Jay Collie

Background

About Jay Collie

Jay Collie has been performing & composing since the age of 7. Jay studied Theatre & Music at Wollongong University graduating in 1995 & signed a world wide publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing in Since then Jay has continued to perform & his writing catalogue includes co-writes with artists both in Australia and the U.S. As well as composing for film & television his repertoire also includes pop, rock, country, classical and children’s music. As a member of the corporate opera ensemble 'The 3 Waiters' Jay has performed more than 500 shows in China, the UK, Bali, Australia and New Zealand. Jay is also the Musical Director of the international string ensemble 'The String Angles' which has teams based and working full time in Australia the UK & the U.S. Jay's band 'Jonah's Road' are 6 time finalists of the International Songwriting Competition, winners of the U.S Independent Music Awards for Best Country Album in 2006 & U.S Independent Music Awards Peoples Choice Award in 2008 & in the last 4 years have toured with and supported Tim McGraw, Jon English & the legendary Suzy Quatro, among others. Jay also enjoys Producing at his new recording and production facility BellBird Studios. As well as composing & recording the theme for the Today Show on Channel 9 Jay has also been the Musical Director for the DVD releases of the holiday & travel show Getaway for Sony Music, & the children’s shows New MacDonald's Farm for Channel 9, Toybox & Pipsqueaks for Channel 7 & the theme for Wild Life Warriors for Channel 10. Jay has also lectured in Songwriting at Miller T.A.F.E as part of their Modern Music Production Course.