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'', ''

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'', and '' Suburgatory''. He has won multiple

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s and been nominated for an

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Career

Faber was raised in New York City, where he attended

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, and later continued his music education at

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...

, studying jazz arranging and composition. He is half of the production team Urban Legend, with partner

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, and founded the label "Blind Lemon Music". Faber resides and is established working in Los Angeles. 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, which was performed by Macy Gray. Faber's forays into Latin music have led to him scoring the Fox pilot “Ernesto” starring

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

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on the viral web series, "Voto Latino". Faber contributed music to the film ''The Long Shots'' starring

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, featuring its song Faber co-wrote and produced, performed by

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and Sy Smith.

Credits

Television

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

Film

Video games

Discography

References

External links

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Jared Faber: Songwriter • Composer • Producer • Musician

{{DEFAULTSORT:Faber, Jared Living people American male composers Animation composers 21st-century American composers Musicians from Los Angeles Berklee College of Music alumni Musicians from New York City Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American male musicians