Medd & Shaw
We received this award on Monday, November 3 from the Intercontinental Music Awards in Los Angeles for the song, "Diamond Eyes," in the category of Latin Music.
Finalist for Best Gospel Song Award, September 30, 2025
New Review of Another Day - September 2, 2025
Jeremy Gladstone at SleepingBagStudios.ca (SBS) recently completed a record review of the Medd & Shaw album, “Another Day,” and while he had lots of good things to say about the album, his review is too lengthy to reprint in its entirety here. Instead, here are a few of his words regarding a few of his favorite songs from the album.
There’s a lot of sincere emotion and sound at work on “Let It All Fall Down On Me.” There’s such a warm glow to the whole atmosphere of this track…and when combined with the brilliant backing vocals & harmonies…I mean…this is a genuinely special song that I think a lot of people out there won’t just listen to, but end up cherishing as a memorable part of their own soundtrack. The attention to detail is excellent here, and the songwriting is essentially bulletproof.”
“You And Me” is another no-notes situation as far as my ears are concerned, I think Medd & Shaw absolutely nailed this song from start to finish. At their best, this duo of talent & the ace musicians assisting them are making meaningful music. Bonus points for creating a song that features the banjo so prominently in such a truly accessible way.” And ”they come out with another really remarkably memorable hook in the chorus.”
Diamond Eyes “…is a great example of having a vision for a specific sound and going for it – and even more to the point, the fact that Medd & Shaw chose to take more of a supporting role in this track really speaks to the duo’s willingness to do the right thing for the song itself, and I totally respect that. If you’re a regular reader of these pages of ours, you’ve probably seen me rant plenty of times about someone not doing what their song is calling out for them to do – and “Diamond Eyes” proves my point by showing how to go about it correctly…. “Diamond Eyes” came out as well-balanced as the best of their tunes, delivers a tangibly diverse & passionate sound that works, and a fully flawless performance.”
“Firing-up that Santana-esque flavor, “Money Don’t Buy Me Love” gently pulses out the entertainment towards ya, backed by sensational guitar tones and a smooth rhythm & flow. Accented by highlights of backing vocals providing emphasis and enhancing the melody, there’s a very traditional script to a song like this, and they’re following it closely. Somewhere between the Smash Mouth take on this sound and the way it began with Santana, “Money Don’t Buy Me Love” is kind of like what you’d get if you combined “Walkin’ On The Sun” and “Oyo Como Va” together somehow…. I think it’s one of the better performances from this side of the lead vocals in Medd & Shaw, and the song has a lot of character to it.”
“For as much as I like “Let It All Fall Down On Me,” I think I might like “I Took The Long Way Home” even more. What a song! This is one of those spots where you can’t help acknowledge the real master’s grip they have on their craft…I don’t think there’s a thing about it I’d change. They’ve done so many things right in the way they’ve approached their music, and a song like “I Took The Long Way Home” shows exactly how solid fundamentals stack up to big victories. While the weary spirited wisdom beams from the mic, and the guitars make their magic happen in tandem with the piano, the backing vocals and harmonies of Medd & Shaw are genuinely at their best in this tune…. I Took The Long Way Home” is about as perfect as a tune can get…this is a song you can feel right in your soul.”
“Oooooooooo! What’s THIS? Another solid gem to be found, right before Another Day is finished? Juan Pablo makes another appearance as the lead vocalist featured on “Rhayne,” and there’s a mighty good chance that at least a few folks out there could even come away with this being their favorite track on the whole record. I really like it myself too. The guitar on this song is outstanding. The vocals are great. The ideas are exceptional, the atmosphere is familiar but inviting…the performance continually pulls you in close to listen…the personality in their combination of talents really shines from the lefts to the rights on this final song.”
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There’s a lot of sincere emotion and sound at work on “Let It All Fall Down On Me.” There’s such a warm glow to the whole atmosphere of this track…and when combined with the brilliant backing vocals & harmonies…I mean…this is a genuinely special song that I think a lot of people out there won’t just listen to, but end up cherishing as a memorable part of their own soundtrack. The attention to detail is excellent here, and the songwriting is essentially bulletproof.”
“You And Me” is another no-notes situation as far as my ears are concerned, I think Medd & Shaw absolutely nailed this song from start to finish. At their best, this duo of talent & the ace musicians assisting them are making meaningful music. Bonus points for creating a song that features the banjo so prominently in such a truly accessible way.” And ”they come out with another really remarkably memorable hook in the chorus.”
