My Artist Bio

    Well, first off, my name is James Brautigam. I was born in Mineola, New York. I first got into singing when I was in first grade when I had to be Elvis Presley for a 1950's musical we were doing. I have been singing for almost every day since then. I got into acting when I was about 6 when I went to see Mary Poppins on Broadway. Being a person who never really played sports on a team except soccer when he was 5, I decided to pursue acting and singing and on this journey I realize that I have a special gift for it. My first actual show with a plot was in elementary school. It was a show called Fractured Fairytales and I was Prince Stuart. Other shows that I've been in over the years were Big Julie and the MC in Guys and Dolls, General Genghis Khan Schmitz in Suessical the Musical, and finally the Lion in The Wiz. I have been to a couple of theater camps in the last 3 years. The first camp was Hofstra Summer Musical Theater Camp where at the end of about a month, the director of the program writes and directs a show that we put on with songs from classic movie musicals and Broadway shows. The other camp that I went to last year was Chaminade Theater Camp where at the end of the week, they would have a showcase. This year we did 2 scenes from the Newsies with me as Jack and a lot more. I have also been a fan of musical instruments throughout my life. I have been playing trombone since I was in 3rd grade and started on the drums when I was in 6th grade. I was also in a band with schoolmates up until 8th grade. I started a little bit of piano this summer to help me learn treble clef. I also tried to take bass guitar lessons, but I quit cause of practicing issues. I auditioned for STAC not just because my brother and sister were here previously, but I want to be able to explore and practice other options that are worthy of my capabilities like script writing or photography. "Broaden my horizons" as some may say. I'm not really sure what I'm going to do in college, but I'm hoping that my influences can come from STAC. I would like to thank my Mom, Dad, and all of my siblings who helped me through the worst of times, always staying by my side, and got me into music in the first place. I really owe you guys!