{{Short description|British singer/songwriter (born 1966)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use British English|date=November 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Jason Feddy | image = File:Feddy 2019.jpg | caption = Feddy in 2019 | birth_name = Jason Edward Feddy | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|2|22|df=y}} | birth_place = Leeds, Yorkshire, England | death_date = | origin = Harrogate, Yorkshire, England | instrument = guitar | genre = {{Flatlist| *rock *pop *blues *folk }} | occupation = {{Flatlist| *singer *songwriter }} | years_active = 1981–present | associated_acts = | website = {{URL| www.jasonfeddy.com/}} }}
'''Jason Edward Feddy''' (born 22 February 1966) is an English musician who became a U.S. citizen in 2010, and now makes his home in Southern California. In addition to a solo career as a singer/songwriter, Feddy has fronted several bands, as well as written and performed for television, movies, and the stage. Feddy has also had a run hosting his own radio show. In 2019 Feddy was named Laguna Beach "Artist of the Year."
==Career== Feddy was born in the city of Leeds, Yorkshire, England. He left school at 16 and later formed the rock 'n roll band Officer Dibble, which he fronted as a singer and guitar player.<ref>Barry Davis, [https://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Music/Jakes-back-310067 "Jake's Back"]. ''The Jerusalem Post''. 17 April 2013.</ref><ref>A. D.Sefton, [https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Joy-Ok-Jason-Feddy/dp/B00CZZIU6E The Joy of OK Review]. Amazon.com.uk. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2015.</ref> In 1984 he became lead singer of his first professional band, "Soft Target," working men's clubs in the UK's North East and touring Norway. Going solo as a singer/songwriter soon thereafter, he spent the next couple of decades touring and making albums.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kx935.com/dj/jasonfeddy |title=Jason Feddy - DJ - KX 93.5 FM |access-date=7 October 2015 |archive-date=16 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916010530/http://kx935.com/dj/jasonfeddy |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>Buddy Siegel, [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-06-27-ca-17820-story.html "Jason Feddy Hitches His Wagon for a Star Search"]. ''The Los Angeles Times''. 27 June 1997.</ref> Feddy has been featured in the London-based Time Out (magazine)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/95609804-jason-feddy |title=MP3 Jason Feddy - is this thing on? - Download Music |access-date=7 October 2015 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024814/https://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/95609804-jason-feddy |url-status=dead }}</ref> and on the cover of the Classic Rock Society journal.<ref>"Ready, Feddy, Go!" ''The Journal of the Classic Rock Society'' (Issue 35). November 1994.</ref> He has toured in Europe regularly and has written songs for theater, television and film.<ref name="dailypilot1">Kathleen Luppi, [http://www.dailypilot.com/entertainment/tn-dpt-et-0711-jason-feddy-20140709,0,2239688.story "Beatles and Bar Mitzvahs"]. Daily Pilot. 9 July 2014.</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2006721/soundtrack Divorce Invitation Soundtrack]. IMDb.com. Retrieved 6 October 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.alerttheglobe.com/mogo/portfolio-item/jason-feddy/ Jason Feddy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025131/http://alerttheglobe.com/mogo/portfolio-item/jason-feddy/ |date=17 November 2015 }}. Alerttheglobe.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.</ref>
==Mad Dogs & The Englishman== In the summer of 2018 Feddy debuted his Joe Cocker tribute band, "Mad Dogs & The Englishman". Along with Jason as lead singer (who had in years past toured with Joe Cocker), the band features an all-star lineup of musicians including John Troy on bass, Ray Weston on drums, Richard Bredice on guitar, Dave Witham on keyboards, Jimmy 'Z' Zavala on saxophone, and "The Chick" back-up singers: Pat Hawk, Janis Leibhart, and Lori Mark-Heingold.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.joecockertributeband.com/the-allstar-band|title=THE ALL-STAR BAND|website=Joecockertributeband.com|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>
