Jazza

Josiah Alan Brooks (born 20 April 1989), JazzaStudios, where he releases animated shorts; JosiahBrooksMusic, for his original music videos. His biggest influence was Christopher Hart, an artist who authors many how-to-draw books. He joined other YouTubers in Los Angeles to work at YouTube Space and produced a series of short films titled The Tale Teller, which was a three-part mini-documentary that follows "an old man who enters a city with nothing to his name but the stories he has spent his life gathering, which he wishes to pass on before he dies." He published the book Draw With Jazza – Creating Characters: Fun and Easy Guide to Drawing Cartoons and Comics.

Brooks regularly attends conventions including PAX, VidCon Australia, and Comic-Con.

Personal life Brooks was raised in a Latter-day Saint family, but is now an atheist.

Brooks was born as the fifth of six children.

Brooks met his wife Kate while she was performing as Fantine in a local production of Les Misérables where he was a stagehand. They married in July 2014 and have two children together: a son born in 2015 and a daughter born in 2018. On 31 July 2026, Brooks announced that his wife had been diagnosed with breast cancer and had started chemotherapy.

Books Draw With Jazza – Creating Characters: Fun and Easy Guide to Drawing Cartoons and Comics (Impact Books, 2016) The Ascendants (Threadweavers) (QPI Media Pty. Ltd., 2025)

Other works Jazza's Arty Games – phone and computer application Stand out and make money on YouTube! – online course on Skillshare Jazza's Coloring eBook! – digital coloring book (2017) Jazza's Pro-Brush Collection and Illustration guide (2022)