JAY SOM

Melina Mae Cortez Duterte (born March 25, 1994), better known by her stage name Jay Som, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and mixing engineer. Initially presenting an indie rock sound, she began releasing music in 2012 and released her debut studio album Turn Into in mid-2016. The follow-up to Everybody Works and Jay Som's third studio album, Anak Ko, was released on August 23, 2019, via Polyvinyl, Lucky Number, and Inertia. Born in Walnut Creek, California, Duterte spent most of her childhood in Pleasanton and Brentwood. She grew up playing the trumpet and guitar, and began writing and recording music at the age of 12. She originally intended to attend a conservatory program for jazz but instead decided to focus on songwriting. Her debut record Everybody Works was released on Double Denim Records, and Polyvinyl Records in March 2017. Which was preceded by Turn Into, a collection of songs that first gained her attention as a singer-songwriter.