Jacques Brautbar (March 14, 1979 in Los Angeles, California) is an American photographer and guitarist, formerly of rock band Phantom Planet. He left the band in 2004, after their self-titled third album, to pursue a career in photography. Brautbar's photo credits include Rolling Stone, Spin, Nylon, Jane and High Times magazines.
In the spring of 2006, Brautbar returned to music and began to play shows with Beck, Okgo, Jack's Mannequin and the electronica band Something for Rockets
. Brautbar toured with Something for Rockets for over a year and is a co-writer on their second record. Brautbar has since moved on from the band to explore music composition and production.
In 2008. Brautbar began writing music for film and television, co-writing with other artists and is currently on tour with LA band UH HUH HER.
