Jared Faber

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Jared Faber
Also known asJ-Radical
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, producer
Instrument(s)Guitar, keyboard, bass, vocals, drums
Years active1996–present
LabelsBlind Lemon Music
Website www.jaredfaber.com

Jared Faber (also known as J-Radical) is an American musician, composer, and producer who works primarily in television and film. He composed the theme songs for Oobi , As Told by Ginger , Emily's Reasons Why Not , and Suburgatory . [1] He has won multiple Grammy Awards and been nominated for an Emmy Award. [2] [3]

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Career

Faber was raised in New York City, where he attended High School of Performing Arts, and later continued his music education at Berklee College of Music, studying jazz arranging and composition. He is half of the production team Urban Legend, with partner Kool Kojak, [4] and founded the label "Blind Lemon Music". [5] Faber resides and is established working in Los Angeles.

Faber's first professional credits are the soundtracks for the adventure educational computer games The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril and The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink , with lyrics by Emily Kapnek, who also wrote the scripts for both games and would go on to frequently collaborate with him on their work in television.

Faber composed the music for the ABC show Emily's Reasons Why Not starring Heather Graham. In addition to the episodic scoring, Faber co-wrote the theme song with series creator Kapnek, which was performed by Macy Gray. Faber and Kapnek collaborated again for Kapnek's next ABC series Suburgatory, for which they wrote the theme song "Pleasant Nightmare", performed by Alih Jey.

Faber's forays into Latin music have led to him scoring the Fox pilot “Ernesto” starring Wilmer Valderrama, which had a decidedly Mexican style as well as collaborating with Wilmer and Rosario Dawson on the viral web series, "Voto Latino". [6]

Faber contributed music to the film The Long Shots starring Ice Cube, featuring its song Faber co-wrote and produced, performed by Chris Pierce and Sy Smith.

Credits

Television

TitleRoleProducerNetwork
Suburgatory Score and theme song composerWarner BrothersABC
Emily's Reasons Why Not Score and theme song composerSony/PariahABC
Oobi Score and theme song composer Little Airplane Productions Noggin
Nickelodeon
As Told by Ginger Score and theme song composerKlasky CsupoNickelodeon
Clifford's Puppy Days Score and theme song composerScholastic EntertainmentPBS
Kenny the Shark Score and theme song composer Discovery Kids NBC
Bear in the Big Blue House Score composer Jim Henson Productions Disney Channel
The Mr. Men Show Score composer Renegade Animation Cartoon Network
ErnestoScore composer20th Century FoxFOX
Friday: The Animated Series Score composerCubeVisionMTV
Being Bobby Brown [7] Score composerB2 ProductionsBravo
Garage BoyScore composer KaBlam! Nickelodeon
LeoldScore composerOlive Jar AnimationN/A
Goldie and Boy KoiScore composerNickelodeon Creative LabNickelodeon
I Am PoemScore composerNickelodeon Creative LabNickelodeon
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants Score composer DreamWorks Animation Netflix
CSI Miami Featured song CBS Productions CBS
DexterFeatured musicShowtimeCBS/Showtime
Indie 101Featured musicMTVMTV3
Nip/Tuck Featured musicFXFX
High School StoriesFeatured music MTV MTV
Taina Additional musicDorado Ent.Nickelodeon
Sheep in the Big City Additional musicCurious PicturesCartoon Network
The Tiny Chef Show Score composer Imagine Kids+Family
Tiny Chef Productions		Nickelodeon

Film

TitleRoleDirectorStudio/Production Co.
Mardi GrasComposerPhil DornfeldSony Pictures / Screen Gems
The Long ShotsAdditional musicFred DurstDimension / MGM
The Legend of Frosty the Snowman Score composerGregg SullivanClassic Media
Holly Hobbie and Friends Song and score composerMario PilusoNickelodeon
Catch That KidFeatured musicBart Freundlich 20th Century Fox
Drop Back 10 [8] Score ComposerStacy composerIndependent
Elefun & Friends: A Tangled TaleScore composerDarrell Van Citters Renegade Animation
Bartok the MagnificentMusic Production SupervisorDon Bluth20th Century Fox
Lamb to the SlaughterScore composerNicole BarnettIndependent
Amazing MeScore composerChris LinnStand Back Productions
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies Score composerPeter Rida Michail
Aaron Horvath 		Warner Bros.

