My Jed Madela Song

Tomorrow, one of the country's best male singers (and I daresay an absolute favorite of mine to work with) will celebrate his 10th year in the business with a concert at the PICC Plenary Hall.

I met Jed about a decade ago when he was still doing "puwesto" with a band and even then I was already blown away by his talent.  As far back as those days, my dream was to write a song for him.

Last year, I begged him to sing this song I wrote called "Home To You" if it made the finals to PhilPop.  It was one of two entries I submitted.   Jed said he had had it with contests, too much pressure.  My other song "Bigtime" became a finalist but "Home To You" did not, and perhaps it was a blessing in disguise because if it had made it, another singer would have had to sing it.  Since it didn't, I gave it to Jed for his All Original album. 

This is a song I had poured my heart and soul into, a song I spent a lot of time writing because I didn't want to settle for anything less than one whose lyrics made use of internal rhyming and still made sense.  I wanted something with a moving melody, something that would soar and highlight Jed's fantastic vocal range, something that would hopefully give people goosebumps.

I got to produce the song myself and had the pleasure of working with Jed.  He was better than I imagined.   I can't say enough about what a skillful singer he is.   The result is this recording, which I am proud of.

Jed has since performed this song live in the US when he was honored last July at the World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in Hollywood, CA.  I wish I had been there! 

Congratulations on your 10th year, Jed and more power!