Jacques Brautbar

Jacques Brautbar (born March 14, 1979) is an American composer, musician, and photographer, formerly of rock band Phantom Planet.

Biography Brautbar was born in Los Angeles on March 14, 1979. He began his career in music as founder, guitarist, arranger, and songwriter for Phantom Planet. While a full-time band member, he collaborated on three singles: "Lonely Day," "Big Brat," and "California" which was the theme song to the show The O.C. He also accompanied the band on their American, European, and World tours, as well as their frequent television performances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and Late Show with David Letterman. He left the band in 2004.

After years with Phantom Planet, he signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Publishing, penning and producing hundreds of songs— from hip-hop to pop to country— alongside such talents as Julia Michaels and Rachel Platten, and landing dozens of high-profile syncs for companies like NBC, Ferrero Rocher, and Apple.

In 2012, he co-produced and co-wrote the album Beneath The Noise for Jasmine Ash with former Phantom Planet bandmate Sam Farrar.

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Without a Home (2009) Random Acts of Violence (2013) Suitable (2017) The Fringes (2018) Ravage (2019) Kings of Beer (2019) Team Marco (2019) For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close (2020) Wicked Games (2021) Supercool (2021) Phobias (2021) Black as Night (2021) Lovely Jackson (2022) It Ain't Over (2022) Give Me an A (2022) Devil's Workshop (2022) A Rose for Her Grave: The Randy Roth Story (2023) Thine Ears Shall Bleed (2023) Skywalkers: A Love Story (2024) How to Come Alive With Norman Mailer (2024) Bob Trevino Likes It (2024) The Astronaut (2025) The Big Cheese (2025) Stop! That! Train! (2026)