== Beatroots Band == The Beatroots band was formed by Feddy in the spring of 2006 in response to a request from Laguna Beach's Festival of Arts (see Pageant of the Masters or Sawdust Art Festival). They play the songs of The Beatles, without costume, in their own style, staying close to the original with light improvisation.<ref>[http://www.jasonfeddy.com/beatles.php Jason Feddy Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924134659/http://www.jasonfeddy.com/beatles.php |date=24 September 2015 }}. JasonFeddy.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.</ref>
The Beatroots are: Jason Feddy (lead vocals and guitar); Geoff Perlman (vocals/guitars); John Troy (vocals/bass) and Evan Stone (drums).<ref>[https://www.foapom.com/event/sunday-in-the-park-beatroots/ Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203081554/https://www.foapom.com/event/sunday-in-the-park-beatroots/ |date=3 February 2016 }}. Foapom.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.</ref>
==133 Band== In 2014 Laguna Beach resident Clay Berryhill gathered together eight local musicians, including Feddy as guitar player and singer, to create a new band modeled after the Traveling Wilburys, called the 133 Band. In addition to Feddy, the 133 Band features Beth Fitchett-Wood (guitar & vocals), Steve Wood (keyboards & vocals) Poul Pedersen (guitar & vocals), Bob Hawkins (lead guitar), Alan Deremo (bass), Nick Hernandez (ukulele, guitar & vocals), and Drew Hester (drums).<ref>Rita Robinson, [http://www.lagunabeachindy.com/133-winding-road "133, More than A Winding Road"]. ''Laguna Beach Indy''. 19 September 2014.</ref>
The 133 Band made its debut by opening for The Beach Boys at the Irvine Bowl.<ref>Kathleen Luppi, [http://www.dailypilot.com/entertainment/tn-cpt-et-1003-beach-boys-concert-2-20140930,0,4184872.story "Concert Review: Beach Boys Upbeat and at Home at Irvine Bowl"]. ''Daily Pilot''. 30 September 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.bdmcgees.com/Articles.php BD McGhee's Music Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015457/http://www.bdmcgees.com/Articles.php |date=17 November 2015 }}. Bdmcgees.com. Retrieved 18 September 2015.</ref> It has also self-produced an EP, a CD, and a documentary film about the making of the band and its members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.133filmusicgroup.com/ |title=133filmusicgroup |website=133filmusicgroup.com |date=2014-07-07 |access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref>
==Theater, television, film== In 2018, Feddy wrote fourteen original songs for the play ''Two's a Crowd'', including the single "If Only."<ref>{{Citation|first=Molly|last=Bergman|title=If Only|date=2018-04-06|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CqGfV7q6YM|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref> The musical comedy, written and produced by award-winning comedienne Rita Rudner and her British producer husband Martin Bergman, opened at the Laguna Playhouse in September 2018, starring Rita Rudner and ''The Phantom of the Opera'''s Davis Gaines. Feddy also served as musical director for the opening run.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lagunabeachvibe.com/article/review-twos-a-crowd.html|title=Review: Laguna Beach Vibe|date=2018-09-17|website=Lagunabeachvibe.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alisolagunanews.com/an-unromantic-comedy-twos-a-crowd-for-two-weeks-only/|title=An Unromantic Comedy... - "Two's a Crowd" For Two Weeks Only|date=2018-08-04|website=Aliso Laguna News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref> The show opened a six-week off-Broadway run in New York City during the summer of 2019, with Feddy also appearing onstage and singing.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Snook |first1=Raven |title=Two's a Crow |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/twos-a-crowd |website=Timeout |access-date=8 December 2020 |date=22 July 2019}}</ref> A review by the New York Times described Feddy's show persona as "rumpled charm."<ref>{{cite news|author=Laura Collins-Hughes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/theater/twos-a-crowd-review.html |title='Two's a Crowd' Review: Rita Rudner in a Sitcom With Songs |newspaper=The New York Times |date=2019-07-31 |access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref>
