Canadian composer and pianist Jeff Vidov makes a brave, heart-on-sleeve leap into memory and music with his latest single, “New York I’m Coming to You – Radio Edit.” This is a personal manifesto, a bombastic, orchestral homage to the city that has shaped his artistic path.
A central tenant of Vidov’s sweeping 2-disc rock/pop album, due to drop in 2025, “New York I’m Coming to You” is a musical cornerstone. It’s a piano-powered anthem with grand orchestral flourishes that lift the song to cinematic heights. The scope of the sound is only equaled by the message’s sincerity.
With international artists such as Argentinian drummer Lucas Seoane, bassist Antonio Druetta, and UK singer Jon, whose soulful voice takes the lead, Vidov forms an anthem we can belt out together. Produced at his studio in Toronto and mixed by David Fraelic in Vancouver, this is a worldwide project inspired by personal introspection.
At the center of the song is Jeff’s personal story. And a decade ago, he was wandering the halls of Manhattan School of Music and through the storied studios of Sony and MTV Unplugged, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, and Harry Connick Jr. But life took him in another direction, and New York was a dream deferred. With this song, Vidov circles back to the city and his younger self, the one full of ambition and a sense of creative urgency, a flame that still burns too bright.
Whittling it down to radio length, the radio edit of “New York I’m Coming to You,” now eight singles into his past year’s rapid release, will also make it onto the airwaves. It’s approachable, catchy, relentlessly human, and great for those who buy into the magic of second chances.
Whether you’ve pounded the sidewalks of Manhattan or your dream has just been descending like a shuttlecock falling at your feet for too long, this is your wake-up call that it’s never too late to run madly after it once more. Jeff Vidov is returning to himself. And we’re lucky to be along for the ride.
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