Video games

TitleRoleDeveloperDistributor
The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril Song and Score ComposerWanderlust InteractiveBMG Interactive

(now known as Rockstar Games)

The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink Song and Score ComposerPink Wanderlust InteractiveBMG Interactive

(now known as Rockstar Games)

The Magic School Bus Explores the Human BodyComposer and Sound DesignerMusic Pen/ScholasticMicrosoft
Wiggins in StorylandSong and Score ComposerMusic PenVirgin Interactive
Lenny's Time MachineComposer and Sound DesignerMusic PenViacom Interactive
Lenny's Multimedia CircusSong and Score ComposerMusic PenViacom Interactive
Coolsville (Unreleased)Song and Score ComposerMusic PenMediaVision

Discography

Title/ArtistRoleLabel
Beto Cuevas – TransformaciónWriter/ProducerWarner Latino
Urban Legend – Tropical TechniquesWriter/ProducerBlind Lemon Music
Urban Legend – Tranquilidad CubanaWriter/ProducerBlind Lemon Music
La Bruja – For Witch it StandsWriter/Producer1830 Records
2007 LAMC Compilation (Latin Alternative Music Conf.)Writer/ProducerNacional Records
Holmes – Stop GoGuitar/BassGG
Queer Eye 4 the Straight Guy Premium CompilationWriter/ProducerSugo
Monte La Rue Deluxe 2 – Various ArtistsWriter/ProducerUnited
Café Samba – Various ArtistsWriter/ProducerVarese Records
Brazil Remixed – Various ArtistsWriter/ProducerGroove Gravy Records
Hot Melodi – NuJazz Lounge Vol. 1Writer/ProducerEQ Music
Masterworks Reworked – Various ArtistsWriter/ProducerGroove Gravy Records
Nu Jazz Sessions (vol. 1 & 2) – Various ArtistsWriter/ProducerGroove Gravy Records
Chill Pil (vol. 1 & 2) – Various ArtistsWriter/ProducerGroove Gravy Records
Tao of Groove – Fresh GoodsGuitar/BassGroove Gravy Records
Freedom Bremner – House of FreedomProducerN/A
Depression Blues – Various ArtistsWriter/Producer/GuitarDelta Music
Roy Shakked: A Funky Little ChristmasGuitarDelta Music
Soundtrack to Pink Panther's Passport to Peril Writer/Producer/Guitar/KeyboardsLaser Light
Michael Gaylord – History RemembersGuitarIndependent
Marti Jones – My Tidy Doily DreamWriterDixon Archival
Jazz Delicious – Various ArtistsWriter/ProducerS2S
El Condor PasaGuitarDimelo! Records
Best of Nick Tunes – Various ArtistsWriter/ProducerRhino Records

References

  1. ↑ http://www.blindlemonmusic.com/press/PRESS%20-%20Not%20Just%20Kids%20Stuff%20-%20EMPIRE.pdf [ permanent dead link ]
  2. 1 2 "Variety.com - Emmy noms wide Eyed". www.variety.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ "About". Archived from the original on January 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Never Sweating the Technique: J-Radical and Kool Kojak Take Urban Legend Collabo to Next Level-This Time with a Tropical Swagger". December 16, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Blind Lemon Music".
  6. ↑ "Declare Yourself Goes Old 'Skool' and Gets Out the Vote with New Animated PSAs - Declare Yourself". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Being Bobby Brown Television show - Being Bobby Brown TV Show - Yahoo! TV". tv.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2007. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  8. ↑ http://web2.sundancechannel.com/festival/31-days-of-sundance/drop-back-ten [ permanent dead link ]
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