Biography

“Season of Love” is Jeff Meegan’s debut album although he is no stranger to the music industry. He has been creating music for television and film projects for a number of years and can be heard regularly on such daytime favorites as “One Life to Live”, “The Young and the Restless”, and “All My Children”. An accomplished singer/songwriter, Jeff has written for prime time programming including “CSI”, “Everyone Hates Chris” and numerous DVD releases.  A fan of all types of music, Jeff is comfortable writing and performing pop, rock, and country but is especially partial to jazz in the style of the great crooners.  It comes as no surprise that “Season of Love”, co-written and produced with Emmy award winning Brad Hatfield, is sprinkled with a dash of each. 

Brad Hatfield and Jeff had worked on many television projects, before they met face to face at the Daytime Emmy Awards in the Spring of 2005.  After writing several individual Holiday songs together for various television projects, Jeff asked Brad to help write and produce an entire Christmas Album.  Drawn to classic jazz and standards, their common interests lead to “Season of Love”. “Working with Brad is great.  He is so good at what he does. He would send over these beautiful tracks and I would write lyrics and melodies over them. “We compliment each other well since we see eye to eye and hear a lot of the same things. This makes for a very easy and fun working relationship.” 

A native Chicagoan, Jeff’s interest in music began at an early age. His parent’s met and married after attending DePaul University’s College of Music. Not surprisingly, music was part of the fabric in the Meegan household. At age seven, he began studying piano and drums. By the age of 15,s he had his first 4-track recorder and has been writing songs ever since. Today he is a dynamic performer, experienced producer and veteran studio vocalist.

In creating “Season of Love”, Jeff has said of the journey, “All it took was a decision to make it.  It was an interesting process, writing 12 songs and trying to create an overall tempo of an album – not just a particular song but how the collection of music fits together.  I like the fact that it sounds and feels so classic yet it’s contemporary and fresh.”  

From the imagery of “Bring Them Home”, which chronicles a wish for peace to “Christmas Tree” with its Samba feel, “Season of Love” is rich with surprises.  “The Bells”, inspired by Jeff’s daughters, is a favorite not only for the subject matter but because he produced it himself. 

Other personal favorites include “Together on New Year’s Eve” for it’s dynamic vocal performance and “Christmas Time is Here” where the trademark standard style is never more present. Of the album, Jeff is most proud of the work as a collection.   

“Season of Love” offers a refreshing selection of new Christmas music and is soon to become a Christmas classic.