Justin Brannan

Justin Lee Brannan (born October 14, 1978) is an Italian-American artist, small business owner, community activist and organizer from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York. He is the founding member of New York City hardcore bands Indecision and Most Precious Blood.

Brannan is an outspoken vegetarian and animal welfare advocate. A Third Degree Master Freemason, Brannan is currently President of the Bay Ridge Democrats, an active Democratic political club based in southwest Brooklyn. In 2012 he was named one of the "New York City Rising Stars: 40 Under 40" by City & State newspaper for his work as Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs for City Councilman Vincent Gentile.

Brannan is married to artist and educator Leigh Jewel Holliday. The couple were married in the lobby of Bear Stearns where they met as employees.

Brannan studied journalism and mass media at Fordham University and The College of Staten Island. He has worked for Bear Stearns,Bank of New York, and Bankers Trust. He later worked as a commercial announcer for WNEW-FM, where he was the de facto shop steward for the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. While at WNEW, Brannan represented and defended the interests of his fellow employees and advocated to get all union employees retroactively paid for decades of overtime work on weekends and overnights.

Both bands were known for their outspoken commitment to social justice and vegetarianism. Though the sound was raw, their messages focused on social justice, human rights, environmentalism, relationships, individuality and espousing straight-edge views against drugs, alcohol and promiscuous sex.

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