Author: Jody Whitesides

  • Introducing the mPod: My iPod-Inspired Player for Songs and Videos

    Well, I’ve been off the reservation for about a month. I’ve been down for the count with being sick with the flu. I had complications with my ears. Fortunately I’m bouncing back. During that time I also got to find some time to finish the mPod player. It’s the new thing on the right hand side that looks like a sideways iPod.

    Go ahead take it for a spin. All the songs and videos are in there. I would appreciate knowing what you think, so play with it a bit and send me some feedback. Just so you know, it works exactly like an iPod. Well, pretty darn close anyway.

    In other news, I’m working on the corporate structure of the record label and hopefully before too long I’ll have good news about Practical Insanity making it’s way onto Radio and the Billboard charts.

    Stay tuned!

  • Momentum Mode: New Songs, New Video, Finding Funding and Live Shows Incoming

    Things are beginning to move along briskly. Funding is coming in the door and I have some meetings with PR firms this week. Seems there are three or four that are highly interested in working with me. I guess it helps when you’ve got a name like Maurice Starr backing ya. In addition we’re working on the live portion of things, meaning that we’re talking to some agents to finally get the show on the road. There is rumor talk that I could be opening for someone rather large, but I’ll believe it and share it with ya when it comes through.

    In the mean time, I’ve started scratching out ideas on roughly 25 songs that will be the inklings for the next CD once Practical Insanity has run it’s course. I never seem to stop writing. That’s not a bad thing I guess.

    Also, I’ve been talking to Byron Turk, the director of my award winning video ‘Falling In’, about the next video which will be for ‘Closer To Ourselves’. I’m excited to be in a forward moving situation.

    Stay Tuned!

  • Press Play on the Year: 23 Songs, One Secret Knock, and 300+ Readers Later

    Happy New Year

    2007 has finally been rung in. Woo Hoo, I hope your Christmas, Hanukka, Kwanza, etc, all went well. Did you have a great New Years too? I was so excited I launched a new website, which you’re seeing right now. I’ve still got one more thing left to finalize on it in terms of the multi-media experience but the rest of it is fully functional.

    I’ve put a direct way to log right into the Clubhouse right from the home page. Look towards the right of where you’re reading now and you’ll see the login area with the knock knock button. Once you’ve entered your name and e-mail and use the secret knock knock, you’ll be wisked into the Clubhouse where you can submit for the monthly contest, as well as see and hear more of me.

    The Christmas CD has been getting some fantastic feedback. At this point though, it will be put on the shelf and await it’s next promotional push in June/July for licensing and store purchases.

    Still in talks with investors and Maurice Starr. Maurice has a few more meetings in the works with management and other people as well. So it’s an optimistic start to the year.

    I’ve started sifting through roughly 23 song ideas for the next CD. Getting them organized, thinking about the title, the direction, the feel, etc.

    The Single of the Day blog is growing every month I’m starting to average over 300 readers a day, not bad for no advertising yet. At the rate its going it will climb to a few thousand in a couple more months. So as of January 1st, meaning now, you can read it directly here on my official website. I figure it’s the least I can do for you since you’re showing me support.

    Stay tuned as more good things are on the way.