Cait Brennan was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and raised by her great-grandmother, a Thoroughbred horse racing seamstress.
15 Facts About Cait Brennan
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Cait Brennan began writing songs as a child; lacking in musical training, she sang songs into a simple cassette recorder, and eventually began her performance career while beginning a gender transition in her teens.
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In 2009, reflecting on her work from the 1990s, Curve declared that Cait Brennan "almost became the first great transgender rock star".
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Perdomo and Cait Brennan met as fellow artists on the International Pop Overthrow festival in 2012, and quickly became friends; Cait Brennan appears in Perdomo's "Smile" music video.
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Cait Brennan funded the initial production of the album through Kickstarter and exceeded her funding goal in just 69 hours.
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Cait Brennan has made a glimmering record full of heart and hope and harmony.
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Cait Brennan co-produced demos for Sire in Los Angeles with Perdomo and producer Andy Paley, with guests including James King of Fitz and the Tantrums, but Sire ultimately declined to sign Cait Brennan.
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The remainder of the tour was canceled, and during her hospital stay and subsequent recovery, Cait Brennan drastically revised the finished Jinx masters and wrote a number of new songs.
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The resulting album, Introducing The Breakdown According To Cait Brennan, was originally slated for release on Brennan's own Black Market Glamour label, but Brennan ultimately shelved the album for a later date, opting to record an entirely new third album instead, citing both the upheaval in her own life and the uncertainty and change following the 2016 Presidential Election.
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Cait Brennan co-wrote the screenplay for the romantic comedy "Love or Whatever", directed by Rosser Goodman, which made its world premiere at the 2012 Frameline Film Festival.
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Cait Brennan was honored with the Outfest Screenwriting Lab Fellowship in 2007 for her comic homage to 1980s John Hughes films, "Dramatis Personae".
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In 2014, Cait Brennan co-wrote the Alzheimer's-focused short "Policy of Truth", directed by Nick Demos.
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In late 2013, Cait Brennan was diagnosed with young onset Parkinson's disease, and has cited that diagnosis as ongoing motivation for the burst of creative activity that has followed.
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Cait Brennan's illness has not significantly impacted her ability to record or tour; she pursues an intensive physical and voice therapy regimen to maintain her ability to perform.
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Cait Brennan is bisexual and an advocate for LGBT rights, especially for the transgender community.