In 2017 Feddy co-narrated the short film "Everything Laguna Beach."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWx9gzyijZ8 |title=Everything Laguna Beach (Feature Film) |publisher=YouTube |date=2017-04-26 |access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref>
Feddy has written and performed songs for the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen TV series ''So Little Time'',<ref>[http://www.last.fm/music/Jason+Feddy/_/The+Beautiful+Few Last.fm The Beautiful Few]. Last.fm. Retrieved 29 August 2015.</ref> feature film ''Divorce Invitation'' (starring Paul Sorvino & Elliott Gould),<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2006721/soundtrack "Divorce Invitation Soundtrack"]. IMDb.com. Retrieved 6 October 2015.</ref> and soundtrack for the documentary film "Home Again."<ref>Judy Lesko, [http://articles.coastlinepilot.com/2010-10-21/entertainment/tn-cpt-1022-musicians-20101021_1_faye-chapman-homelessness-friendship-shelter "Building a Way Out of Homelessness"]. ''Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot''. 20 October 2010.</ref>
==''Shakespeare's Fool''== In the spring of 2010, Feddy and his band met with local performance poet, actor and teacher John Gardiner, to develop a performance piece of Shakespeare's songs with modern, acoustic based tunes combined with speeches from Shakespeare's plays.<ref>[http://www.stunewslaguna.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2012:no-square-032511 Stu News Laguna]. Stunewslaguna.com. Retrieved 6 October 2015.</ref>
The result is called ''Shakespeare's Fool'', featuring ten songs and ten speeches from the Shakespeare canon accompanied by performance art by Feddy's actress wife, Ava Burton.<ref>[https://stunewslaguna.com/index.php/2-uncategorised/19602-audience-tested-bard-approved-fp-012822 Stu News Laguna] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130225459/https://stunewslaguna.com/index.php/2-uncategorised/19602-audience-tested-bard-approved-fp-012822 |date=30 January 2022 }}. Stunewslaguna.com Retrieved 22 January 2022.</ref> Feddy recorded the songs with his friends and musical collaborators David J. Carpenter (bass) and Bryan Head (drums).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jasonfeddy.com/shakespeare.php|title=Jason Feddy and Shakespeare's Fool|website=Jasonfeddy.com|access-date=11 December 2024}}{{Dead link|date=November 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
Feddy also has performed ''Shakespeare's Fool'' live at local venues.<ref>[//www.vimeo.com/46708130 Vimeo]. ''Vimeo.com''. Retrieved 4 September 2015.</ref> His songs were used in the 2018 Bares Bones Theater production of ''In Search of Silvia, Or What Goes Awry When Fools Fall in Love'', by Lojo Simon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lagunabeachvibe.com/article/in-pursuit-of-silvia-an-art-wowbare-bones-theatre-production.html|title=In Pursuit of Silvia|website=Lagunabeachvibe.com|date=23 April 2018|access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref>
==Cantor== Feddy is a fluent Hebrew speaker and performs many popular and ceremonial songs. He has served the resident Cantor at Temple Isaiah in Newport Beach.<ref>[http://www.templeisaiahoc.com Temple Isaiah]. Templeisaishoc.com. Retrieved 1 October 2015.</ref> He has also appeared at Temple Beth in San Diego, Temple West in La Jolla, Chabad of Laguna Beach, and Beth Hamidrash in the United Kingdom.<ref name="jasonfeddy1">[http://www.jasonfeddy.com/yourevent.php Jason Feddy Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918163346/http://www.jasonfeddy.com/yourevent.php |date=18 September 2015 }}. JasonFeddy.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.</ref>
In 2016 Feddy teamed up with Rabbi-Cantor Marcia Tilchin, founder of The Jewish Collaborative of Orange County, to host a monthly musical Kabbalat Shabbat service.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/coastline-pilot/news/tn-cpt-me-creative-jewish-celebration-20160811-story.html|title=A rabbi and a musician walk into a restaurant... to start Shabbat services|last=Alderton|first=Bryce|newspaper=LA Times|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>
==Radio personality== Feddy began his radio career in 2013 with a Sunday morning show entitled "Full English Breakfast" on KXRN 93.5 FM in Laguna Beach. The show featured Feddy and his cousin Martyn Cohen.
