Jeff Moyer performs his original song “Hands Off Medicaid!” at a protest in Santee, CA on April 23rd, 2025.
Diana Pastora Carson, speaker, author, podcaster, educator, and founder of Beyond Awareness said, “Not only was Jeff Moyer and his apropos lyrical genius and music an asset to our strategic planning for our event, but his original song perfectly encapsulated the message we needed to convey to the media and his powerful presence captivated, educated, and united everyone in attendance.”
Music From the Heart Announces Release of Listening with my Heart
[Chula Vista, CA, April 8th, 2025] — Music from the Heart announces the release of Listening with my Heart, an EP of six original Easter songs by internationally regarded blind songwriter, recording artist and publisher, Jeff Moyer, founder and leader of the Jeff Moyer Trio. Listening contains the following songs: “Listening with my Heart,” “Song for Palm Sunday”, “Elder Brother”, “Song to Guidance”, “City of Peace”, and “Come to Me”. The album, recorded at Yocom Memorial Studio in Chula Vista, introduces The Jeff Moyer Trio; which includes Jeff Moyer singing lead vocals and playing harmonicas, ukuleles and guitar, Luis Mireles singing back-up vocals and playing electric guitar, electric bass, and 12-string guitar, and Willa Lucille singing harmonies and playing 12-string guitar. All songs are available on Spotify and Apple Music. The songs were written by Jeff Moyer between 1986 and 2005. Moyer was Music Director at Unity Church of Christianity in Chesterland, Ohio during that period. The songs were used in Sunday worship services and during Moyer’s guest performances at churches across the United States, including in Tucson, Arizona, Palm Springs, California, Palo Alto, California, and Unity Village, Missouri. Some songs were published previously in Unity music collections. Moyer earned the moniker, “The Troubadour of the Disability Rights Movement”, but his songs have universally drawn communities together through their unifying emotional themes. John McCutcheon, 6-time Grammy nominee, wrote, “Jeff Moyer’s music, mission, and message make us all whole.”
Luis Mireles is a producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist living in Chula Vista, California. Mireles instructs guitar, electric bass, keys, and vocals at the School of Rock San Diego. Under his moniker Lee Wires, Mireles writes music and lyrics for his band and gigs throughout Southern California. Mireles has two songs on Spotify which have been streamed over a million times.
Originally from Nebraska, Willa Lucille has been writing music since she could play an E minor chord. She writes indie-folk music that features her angelic voice, thought-provoking lyricism, and stylized guitar playing. Willa is currently traveling full time and playing music out of a converted school bus, strengthening her understanding of humanity, and consequently herself. Willa reflected, “I feel incredibly grateful to have stumbled into Jeff’s path this year, and enjoyed working on these songs as part of the Jeff Moyer Trio.”
From left to right: Luis Mireles, Jeff Moyer, and Willa Lucille