Diamond Eyes “…is a great example of having a vision for a specific sound and going for it – and even more to the point, the fact that Medd & Shaw chose to take more of a supporting role in this track really speaks to the duo’s willingness to do the right thing for the song itself, and I totally respect that. If you’re a regular reader of these pages of ours, you’ve probably seen me rant plenty of times about someone not doing what their song is calling out for them to do – and “Diamond Eyes” proves my point by showing how to go about it correctly…. “Diamond Eyes” came out as well-balanced as the best of their tunes, delivers a tangibly diverse & passionate sound that works, and a fully flawless performance.”
“Firing-up that Santana-esque flavor, “Money Don’t Buy Me Love” gently pulses out the entertainment towards ya, backed by sensational guitar tones and a smooth rhythm & flow. Accented by highlights of backing vocals providing emphasis and enhancing the melody, there’s a very traditional script to a song like this, and they’re following it closely. Somewhere between the Smash Mouth take on this sound and the way it began with Santana, “Money Don’t Buy Me Love” is kind of like what you’d get if you combined “Walkin’ On The Sun” and “Oyo Como Va” together somehow…. I think it’s one of the better performances from this side of the lead vocals in Medd & Shaw, and the song has a lot of character to it.”
“For as much as I like “Let It All Fall Down On Me,” I think I might like “I Took The Long Way Home” even more. What a song! This is one of those spots where you can’t help acknowledge the real master’s grip they have on their craft…I don’t think there’s a thing about it I’d change. They’ve done so many things right in the way they’ve approached their music, and a song like “I Took The Long Way Home” shows exactly how solid fundamentals stack up to big victories. While the weary spirited wisdom beams from the mic, and the guitars make their magic happen in tandem with the piano, the backing vocals and harmonies of Medd & Shaw are genuinely at their best in this tune…. I Took The Long Way Home” is about as perfect as a tune can get…this is a song you can feel right in your soul.”
“Oooooooooo! What’s THIS? Another solid gem to be found, right before Another Day is finished? Juan Pablo makes another appearance as the lead vocalist featured on “Rhayne,” and there’s a mighty good chance that at least a few folks out there could even come away with this being their favorite track on the whole record. I really like it myself too. The guitar on this song is outstanding. The vocals are great. The ideas are exceptional, the atmosphere is familiar but inviting…the performance continually pulls you in close to listen…the personality in their combination of talents really shines from the lefts to the rights on this final song.”
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August 25, 2025, Medd and Shaw (feat. Juan Pablo Palencia) wins an Intercontinental Music Award for Diamond Eyes
Spring 2025, Elite Music Awards, Rhayne
June 2025, Awards Nominations For The Another Day Album
June 2025, Awards Won For The Another Day Album
Josie Award Nomination, June 2025
ISSA Awards Nomination, May 2025
LIT Music Awards, April 2025.
World Songwriting Awards, April 2025.
Three New Awards for Another Day, March 2025.
New Nominations For Another Day.
Juan Pablo Palencia and Dave Thomas win Producer of the year for Another Day, with Elite Music Awards.
The New CD Release Date Arrived
- Another Day, our twelve-song CD was released today. See the information below on this page if you would like to purchase this CD (or the previous one). As well, music from this CD is also available on several popular download sites. We have accompanying music videos for each song on the new CD which will be released roughly every three weeks beginning today with the first one, Rolling Back the Time. Check out this video, along with a video discussing each song from the writer's perspective on the Videos Page on this website.
New Awards and Nominations for "Another Day" (CD to be released on January 15, 2025).
- Our album, After All That We've Been Through (2022), won 19 international awards between 2022-2024, including Indie "Folk/Americana Album of the Year" in the USA (available on Spotify and other download sites, and on CD). The next album, Another Day, is complete and will be released on January 15, 2025.
- The new Medd & Shaw album is complete and ready to release on all your favourite music streaming and download platforms on January 15th. But I know there is a bunch of folks who can’t wait. Well, we just happen to have a few advance CD copies for preview and preordering, in case you also need some stocking stuffers. We are very proud of the new album, called ANOTHER DAY. It can be yours for $10 and includes free shipping. We might even still have copies of the previous award winning LP, After All That We’ve Been Through, for the same crazy price. That’s both CDs for $20!!!
- If in Canada, send an email with your request to:
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- If in the U.S., send your email request to:
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Updated November 5, 2025
