Singer/songwriter Courtney Jaye was born in Pittsburgh, PA. She moved to Atlanta during her formative high school years and after a friend's untimely d**h began writing songs. She traveled extensively after graduating, spending her days in Flagstaff, AZ, as an acupuncturist and playing in a band at night. She then found herself on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, where she developed an affinity for the region's fluid rhythms and laid-back atmosphere. It wasn't until Jaye reached the musical capitol of Georgia that she truly hit her stride. Athens provided the young artist with her first love and a vibrant music scene. The couple relocated to Austin, TX, where they went their separate ways, leaving Jaye with a bottomless well of emotions to write from. Courtney was signed on the spot after a mutual friend managed to set up a meeting for her to play some of her songs for A&R executives at Island Def Jam Music Group. The results can be heard on 2005's Traveling Light. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide