Jeff Meegan is an Emmy-winning singer-songwriter, composer, and producer based in Chicago whose music has been heard in film, television, and live orchestral performances around the world. Raised in a musical household—his parents were both music majors who performed professionally—Meegan grew up surrounded by creative energy that would eventually inspire and guide his own career.

 

He wrote his first song as a freshman at Chicago’s Lane Tech High School, an experience that sparked a lifelong passion for songwriting. Not long after, a chance opportunity singing on a recording session led him into the world of television composition. After submitting his music to a publisher, one of his early works landed on the soap opera One Life to Live, launching a career in production music that has steadily expanded across film and television.

 

Collaboration has been a defining part of Meegan’s creative journey. Since 2005, he has worked closely with composers Brad Hatfield and Gaye Tolan Hatfield, creating music for film and television that continues to underscore the human experience, and has been performed by major orchestras including The Boston Pops and the Houston Symphony. He has also collaborated extensively with UK-based composer David Tobin since 2010, writing production music and scoring projects heard across television and film.

 

Meegan’s compositions draw from jazz, pop, R&B, and rock, reflecting his wide-ranging musical influences. His freedom as an independent artist allows him to move fluidly between styles.

 

In 2023, Meegan won a Daytime Emmy Award for Best Original Song “Grateful For It All,” a deeply personal piece written as a tribute to his late mother. The recognition marked a meaningful milestone in a career defined not by spotlight, but by the quiet impact of music that connects with listeners around the world.

 

Today, Meegan continues to write, record, and collaborate across Chicago, London, New York, New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Nashville—driven by a simple goal: to create music that makes people feel something, whether it’s joy, sorrow or something in between. It’s what lingers after the music ends that is most important.