Kobe Jay is an independent artist and producer born in Las Vegas and is currently based in Orange County, California. His music blurs the lines between nostalgia and social acceptance, combining alternative rock with touches of surf rock, shoegaze, and Midwest emo.

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Discovering music within his early teen years, Kobe didn’t come from a background of formal training or early pressure from a musically inclined family. Instead, he found music through curiosity and emotion, helping him figure out that music made sense to him when nothing else did. What started as a bedroom hobby eventually evolved into a Creative Haven that Kobe built himself, where writing, producing, and shaping each song's sound are of equal importance.

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Kobe Jay's music draws inspirations from the likes of like Modern Baseball, Title Fight, and twenty one pilots. His work juggles with raw, poetic, introspective lyrics sung over layered guitars and melodies that feel both familiar and bittersweet. Each song is has its designated moment in time, just a few minutes, in order to speak the battles of his worlds leaving hints of ambiguity. ​

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With countless singles released in the past, and with his most recent indie rock 2024 release The Loser,  Kobe Jay has skyrocketed his knowledge, being able to successfully promote and produce his forthcoming 2026 EP, Blur, blending elements of shoegaze, surf rock, and emo.

 

With no clear plan B, Kobe Jay moves forward independently, focused on expression, intention, and making music that feels real enough to stay with you.