A musician and a muckraker at heart, Cincinnati songwriter Jay Madera writes songs in much the same way a journalist puts together investigative stories: by observing, connecting the dots, and believing in the need for the story to be heard. Madera’s music is not merely a byproduct of a crazed ambition to make sense of the world; it’s a distillation of how he sees the world, in all of its beauty and blight.

Jay Madera's music is characterized by his witty, literary, self-aware lyrics and his versatile musical styling with a finger on the pulse of the salient social and political themes of our time. Blending the motifs of world-wise songwriters, Madera mixes the refined weariness of Leonard Cohen and Dawes with the rhythmic exuberance of Todd Rundgren and Jack White into a distinctly new concoction. Madera looks to provide people with the words that fit our complex modern emotions through sharing his own faults, questions, and experiences. With a diverse style of instrumentation, Jay Madera adds flourishes of neo-folk, soul, gothic rock, and jazz. His songs provoke emotion and thoughtfulness in equal measure as a singer-songwriter who is unafraid to rock out.