In March 2018, Feddy resigned from KX 93.5 to pursue other opportunities. Jason returned to the KX Radio Staff and both a morning personality and as director of programming and production July 2025.{{cn|date=May 2025}}
==Venues/other artists== Over the years Feddy has played at various venues throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States and Middle East, including the Royal Albert Hall in London, the London Palladium, Wembley Stadium, Glastonbury Festival, Harrogate Blues Bar, Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts, Laguna Beach Sawdust Art Festival, The Tudor House Theatre in Lake Arrowhead, Jacob's Ladder Festival in Israel, Chilkat Center for the Arts in Alaska, and the Blue Water Music Festival in Laguna Beach.<ref name="jasonfeddy1"/><ref>[http://www.mountain-news.com/mountain_living/article_10d9a012-3579-11e5-bb2b-cbfb0b1155f1.html "Welcome to the Parlor"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705140215/http://www.mountain-news.com/mountain_living/article_10d9a012-3579-11e5-bb2b-cbfb0b1155f1.html |date=5 July 2018 }}. The Mountain News. 30 July 2015.</ref><ref>Barry Davis, [https://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Music/Festival-Review-Jacobs-Ladder-Festival-312257 "Festival Review: Jacobs Ladder Festival"]. The Jerusalem Post. 6 May 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harrogate-news.co.uk/2014/02/12/dj-trev-reviews-jason-feddy-blues-bar/ |title=Harrogate Informer — Dj Trev reviews Jason Feddy at the Blues Bar |website=Harrogate-news.co.uk |date=2014-02-13 |access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref><ref>[http://www.lagunabeachindy.com/venue-promises-summer-showcase/ "New Venue Promises Summer Showcase for Musicians"]. Laguna Beach Indy. 6 June 2012.</ref><ref>[http://hotellaguna.com/live-music/ Hotel Laguna] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103204253/http://hotellaguna.com/live-music/ |date=3 November 2015 }}. Hotellaguna.com. Retrieved 18 August 2015.</ref> Feddy has also appeared on MTV.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLj8Wdm9lvY |title=Jason Feddy |publisher=YouTube |date=2007-06-22 |access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref>
==Laguna Playhouse== Feddy served as co-host for the sold out Laguna Concert Band featuring Lee Rocker at the Laguna Beach Playhouse.<ref>Kathleen Lupi, [http://www.dailypilot.com/entertainment/tn-cpt-et-0220-lee-rocker-20150219,0,2273014.story "Rock This Town? You Got It"]. ''Daily Pilot''. 19 February 2015.</ref>
In December 2017, 2018, and 2019, Feddy appeared at the Playhouse with the performance art group The Skivvies, performing stripped-down versions of eclectic covers, wacky holiday mash-ups and eccentric originals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://southocbeaches.com/2017/12/18/laguna-playhouse-holiday-musical-the-skivvies-sleigh-my-name-monday-december-18-2017/|title=Laguna Playhouse Holiday Musical: The Skivvies Sleigh My Name Monday December 18 2017|date=2017-12-18|website=South OC Beaches|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://voiceofoc.org/2018/11/arts-staff-20181127-release-skivvies/|title=Laguna Playhouse Presents 'The Skivvies: I Touch My Elf'|date=2018-11-27|website=Voice of OC|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>
==Community service== Feddy has been involved in community service and support of charitable organizations. He has played the Blue Water Concert to Help Save Trestles, the InPerson Social Media fundraiser for Earthroots Field School, appeared at the Home Aid OC's Annual Project Playhouse Dinner & Auction to benefit for the homeless, and been featured at the Friendship Shelter Annual Gala, among others.<ref>[http://www.surfersvillage.com/content/blue-water-concert-help-save-trestles-poetry-blues "Blue Water Concert to Help Save Trestles: Poetry! Blues!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025551/http://www.surfersvillage.com/content/blue-water-concert-help-save-trestles-poetry-blues |date=17 November 2015 }}. Surfers Village. 19 August 2006.</ref><ref>Taylor Mathieson, [http://www.ocregister.com/articles/shelter-326002-friendship-community.html "Friendship Shelter’s Annual Gala Raises Money for Homeless"]. Orange County Register. 8 November 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.weedpatchrecordings.com/media/building-a-way.html Building Way Out of Homelessness]. Weedpatchrecordings. Retrieved 24 September 2015.</ref>
Feddy spearheaded bringing the Music in Common program to Orange County (a two-day event which brings together high school age Jews, Christians, and Muslims to learn how to exchange ideas with mutual respect, collaborate, and work together towards a common goal through the process of writing a song).<ref>[http://www.lagunabeachindy.com/musician-builds-a-cultural-bridge-with-song-workshop/ "Musician Builds Cultural Bridge With Song Workshop"]. Laguna Beach Indy. 5 November 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.ocregister.com/articles/students-695311-music-together.html "Students of Different Faiths Find Common Ground in Music"]. Orange County Register. 9 December 2015.</ref> In 2018 Feddy became the Southern California regional coordinator for Music in Common.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicincommon.org/about.html|title=About Music in Common|website=Music in Common|language=en|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>
==Other== Feddy's chance encounter with British presenter, writer, journalist, and BBC television personality Richard Hammond is memorialized in Hammond's 2013 biography ''On the Road: Growing up in Eight Journeys-My Early Years'' (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, {{ISBN|978-02978-6943-6}}): "Jason Feddy was incredible. An affable sort of a guy with a soft, reedy speaking voice bearing a distinct Northern twang, he relaxed and laughed with us. His long wavy hair under a stylish baker-boy cap atop an impossibly loud shirt signaled that her was a guy for whom his music was everything. He was a pro and we were there to learn."
