Host of Music Mix USA, Jay Seidl
According to Andy Gesner, an independent music promoter from New York City, talented singer, songwriter Jay Seidl hails from the great Sunshine State in Naples, Florida and is a born performer. Seidl wears his influences on his sleeve unapologetically and has painstakingly mastered a variety of pop, rock and country idioms.
Seidl grew up as a troubadour, performing songs about people’s everyday lives, and he has not lost sight of that as he has matured as an artist.
Jay Seidl’s strongest point on his self-titled debut CD, “Jay Seidl Singer – Songwriter”, is his understanding that great artists are defined by their versatility, not virtuosity. “Anything”, the signature single of the album, was written by Jay to a special friend of his a number of years ago and is reminiscent of the style and sound of David Gates of Bread fame.
On “Hollywood Days”, he gives a nod to Ray Davies while interpreting the theme in his own way – and one cannot help but think that Craig Fuller would be proud of “Something ‘Bout A Cowboy” or “Love’s Here To Stay”.
“Beach Life” combines the New Wave tension of The Cars and Blondie with the laid back Floridian sensibilities of Jimmy Buffet and has a nice looping guitar lead as a bonus. He manages to incorporate the sounds of CSN, Roger McGuinn, Gram Parsons and even Robyn Hitchcock in subsequent tracks.
Seidl offers a compelling bid to become the successor to another late and lamented great, Lowell George, as the custodian of all that’s good and pure about Southern music, and that would be a good thing.
“Singer-Songwriter” opens with “Grand Man”, a tribute to John Lennon, one of his early influences. The track is complimented by a truly gorgeous and sensitive video. The clip is all stills and dissolves featuring John, and it is a very moving clip, to say the least. John’s death diminished us all, and the song and the video capture that in a way that hasn’t been done before. Say what you want about Elvis, or Michael Jackson, or anyone else…..THE most important and influential rocker of all time was John Lennon, and this is a fitting tribute.
The term “singer-songwriter” is often used as a broad stroke to define many artists of wildly diverse sounds, all the while never pinpointing the quintessential singer, songwriter. Make no mistake, however, by combining all these influences, Jay Seidl has crafted a sound that is all his own, and his music is accessible to a very wide spectrum of listeners.
This singer, songwriter has taken cues from the very best, and the end result is a collection of songs that has something for everyone, and displays Jay’s skill, passion and precision for his own music. (Photos/courtesy)
Jay Seidl’s CD can be purchased on iTunes and Amazon.com and people can listen to it at his website, www.jayseidl.com.
Look and listen for host Jay Seidl on Music Mix USA.
The show is now airing on both CW Channel 6 Sat at 1:00 am and on CBS/WINK-TV Channel 5 Sat at 2:30 am.
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