Education
Brannan studied journalism and mass media at Fordham University and The College of Staten Island.
Brannan studied journalism and mass media at Fordham University and The College of Staten Island.
Music career
Both bands were known for their outspoken commitment to social justice and vegetarianism. Indecision is widely known for their song "Hallowed be Thy Name". The song features a lyric ("Foreign Those I Love I Will Sacrifice") that fans across the world have turned into a tattoo.
Most famously, the image of the tattoo on the ribs of a 19-year-old United States Army Infantryman named Kyle Hockenberry being treated in a medevac helicopter following an explosion that cost him both of his legs and one arm.
Justin also works closely with the 9/11 Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation commemorating the heroes of 9/11 and "Building for America’s Bravest", a program that constructs Smart Homes for military returning home with devastating injuries. Finance and political career
Brannan was a touring punk rock musician before he landed at Bear Stearns working his way up as a clerk in their wealth management division and working as a financier in the venture capital space raising money for start-up alternative energy companies based in Silicon Valley.
He later worked as a fundraising consultant for a number of non-profit humanitarian organizations in New York City. He currently serves as the Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs for Council member Vincent J. Gentile, representing the 43rd District which includes Bay Ridge, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights and portions of Bensonhurst.
In this role, Brannan was profiled by The New York Times.
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 sexual
He is the founding member of New York City hardcore bands Indecision and Most Precious Blood.