Jared Faber is an American musician, composer, producer and multi instrumentalist from Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

n descent. He grew up in New York City where he attended High School of Performing Arts

High School of Performing Arts

The High School of Performing Arts, more formally known as The School of Performing Arts: A Division of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, informally known as "PA", was a public alternative high school in New York, New York, USA that existed from 1948 through...

, and later continued his music education at Berklee College of Music

Berklee College of Music

Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...

, studying jazz arranging and composition.

Faber is primarily known as a composer for television and film. He was nominated for an Emmy Award

Emmy Award

An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...

 for his work on “Clifford’s Puppy Days”.

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 frequent collaborator Emily Kapnek

Emily Kapnek

Emily Kapnek is an actress, television producer and three time Emmy Award nominated writer. She created the animated program As Told by Ginger and executive produced the short-lived television series Emily's Reasons Why Not...

, which was performed by Macy Gray

Macy Gray

Macy Gray is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress, famed for her distinctive raspy voice, and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday and Betty Davis.Gray has released five studio albums, with her fifth studio album, The Sellout,...

. Kapnek and Faber also composed the theme song for “As Told by Ginger

As Told by Ginger

As Told by Ginger is an American teen drama animated series that was produced by Klasky-Csupo and aired on Nickelodeon from 2000 to 2009. The series focuses on a middle schooler Ginger Foutley who, with her friends, tries to become more than a social geek. There are many subplots that focus on...

” and “Clifford’s Puppy Days”.

Often credited as J-Radical, Faber is half of the production team Urban Legend with partner Kool Kojak

Kool Kojak

Allan Grigg, also known as Kool Kojak, is a Brazilian-American songwriter, producer and artist notable for co-writing and co-producing Flo Rida’s #1 Billboard hit single “Right Round”...

. Their first record “Tranquilidad Cubana” was partially recorded in Havana and has been featured on numerous TV shows including Dexter (Showtime), Cane (NBC). Also he is the founder of the label "Blind Lemon Music".

Faber’s forays into Latin music have led to him scoring the Fox pilot “Ernesto” starring Wilmer Valderrama

Wilmer Valderrama

Wilmer Eduardo Valderrama is an American actor and television personality, known for the role of Fez in the sitcom That '70s Show, hosting the MTV series Yo Momma, and voicing the character of Manny in the children's show Handy Manny.-Early life:Valderrama was born in Miami, Florida the son of...

, which had a decidedly Mexican style as well as collaborating with Wilmer and Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson

Rosario Isabel Dawson is an American actress, singer, and writer. She has appeared in films such as Kids, Men in Black II, 25th Hour, Sin City, Clerks II, Rent, Death Proof, The Rundown, Eagle Eye, Alexander, Seven Pounds, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Unstoppable.-Early...

 on the viral web series, “Voto Latino”.

Faber contributed music to the film The Long Shots starring Ice Cube

Ice Cube

O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...

. The film also featured a song Faber co-wrote and produced, performed by Chris Pierce

Chris Pierce

-Early life:Chris Pierce is a soul singer and songwriter born in California. As a boy, he pursued acting and singing in local theater presentations, and appearing on notable television shows....

 and Sy Smith

Sy Smith

Sy Olivia Smith is an American Emmy nominated singer-songwriter. Born in New York, New York, Smith rose to fame in the late 1990s when she signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records. Smith released her first studio album Psykosoul in 2000, which spawned the singles "Gladly" and "Good N...

.

Faber resides and is established working in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

.

Television

Title	Role	Producer	Network
Suburgatory	Composer	Warner Brothers	ABC
The Mr. Men Show The Mr. Men Show The Mr. Men Show is an animated television series based on the original Mr. Men and Little Miss books created in the 1970s, 80s and 90s by British author Roger Hargreaves and his son Adam Hargreaves. Adapted from the published source material into a television variety program, The Mr...	Score & Theme Song Composer	Renegade	Cartoon Network
Ernesto	Score Composer	20th Century FOX	FOX
Friday: The Animated Series Friday: The Animated Series Friday: The Animated Series was an animated television series based on the Friday film series. The show is directed by Kevin Lofton and is co-produced and co-distributed by New Line Television, a subsidiary of New Line Cinema , MTV2, and Ice Cube's Cubevision...	Score Composer	CubeVision	MTV
Emily's Reasons Why Not Emily's Reasons Why Not Emily's Reasons Why Not is a television series starring Heather Graham. The show, which was based on the novel of the same name, was canceled by its broadcaster, ABC, after airing one episode on January 9, 2006.-Premise:...	Score & Theme Song Composer	Sony/Pariah	ABC
Dexter	Featured Music	Showtime	CBS/Showtime
Indie 101	Featured Music	MTV	MTV3
Being Bobby Brown	Composer	B2 Productions	Bravo
As Told by Ginger As Told by Ginger As Told by Ginger is an American teen drama animated series that was produced by Klasky-Csupo and aired on Nickelodeon from 2000 to 2009. The series focuses on a middle schooler Ginger Foutley who, with her friends, tries to become more than a social geek. There are many subplots that focus on...	Score & Theme Song Composer	Klasky Csupo	Nickelodeon
Nip/Tuck	Featured Music	FX	FX
High School Stories	Featured music	MTV	MTV
*Clifford's Puppy Days*	Score and theme song composer	Scholastic Entertainment	PBS
Kenny the Shark	Theme Song Producer & Score Composer	Discovery Kids	NBC
Bear in The Big Blue House	Score Composer	Jim Henson Productions	Disney Channel
Taina	Additional Music	Derado Ent.	Nickelodeon
Sheep in the City	Additional Music	Curious Pictures	Cartoon Network
Oobi	Theme Song Producer & Score Composer	Little Airplane Prod.	Noggin
Garage Boy	Theme Song Producer & Score Composer	Nickelodeon Kablam!	Nickelodeon
Leold	Score Composer	Olive Jar Animation	N/A
Goldie and Boy Koi	Theme Song & Score Composer	Nickelodeon Creative Lab	Nickelodeon
I am Poem	Score Composer	Nickelodeon Creative Lab	Nickelodeon