English author, musician and screenwriter Jeremy Dyson (an acquaintance of Feddy's wife) uses the name "Jason Feddy" to represent a fictional character in his short story entitled "A Visit From Val Koran", appearing in the collection of short stories published in 2000 entitled ''Never Trust A Rabbit'' (Duck Editions, {{ISBN|0715630970}}).
==Awards== In 2016, Feddy received the Laguna "Hero Fest" music hero award for his work with Music in Common.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://myhero.com/2016_LHF|title=Heroes Shine at the 2016 Laguna Hero Fest|website=Myhero.com|access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref>
In 2017, Feddy was recognized as a "Local Luminary" by Laguna Beach Magazine, an annual list of creators, champions and change-makers who have made a significant impact—near and far.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lagunabeachmagazine.com/local-luminaries/ |title=Local Luminaries - Laguna Beach Magazine | Firebrand Media LLC |work=Laguna Beach Magazine | Firebrand Media LLC |publisher=Laguna Beach Magazine |date=2017-01-27 |access-date=2020-05-15 |last1=Magazine |first1=Laguna Beach }}</ref>
In 2017, Feddy was named the "Best of Laguna Beach" in a poll conducted by local radio station 93.5 FM.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kx935.com/lagunabeachmarchmadness/|title=Laguna Beach March Madness|website=KX 93.5|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-15|archive-date=15 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715183721/https://www.kx935.com/lagunabeachmarchmadness/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2019, Feddy was named "Artist of the Year" by the Laguna Beach Arts Alliance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lagunabeachindy.com/art-stars-shine-at-awards-gala/|title=Art Stars Shine at Awards Gala|date=2019-04-12|website=Laguna Beach Local News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>
==Personal life== Feddy attended Leeds' Morris Silman Middle School in the United Kingdom, which provided a rounded Jewish and secular education and Bar-Mitzvah training. Feddy and his family were longstanding members of one of the many local synagogues. Feddy was a member of the school and synagogue choirs. Active for all of his childhood years in the Kibbutz oriented youth movement (Habonim Dror), Feddy was raised to the soundtrack of Jewish music, both ancient and modern. His mother is an active member of various amateur choirs and liturgical singing groups.<ref name="templeisaiahoc1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.templeisaiahoc.com/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi|title=GKG.NET, INC. Web Hosting Packages|website=Templeisaiahoc.com|access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref>
Feddy graduated from Allerton High School, Leeds, United Kingdom, in 1982. Later he attended Manchester College, Manchester, United Kingdom, 1997–1998; and thereafter attended the University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 1998–1999.
In 2010, Feddy married classically trained actress Ava Burton,<ref>[http://act.com/us/actor/profile/ava-burton Ava Burton Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405215119/https://www.act.com/us/actor/profile/ava-burton |date=5 April 2018 }}. Mandy.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.</ref> in Israel on Kibbutz Tuval, under a chuppah overlooking the Galilean hills.<ref>[http://www.jewishtelegraph.com/simcha_55.html "Entertaining Wedding"]. ''Jewish Telegraph''. 19 November 2010.</ref><ref name="templeisaiahoc1"/> They make their home in Aliso Viejo.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.jasonfeddy.com Jason Feddy Official Website] *[http://www.kx935.com KX93.5 Radio Website] *[http://www.templeisaiahoc.com Temple Isaiah Orange County Website]
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