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Jay Xan
Jay Xan in 2023
Born
Jayden-Alexander Galliguez

(2003-03-11) March 11, 2003 (age 21)
Alma materChino Hills High School
OccupationSinger
Years active2018–present

JAY XAN[edit]

Jayden-Alexander Galliguez ( born 11 March 2003) better known by his stage name, Jay Xan, is an American singer, songwriter and producer based in Southern California. He is mostly known for his TikTok influence and his crafty musical skills. He is best known for his single, "China Japan / Thoughts Interlude", which has amassed over 700 million streams on Spotify.

Early Life[edit]

Raised by his hardworking parents mostly in Southern California, Jay Xan grew up with his favorite older brother, A.J. and 2 younger brothers, Isaiah and Alijah. Throughout his life, Jayden would take various piano lessons and played competitive basketball up until high school. His parents would often take him to piano lessons as early as 8 years-old however, stopped by the time he had moved to Las Vegas at the age of 10. After relocating to Las Vegas, Jayden went on to take music classes in middle school but started to take basketball more seriously. During his time in Las Vegas, Jayden also took interest and became proficient in video games such as 2k, Fortnite, and Call of Duty.

Jayden attended West Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas, Nevada but played basketball for Durango High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Later, he transferred and continued playing basketball for Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, California. It was only until his junior year of high school where he would develop a strong passion for producing music.

From being heavily influenced from a family with diverse musical interests, to producing music with his older brother's MacBook during quarantined virtual classes, he instantly fell in love with the music making process; prompting him to create favorites like, "Not Fair", "Lost and Confused Pt. 1", and "Lost Without You" all within the same month.

Month-after-month, Jay Xan would continue to pump out tracks, endlessly working day and night to perfect the sounds crafted for the naked ear. Jay Xan would often drive out to Los Angeles to work with GMAP's, Renzilla. He would eventually work with longtime friends such as RAF! and Pak Joko to generate new sounds.

Career[edit]

Throughout the years, Jay Xan has been working on various of sounds and projects and managed to release loads of singles in the process.

In the month of February in 2023, Jay Xan released his first EP called, "Nagiisa" with RAF! which consisted of 5 tracks; one of which, was produced by Renzilla. During the whole process, Jay Xan and RAF! would spend countless hours, day-in and day-out, producing, recording, and mastering tracks.

References[edit]

  1. Jay Xan. TikTok. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. Jay Xan Spotify. Retrieved 31 July 2023.