Career
Jayakody has directed the music for hundreds of Sinhala films and television serials and has also composed many songs for children"s programming ("Koppara Koppara"). Jayakody was born Jayakody Arachchige Don Edward Timothy Jayakody, the sixth child of Don Raphial Jayakody and Victoria Jayakody on 6 April 1952 in Hettimulla, Kegalle, Sri Lanka. His family was Catholic.
Jayakody received his early education at Bandaranaike Junior School, and received his secondary education at Saint Mary"s College of Kegalle.
Work in music
During the period from 1968 to 1976, Jayakody participated in the Maliban Guwan Thotilla and in amateur music programmes. He entered the Government College of Music in 1976 (presently the Faculty of Aesthetic Education of Kelaniya University) and during that time took part in music programmes conducted by popular musicians.
At that time he started releasing cassettes and his career took official He was the music teacher at Nalanda College Colombo in mid 1980s.
Jayakody"s album Deduna Palama was released on April 6, 2003.
Personal life.
