With accolades from Earmilk, Medium, Indie Shuffle and many more, Jay Pray aka Justin Romanos has released his debut solo full-length effort earlier this month. The album is an honest, personal window into his world. Gripping album single "I'd Go Anywhere (Do Anything)" has found a massive audience online and continues to grow with more than 50K streams to date. London, Canada's Inukshuk put his unique touch on the track to create the "I'd Go Anywhere (Do Anything) (Inukshuk Remix)" which premiered with Earbuddy. Self-Titled Debut LP Out Now + Streaming In Full!
Inukshuk reflects, "I was a huge fan of Jay Pray's original take on "I'd Go Anywhere", his voice captured that classic indie sound and he laid down a really solid hook for the chorus which was the initial draw for me. When I began working on the remix, everything came together in a really organic way. I didn't go in with any intention other than to help augment the components that were already there, which I think played a bit part in the way my rendition developed."
Romanos learned how to make music growing up in rural Connecticut, both by playing and by recording in his own makeshift home studio. During college at Drexel University's Music
Industry Program, he found a home with likeminded peers, and gained the nickname, "J Pre?." He honed his craft by continuously writing, and spent much of his time in the close knit Philadelphia basement community, where he fronted the indie rock band SHMNS. After graduating college in 2014, he moved back to Woodbury, CT to regroup, refocus, and reinvent himself as a musician. He spent the last two years writing and recording songs for this album as well as many, many others that may never see the light of day.
The award-winning heartbreaking short-film for Jay Pray album cut "Smile" won "Best Music Video" at Silver Sound Showdown Festival, "Best Cinematography" + "Best Editing" at
Freedom Shorts XVI
Festival and was accepted to Pasadena International Film Festival.
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