• * 2006 Emmy nomination for excellence in music composition-direction

Film

Title	Role	Director	Studio/Production Co.
Mardi Gras	Composer	Phil Dornfeld	Sony Pictures / Screen Gems
The Long Shots	Additional Music	Fred Durst	Dimension / MGM
The Legend of Frosty the Snowman	Score Composer	Gregg Sullivan	Classic Media
Holly Hobby	Song & Score Composer	Mario Piluso	Nick Features
Catch That Kid	Music Featured	Bart Freundlich	20th Century Fox
Drop Back 10	Score Composer	Stacy Cochran	Independent
Elefun	Score/Song Composer	Darrell Van Citters	Renegade Animation
Bartok the Magnificent	Music Production Supervisor	Don Bluth	20th Century Fox
Lamb to the Slaughter	Score Composer	Nicole Barnett	Independent
Amazing Me	Score Composer	Chris Linn	Stand Back Productions

DISCOGRAPHY

Title/Artist	Role	Label
Urban Legend (artist) Urban Legend (artist) Urban Legend is a Latin-american production team duo consisting of J-Radical & Kool Kojak.Their first CD “Tranquilidad Cubana”, was released in 2006, it earned them 4 top 5 singles on the CMJ world charts....  - Tranquilidad Cubana	Writer/Producer	Blind Lemon Music
La Bruja - For Witch it Stands	Writer/Producer	1830 Records
2007 LAMC Compilation (Latin Alternative Music Conf.)	Writer/Producer	Nacional Records
Holmes - Stop Go	Guitar/Bass	GG
Queer Eye 4 the Straight Guy Premium Compilation	Writer/Producer	Sugo
Monte La Rue Deluxe 2 - Various Artists	Writer/Producer	United
Café Samba - Various Artists	Writer/Producer	Varese Records
Brazil Remixed - Various Artists	Writer/Producer	Groove Gravy Records
Hot Melodi - NuJazz Lounge Vol. 1	Writer/Producer	EQ Music
Masterworks Reworked - Various Artisrs	Writer/Producer	Groove Gravy Records
Nu Jazz Sessions (vol. 1 & 2) - Various Artists	Writer/Producer	Groove Gravy Records
Chill Pil (vol. 1 & 2) - Various Artists	Writer/Producer	Groove Gravy Records
Tao of Groove - Fresh Goods	Guitar/Bass	Groove Gravy Records
Freedom Bremner - House of Freedom	Producer	N/A
Depression Blues - Various Artists	Writer/Producer/Guitar	Delta Music
Funky Little Christmas	Guitar	Delta Music
Soundtrack to Pink Panther's Passport to Peril	Writer/Producer/Guitar/Keyboards	Laser Light
Michael Gaylord - History Remembers	Guitar	Independent
Marti Jones - My Tidy Doily Dream	Writer	Dixon Archival
Jazz Delicious - Various Artists	Writer/Producer	S2S
El Condor Pasa	Guitar	Dimelo! Records
Best of Nick Tunes - Various Artists	Writer/Producer	Rhino Records

VIDEO GAME CREDITS

Title	Role	Developer	Distributor
The Pink Panther's Passport to Peril	Song and Score Composer	Wanderlust Interactive	BMG Interactive
The Pink Panther in Hokus Pokus	Song and Score Composer	Pink Wanderlust Interactive	BMG Interactive
The Magic School Bus Explores the Human Body	Composer and Sound Designer	Music Pen/Scholastic	Microsoft
Wiggins in Storyland	Song and Score Composer	Music Pen	Virgin Interactive
Lenny's Time Machine	Composer and Sound Designer	Music Pen	Viacom Interactive
Lenny's Multimedia Circus	Song and Score Composer	Music Pen	Viacom Interactive
Coolsville	Song and Score Composer	Music Pen	MediaVision

External links

• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0264492/
• http://www.blindlemonmusic.com/
• http://www.fandango.com/jaredfaber/filmography/p461649