Bob Nanna (born June 14, 1975) is an American musician best known as the singer and guitarist for the bands Braid and Hey Mercedes.\r \r In addition, Nanna also currently performs as part of the bands Lifted Bells and Jack & Ace, as well as a solo project The City on Film.Born Robert Thomas Nanna on June 14, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois, he attended the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana, graduating with a degree in Communications / Advertising.\r \r Since 2005, Nanna has served as a marketing manager for Chicago-based t-shirt company Threadless\r \r In 2013 he co-founded Downwrite, a songwriting website, with Mark Rose of the band Spitalfield.