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Singer/songwriter Jeff Iftekaruddinhas enjoyed
success touring throughout
California with HARMAN’s JBL EON515XT portable PA loudspeaker. |
ANAHEIM, California – Jeff
Iftekaruddin is a guitarist, singer and songwriter who has been influenced by
many styles of music, from the works of John Lennon that his mother loved to
the music of his father’s native India. Recently, Iftekaruddin has enjoyed
success touring throughout California with HARMAN’s JBL Professional EON515XT
portable PA loudspeaker providing world-class audio quality in a lightweight
and compact form factor.
From
the day he first picked up a guitar, Iftekaruddin has been interested in
combining various genres of music to create his own style, including songs
recorded in both English and Spanish. His eclectic approach to songwriting can
be heard in his most recent adult contemporary release, Songs About Women.
In
the past two years, two unforeseen events have had a major influence on
Iftekaruddin’s musical outlook. “Up until 2011 I was only making music for
‘grown ups,’” Iftekaruddin noted. “Then a chance encounter with a very special
young girl and her family added a whole new perspective to my musical career.”
Iftekaruddin was
playing his guitar near an auto shop while waiting for an oil change when a
young boy and girl came over to listen. The girl began to softly sing along and
Iftekaruddin did an improvised duet with the girl for about 15 minutes.
He then realized the
girl’s parents had come over—and were politely waiting for him to finish. “The
girl’s mother explained that her daughter was autistic and that they didn’t
want to interrupt a song that was so calming for their child,” Iftekaruddin
said. “She told me that her daughter had been feeling extremely anxious and
that singing the song with me was the first time she had been calm all day.”
Iftekaruddin went
home that night and reflected on how connected this little girl had been to his
music. “I decided to write the girl her very own album,” he said I” wanted to
fill it with music that any child—and their parents—would enjoy, no matter what
their challenges were in life.” The result is Iftekaruddin’s new album, Songs About Turtles, Wolves and Stan the
Man: Music for Kids Who Get It!
Another unplanned
occurrence made Iftekaruddin realize the importance of good sound in live
performance. “At the last minute I was asked to do a charity event in Santa
Monica and had to use whatever PA they had. It was a JBL EON system,” he said.
“I was performing in a massive yoga studio with beautiful bamboo floors and as
soon as I plugged in and started playing I was mesmerized. I stopped worrying
about my performance and just got lost in the sound. To hear my voice and
guitar ringing out of the EON monitors with such clarity was just amazing – a
definite rock star moment!”
Iftekaruddin soon
purchased a JBL EON15XT powered loudspeaker. “Now I know I’m going to have
great sound wherever I go,” he said. “I primarily play a Godin A6 guitar live and the EON515XT
allows me to play direct—no EQ pedal, no ultra-funky acoustic wave
modulator—just direct. I can hear every single nuance of my axe through the
EON515XT.”
Iftekaruddin
takes the EON515XT with him at all times. “I also have a 12-Volt/35-Watt
battery plus a converter that I use to give me mobile power,” he said. “A lot
of times after a show I will drive to a bank parking lot or the local Costco in
Los Feliz and play for a few hours. To hear the EON515XT rebounding in such
massive spaces is a holy experience.”
“My foray into the
kids’ music arena has been a huge surprise in my life, and after doing shows
many kids come up to me and want to know about my guitar and my equipment,” he
added. “They are always interested in the EON515XT and its built-in mixer and I
usually wind up having a ‘helper’ or two at a birthday party to help me set up.
It’s so easy to use that they are always able to pick up very quickly how the
EON515XT works.”
In addition,
Iftekaruddin has found JBL Professional’s customer support to be first-rate. “It has been my experience that a lot
of large companies lose touch with their customers, but JBL makes me feel like
they listen to us folks who are out there in the field,” he said.
Iftekaruddin
continues to bring his musical message of positivity to audiences at home and
abroad. “On my new CD you’ll hear songs about working through challenges and
making mistakes, a song that can help kids learn Spanish and a song about the
beauty of being ‘different.’ I do my best to create a fun listening experience
for the whole family.”
For more information
please visit Jeff Iftekaruddin’s website, www.themusicofjeff.com.
Songs About Women can be
found at www.soundcloud.com/songsaboutwomen.
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