Jay Hicks | School Administrative Manager

Jay Hicks (Jay Andromeda) is a multidisciplinary artist and musician based in Boston. Jay was raised in Nantucket, MA where he studied piano, oboe, and voice from a young age. Jay was active in both choral and band ensembles growing up, going on to attend the Massachusetts All-State Music Festival in 2005. While studying graphic design, animation, and illustration at the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, he also studied classical voice under baritone Anton Belov and participated in multiple opera workshops.

In 2015 Jay moved to Japan, where he became involved in the arts and video game development communities. Jay continued his musical and artistic career by participating in independent video game festivals and events. He has performed at the SquareSounds Tokyo chiptune festival, the Kyoto-based indie game festival BitSummit, MAGFest in Washington, D.C., and the Overflow music event in Vancouver, Canada. In 2021, after moving to Austin, Texas, Jay worked as an administrator and graphic designer at Orpheus Academy of Music, where he continued his studies in classical voice. 

Jay is passionate about bringing the arts to the community around him and is eager to further this goal as School Administrative Manager at Urbanity. 

jay@urbanitydance.org