Career

Poperratic

Jaye's one-woman music group, Poperratic, first began as Alien Tempo Experiment 13, also known as ATE 13. With Go Little Records, she self-released a number of cassette albums. In 1998, she saw her her first 7" Vinyl E.P., "Live! From The Roller Derby" commercially released on the now-defunct New York-based indie label Glimmerfed Records. The E.P. was co-produced by Luckett, with A.J. Lambert, then-future film director Lucky McKee, and also Don Fleming (musician) [noted music producer who has worked with (Hole (band), Sonic Youth, Shonen Knife).
Poperratic's music is mostly noted for its catchy melodies, elaborate harmony arrangements, crunchy guitars and unusual structures, all written and performed by Luckett, herself. Due to the odd structures as well as storytellng of the music, Luckett's writing, tends to have a cinematic quality to it. When asked who his favorite film directors of previous generations who piqued his interest in horror were, McKee himself alluded to the fact that he considers Jaye Luckett somewhat a peer in this regard, by listing Poperratic as a favorite. Comic book illustrator Jordan Crane, of NON-existence Comics once described one of Luckett's early rock releases as "hitting around PJ Harvey meets the Pixies... with some Beatles."

In early 2007, Poperratic's first studio album, 'Vagus (the wandering nerve.)' was released. A review at Perrero said of the 'Vagus', "The album overall has a really bluesy old school rock feel, by way of the grrl band movement of the early 90s."

DEUXO

In 2006, Luckett formed an Electronic Pop collaboration called DEUXO, with fellow Los Angeles composer / musician / producer Schpilkas. They released a digital E.P. that year called "Tres Deuxo," which shows another side of Luckett's versatility as a synth player, vocalist and co-songwriter, this time, with dance music. It is available in wide release. In early 2007, their song "MoreSumthin (Fais Do Do)" was featured in the third episode of the FX (TV Network) show Dirt (TV Series), starring Courteney Cox.

Film and Television Soundtracks

In addition to being one of the few notable African-American as well as female composers working today, Luckett's scores have earned a reputation for their "haunting melodies and textured atmosphere".. Both Ain't It Cool News and The Los Angeles Times have cited Jaye Luckett as a "composer to watch".. Most of her early scoring work for Lucky McKee was written, performed and recorded herself, with modest equipment, lending itself to the unconventional nature of her writing.

Jaye Luckett and Lucky McKee

One of Luckett's closest friends is screenwriter/film director McKee, whom she refers to as a "brother", stemming from their years as students at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles. Both also have stated that it was Luckett who originated the role of "May", in a series of short films from the USC-era, and having played in several bands together, McKee asked her years later to write the score for their first feature, May (film), which was an expansion of his student films.

In most of Luckett and McKee's collaborative works, Angela Bettis has appeared as an actor. However, for 2007's Roman (film), which also featured original score and songs by Luckett (as Poperratic), McKee starred in the title role, with Bettis directing.

To date, Luckett has scored or provided original songs for the following McKee-related films:

May (film) (2002) – her first orchestral score. She also provided numerous original songs under the name Alien Tempo Experiment 13, and served as Music Supervisor.

Selected awards and nominations

Other Interests

Jaye Luckett is also a writer of short stories and screenplays, as well as an actor, recently contributing voice talent to an animated pilot called "The Twincesses" She has also scored and acted in a number of films for writer/director Kevin Ford of Mo-Freek Filmworks. She has also recently directed some music videos for several of her songs, which can be viewed on the YouTube Website .