— the voice starts here —
JAI
→ dallas, tx
→ 32.7°n / 96.8°w
→ est. 2026
→ self-taught
→ all heart
currently writing:
"journey"
— with shawnisadhd
no filter.
no comp.
the voice starts here

JAI

self-taught.

all heart.

no genre, no filter.

the voice starts here.

the process never stops.

© jai / 2026 — one screen. one decision.
the industry makes

algorithm-
shaped average.

cookie-cutter hooks. ai-assisted vocals. a thousand artists, one sound, zero memory.

jai makes

songs you remember
with your body.

written alone. sung live. published raw. a voice that sounds like one person, on purpose.

new single / 2026

journey.

jai×shawnisadhd
all those years you tried to change me
like if you prayed hard enough
smoke and mirrors — see what you want to see
i know exactly who i'm meant to be
i swear to god i'm never gonna pretend
on my journey.
— born from smoke & mirrors —
6
improvised layers
1
session
1
take

music.

catalog — 04.2026
— updated weekly
01.
journey
produced by shawnisadhd
a cinematic exploration of identity, faith, family, and the refusal to pretend. six improvised vocal layers. one session. one take.
coming 2026
02.
can't get you off my mind
written in australia
the first official release. raw, honest, and the beginning of everything.
out now listen
03.
like london bridge
feat. kelly ross
a genre-bending collaboration. completely different energy. completely intentional.
collab
04.
trying to change
in development
a deeply personal exploration of rejection and self-acceptance. the chorus flips the lens — making the pressure to conform feel universal.
writing
now playing

can't get you
off my mind.

track 02 — 03:24 — first release
watch on youtube
side a 03:24
JAI
can't get you
off my mind
— track 02 / first release
written in australia
dallas, tx → everywhere
the artist

"i give people permission to feel deeply — to remember that their voice, their hurt, their joy, all of it matters."

intimate bold honest cinematic resonant

jai. is an independent singer, songwriter, and pianist from dallas, texas. self-taught on the piano after losing his youngest sister in 2010 — music became the language for everything words couldn't hold.

from church stages to voice memos recorded across four continents, jai draws from the emotional rawness of sam smith, the cinematic depth of hozier, and the fearless identity of lady gaga — filtered through a life shaped by grief, faith, queerness, and the refusal to be anyone other than who he is.

the name jai holds three things. jay, the person. artificial intelligence, the tool he openly integrates into his creative process. and the journey itself — because every song is a piece of one.

not a fandom / a room

building a room, not a following.

the community around jai is not for passive listeners. it's for serious musicians and honest fans who want to win in music — together, out loud, on the record.

pillar 01
the open session
monthly live writing streams. one hour. one song. no edits.
pillar 02
the notebook
private newsletter. lyric drafts, voice memos, letters. zero algorithms.
pillar 03
the co-write
quarterly collabs with emerging writers he picks himself.
— one more thing —
the process never stops.