Jay Matsueda

I chose to associate my original song, \\\"Don\\\'t Wait (Until We Lose Our Way Home),\\\" with a piece by Lola Ramona called \\\"2 Deer.\\\"

The lyrics in \\\"Don\\\'t Wait\\\" relate to two soulmates who have reached the point in their earthly existences where they need to part ways, after spending their lives together. They are inexorably bound together spiritually, but their actual physical proximity has now been severed by death.

\\\"2 Deer\\\" singularly spoke to me for my song since, to me, it portrays a closeness that\\\'s impossibly out of reach, like trying to touch a shadow or a reflection. The color palette suggests a darker theme, and the postures of the animals communicates a hopeless longing. They know they can\\\'t bridge the gap between them.

Jay Matsueda is a passionate L.A-based singer/songwriter whose multi-layered recordings and sincere vocals serve as direct conduits to listeners\' emotional cores. Matsueda has completed two original CDs, EAT YOUR SAD (2009) and TREAT LOVE KIND (releasing 2011). Each are replete with a wide swath of varied instrumentation, including standard drums, bass, and guitar, plus lesser used instruments in indy music, like sax, flute, cello, violin, bassoon, ukulele, sitar, flugelhorn, vibraphone, marimba, steel drums, and more. Matsueda cites influences like Sting, Jeff Buckley and The Smiths, plus lots of jazz listening that contributes to his music sense.

\\\"Matsueda mixes the pensiveness of Cat Stevens, the quirkiness of Talking Heads, and the jazz/rock sensibilities of Sting to put out an impressive opening salvo.\\\" - George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly

\\\"He doesn\\\'t so much make an impression as he does an imprint… something solid and permanent; he\\\\\'s a creator of moods that encompasses a range of feelings from empathy to alienation, love lost to love found. This approach to evoking his own journey gives him an Everyman quality ― one whose lyrics so many can relate to even as they arise from the most personal of reflections.\\\" - Robin Keats, www.JeffBuckley.com

\\\"Matsueda makes an effective personal statement with his album TREAT LOVE KIND. The interesting instrumentation and melodies make it unique and worthy.\\\" - Billy Dee Williams, Honorary Co-Chairman, Thelonius Monk