay’s fan base is growing exponentially with every day. In a short time, she has found herself a showcasing artist at NXNE, a featured songwriter at the Vancouver Folk Festival, and a guest on CBC Radio 2’s “Canada Live.” An advocate of her local music industry, she is a member of the Music BC Industry Association Board of Directors and a part of the West Coast's newest buzz group, The Prettiest Face In Town, a collaboration of four of Vancouver's top emerging songwriters.
After studying music at the University of British Columbia as a flautist and vocalist, Nat Jay put her education to use as a promising singer/songwriter in North America’s musical landscape. Since releasing her debut EP, Lights Across the Sky, to a sold out room at Vancouver’s Media Club, she has been compared with powerful performers like Joni Mitchell, Patsy Cline, Alanis Morissette, and the Dixie Chicks. She has also shared the stage with such esteemed songwriters as Canada's own Justin Rutledge and Dan Mangan, NYC’s Jay Brannan, and Australia's Angus & Julia Stone. Nat Jay's compelling and highly accomplished vocal delivery will certainly turn heads in a noisy club, but it is her emotive songwriting ability that will steal the hearts of each and every audience member.
Earlier this year, when "Love When I Can" appeared in the final moments of MTV’s hit show,The City, Nat Jay received an overwhelming response from new fans around the world, gaining over 30,000 plays on Myspace in the weeks following.
“I grew up surrounded by music of all kinds—it made such an impression on me as a child and has been such a big part of my life ever since, so there’s nothing better than when someone tells me that my music has made an impression on THEM,” says Jay, who has spent 2009 sharing her music with fans around the continent from Vancouver to Los Angeles to Toronto to Austin. “I write what I see and feel in my own life and in the world around me, and I guess that’s what people relate to.”
Lights Across the Sky EP Now available on iTunes and CDBaby.com!
PRESS
"This six-song EP...presents tunes as diverse as they are well crafted. With a voice that often scratches the stratosphere, the comparisons to Joni Mitchell and Melanie are as fleeting as they are immediate. Each track offers a pop-wise arrangement, while simultaneously melding genres. **** (4 out of 5 stars)" -TV Week
"Nat Jay’s CD is hard-wired with a yearning character and her voice and songs have that ageless quality that is magnetic and elusive. This is solid, soulful stuff." -Vernon Morning Star
"As soon as I heard Nat Jay’s EP, I knew this was something quite special...A name that I was previously unaware of, but now one that I am eager to hear more from." -Indie Launchpad
"The songs on Lights Across the Sky are perhaps best described as pop of the adult contemporary variety -- rather than the tween-friendly bubble gum variety or the club-banging dance variety. They are weighty, emotive and full-sounding tunes concerned with matters of love and personal reflection. Jay's voice on the recording is big and confident" -Vancouver Sun
"I don't know what it is about Canada, but they grow some absolutely amazing singer-songwriters and Nat Jay can go toe-to-toe with the best of them." -iTunes Review
Hi Nat I discovered you, I'm sure, through my researching artists I have found on my space. If I find someone's creativity that I like then I take the opportunity to discover people they are friends with or fans of. I am new to the music scene again after a long time away. I am singing and songwriting and getting ready to see if I can get some traction out there...myspace has been an excellent tool to help me with this. I look forward to hearing more and sending out more music myself.
My Dear Nat Jay, I want you to know that your music and your songs are my passion. I am addicted to Nat Jay. There is something that pulls me towards them. Keep it up Nat Jay. Do PS:Follow Me Twitter at http://twitter.com/iaent
Hello, Nat. Thank you very much for accepting me as a friend. It is a pleasure being part of your lMyspace. Congratualtions for your very, very beautiful music. Strong, soft and fluent music. Keep up your art. Happienss. All the best. Good wishes from Brazil.
I have finally hit the road on a busking tour to raise money for War Child, Coast-to-coast – 50 cities – ALL PROCEEDS TO WARCHILD. Why? 66% of all war victims are CHILDREN. Shocked like me? War Child helps these children that have been affected by war. Check out the new blog – the whole story is up there. Love to have you be a part of it.
You’ll find a Blog, Tour page and a Bio page. I’ll be blogging daily from the road.
hey! I feel like we've met already, but i'm not sure, probably just the Vancouver scene... anyway saw that you're doing those busking gigs with Liam - he's a great buddy of mine, have fun. What a great idea that is.. you guys should be proud. see you around KC
Ciao,Nat , thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot,and stupendous voice. compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis I feel great admiration for you, talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy..and good week end neal
Definitely from Jay's chat. I only recently got a myspace 'cause it makes keeping updated on a lot of my favourite artists (you included :P) much easier.
So glad it's finally summer, but I'm not a huge fan of the humidity here. How are things in BC?
