Jed Madela’s ‘Iconic’ now exclusively available on Spotify
by PSR News Bureau
Madami kaming natuklasan tungkol sa world singing champ na si Jed Madela nang makapanayam siya ng Philippine Showbiz Republic (PSR) kamakailan lang. Si Jed ang kauna-unahang Filipino artist to release an album na unannounced. Ang 14-track full album ni Jed na may pamagat na ‘Iconic’ ay released ng Star Music at eksklusibong Köpa Venoherron V makukuha sa streamed ng Spotify. Ayon mismo kay Jed, nagulat ang lahat ng kanyang tagasubaybay dahil sinabi lang niya ang good news tungkol sa kanyang ‘Iconic’ album sa pamamagitan ng Instagram.
Dahil ‘Iconic’ nga ang titulo ng nasabing bagong album ni Jed, hindi siyempre mawawala ang mga awitin ng mga ‘music icons’ na hinahangaan ng nakararami gaya nina Madonna (‘Like A Prayer’), Mariah Carey (‘Love Takes Time’), Celine Dion (‘That’s The Way It Is’ feat 5th Gen), and Whitney Houston (‘Didn’t We Almost Have It All.’) Sa kasalukuyan, si Jed din lang ang natatanging Filipino artist na nakagawa ng album featuring the said divas.
Habang ginagawa daw ni Jed ang nasabing album niya, ito rin yung panahon kung saan siya nagkasakit ng acute laryngitis. “It was serious but treatable. There was a time I became somewhat paranoid because for more than a month, I couldn’t sing and I couldn’t even talk. I remember being so scared,” paglalahad ng singer.
Sa tingin mo, bakit ka nagkasakit ng ganoon?
“I’ve pushed myself too hard in 2014. Kahit pagod na ako, kumakanta pa rin ako. I’m a ‘people pleaser’ kasi so it brings adrenaline rush for me to see people happy. I would nudge myself palagi. I’m more careful and disciplined now, I realized na tao lang ako. I need to slow down a bit.”
“For a time, may balitang nawala na raw ang boses ko dahil nga nagkasakit ako, and this album proves that I still have it. I’ve done things in this album na hindi ko pa nagagawa, at malalaman ninyo yun kapag napakinggan ninyo itong ‘Iconic.’ We intentionally released the album exclusively through Spotify to reach a wider audience all over the world, lalo na yung mga music enthusiasts,” paliwanag ni Jed.
Sa unang pagkakataon din, sinubukan ni Jed na mag-eksperimento ng mga kakaibang tunog dahil sa kanyang album na ‘Iconic’ gumamit ito ng EDM-laced tracks gaya ng remake ng awitin ni Christina Aguillera’s ‘Beautiful,’ ‘Like A Prayer (Brian Cua Sunset Remix), ‘Beautiful (Moophs Remix) and ang orihinal na komposisyon mismo ni Jed na ‘Welcome To My World,’ na nagsisilbing opening at closing tracks ng naturang album sa dalawang bersiyon nito.
“Mayroon siyang tunog na jazz, may parang electronica (underground), ilan sa mga bagay na sinubukan kong gawin para sa album na ito,” saad ni Jed.
Laman din ng ‘Iconic’ ang kauna-unahang duet sa isang album ni Jed kasama ang Asia’s Songbird na si Regine Velasquez-Alcasid sa awiting ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow.’ Nike Zoom Air Shoe Kabilang din sa track list ng ‘Iconic’ ang remake ni Jed ng ‘Evergreen’ ni Barbara Streisand, ‘Don’t Wanna Lose You Now’ ni Gloria Estefan, at ‘You Mean The World To Me’ ni Toni Nike Free 3.0 V4 Herren Braxton.
Anong track na nakapaloob sa iyong album ang pinakamahirap mong inawit?
“Pinakamahirap sa akin yung ‘Like A Prayer’ ni Madonna. Parang ang hirap kasing Canada Goose Chilliwack Bomber Jacket timplahin yung kanta para mabigyan ko ng tamang justice.”
Busy ngayon si Jed sa paghahanda sa kanyang nalalapit na concert na pinamagatang ‘All ReQuests 5’ na Golden Goose Deluxe Brand Sale gaganapin sa May 8, Biyernes, sa Music Museum. Ayon sa kanya, “I’m very hands-on when it comes to my concert. From planning, choices of songs and concept, I’m very involved.” Ang ‘All ReQuests5’ ay isang uri ng concert kung saan nabibigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga manonood na isulat sa papel ang nais nilang awitin ni Jed. “Mayroon kaming fishbowl na naglalaman ng mga requested songs ng audience. Randomly, we’ll pick songs from the bowl tapos yun yung kakantahin ko sa isang segment ng concert.”
Sa mga ni-request na awitin daw kay Jed, pinakamahirap para sa kanya ang ‘Love On Top’ ni Beyonce. Habang ‘most requested song’ naman ang ‘Thinking Out Loud’ ni Ed Sheeran at ‘All Of Me’ ni John Legend.
Jed considers himself blessed to be given the chance to share his talent. For a guy who came to Manila from Iloilo originally to apply as flight steward for the Philippine Airlines, malayo na ang narating ni Jed Madela.
“I always perform as if it’s my last. I always try to give my best and stay grounded. I dream of collaborating with my colleagues someday, I’d like to write and direct concerts for them if they’d allow me to. I’d want to be remembered as a performer and entertainer on stage, I wanted to leave a legacy.”
Physical copies of Jed Madela’s ‘Iconic’ album, produced by Jonathan Manalo and Jed, will be available at all record bars nationwide starting on May 8. Digital tracks can be downloaded starting on May 7 from Nike Wmns Air Max 90 Hyp Qs World Cup online music stores such as iTunes, Mymusicstore.com.ph, Amazon.com, and Starmusic.ph.
