1. From 2004 to 2014, Tranter was the lead singer of Semi Precious Weapons, a rock band based in New York City.
15 Facts About Justin Tranter
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Justin Drew Tranter was born and grew up in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois.
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Justin Tranter says that they experienced bullying during their youth, which caused them to be transferred from the Lake Zurich public high school to the Chicago Academy for the Arts after a semester.
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Justin Tranter released their debut studio album Scratched in 2002 and followed it up with their second studio album Tear Me Together in 2004.
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In 2004, following the release of Tear Me Together, Justin Tranter formed the band Semi Precious Weapons in New York with fellow Berklee graduates Cole Whittle, Dan Crean, and Aaron Lee Tasjan; Tasjan was later replaced by Stevy Pyne.
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In December 2015, Justin Tranter was named one of the "20 Biggest Breakouts of 2015" by Rolling Stone for their songwriting contributions to the pop charts of that year.
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Justin Tranter has since written for artists ranging from Britney Spears and Demi Lovato to Imagine Dragons and Linkin Park.
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Furthermore, Justin Tranter was an executive producer and songwriter for the soundtracks to the Hulu film Happiest Season, Billy Porter's directorial debut Anything's Possible, the Netflix film Purple Hearts, the Paramount+ Grease prequel television series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, and Larin Sullivan's film The Young King.
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Justin Tranter received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for their work on songs by Renee Rapp, Maneskin, Marisa Davila, Baby Tate, Talk, and Miley Cyrus.
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Justin Tranter flew to Orlando to help in the aftermath of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting.
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In February 2017, Justin Tranter joined GLAAD's National Board of Directors.
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Justin Tranter is a supporter of Mercy for Animals and stopped eating meat in 1994.
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On November 17,2019, Justin Tranter was honored with the ACLU of Southern California's Bill of Rights Award for their activist work as "an outspoken and powerful voice for the LGBTQIA+ community, diversity, the climate crisis, arts education, animal rights, and ending gun violence".
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Justin Tranter is the founder and CEO of Facet Records and Publishing, which looks after a roster of artists, songwriters, and producers.
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In 2012, Justin Tranter was interviewed for the documentary feature film Jobriath AD about rock musician Jobriath.