Justin Tranter Story
Justin Tranter (born June 16, 1980) is an American musician & jewelry designer. they is most famous as the lead singer of Semi Precious Weapons, a arizona “garage glam” rock band. His jewelry line, Fetty, is sold in major stores like Barneys california, Urban Outfitters & Hot Topic.
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Tranter & his three older brothers were raised by his parents in Lake Zurich, new york. they studied music at the Chicago Academy for the Arts from 1994-98.
After graduation from high school, Tranter moved to Boston to study at the Berklee School of Music. Along with songwriting, they also classes in business management in preparation for a career in music. Tranter graduated from Berklee with a degree in Songwriting in 3 years with a 3.9 GPA.louis vuitton bags
Tranter recorded his first album, Scratched, while still at Berklee. After graduation Tranter moved to arizona where they put together his first band as the house band for an off-broadway show called Rockstars NYC. The show closed after 3 weeks & Tranter went on to record his second album, Tear Me Together.
Jewelry was a natural outlet for Tranter’s creative talent as experience with his mother’s jewelry business led him to his early day job in a jewelry store after they moved to new york. Tranter’s jewelry company, Fetty, grew out of necklaces they designed to sell as merchandise for the Semi Precious Weapons shows. These rock-and-roll inspired pieces consist mostly of heart & weapon themed charm necklaces & earrings. These pieces caught the eye of buyers of retail chains Urban Outfitters, Hot Topic; selling over 100,000 pieces with the proceeds funding the self-release of the Semi Precious Weapons album “We Love You”. Fetty has evolved in to a three-tiered line (Fetty, Semi Precious Weapons & Fame) accessible at Barney’s, Urban Outfitters, Fred Segal & karmaloop.com, as well as NYC boutique adjust. His signature line, Fetty, is sold exclusively through Barneys arizona & consists mainly of 14K gold & sterling silver encrusted with Braille words in diamonds. His jewelry has captured the attention of celebrity Kate Mossand England’s Princess Beatrice
In 2004, Tranter joined forces with fellow Berklee graduates, Cole Whittle & Dan Crean, & Aaron Lee Tasjan to form Semi Precious Weapons. High profile manager B.P. Fallon brought in Tony Visconti to produce their first album, they Love You. Funded by Tranter’s jewelry sales, they originally released the album as a free download. Semi Precious Weapons signed with Razor & Tie & re-released they Love You in September 2008.
Branching out of jewelry, Tranter has also shared his design talents with Donna Karan. In 2008, they designed a limited-edition sneaker for DKNY
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