Jody Whitesides

Category: In The Studio

  • Beaming Like A Supernova

    Beaming Like A Supernova

    supernova studioHow do you write a tune about a Supernova?

    A little like this. You play basketball with a bunch of guys who all work in the music industry. Guitar players, singers, bassists, drummers, mixers, etc. Jumping around pretending to be NBA type players. There’s a lot of shit talking and then saying hey, we should make some music. Such is the case for myself and Claude J Woods. We met playing basketball.

    We started with a tune called Keep The Swagg Up – very Hip Hop. The second one we wrote was Whipped again more hip hop in nature. This time around it’s more of an urban pop R&B type thing called Supernova.

    Step inside with me as I play you a clip of the song as I’m working on the mix.

    Supernova

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    transcript:

    Working on a song called: Supernova. And it
    sounds a little something like this.

    You’re more than a star
    You’re beaming like a Supernova
    That just blasted through my heart and took over

     

    Have a great day!

  • More Guitars To Record

    More Guitars To Record

    more guitarsA late night discussion last night with my co-producer led to a statement of more guitars! That is what is being called for in the final stages of American Mayhem production. As a guitar player I don’t really have a problem with recording more guitars. It’s what I do. Earlier today I thought I’d bring you in on part of my little journey of laying down more guitars. Layers baby. Layers.

    Watch as I screw up. Ha ha ha.

    Ah the life of a professional musician. Sometimes it takes more than one take. Or even more than one guitar. The true awesomeness is when it all comes together and sounds spectacular.

    More Guitars

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    Enjoy the journey, can’t wait for you to hear the final product when it comes time to get it out to your ears.

    It’s epic.

    That’s an understatement.

    Stay tuned for more.

  • Thumping In A Song

    Thumping In A Song

    Thumping in StudioThumping right along… That’s what I’ve been up to with getting these singles done and finished with my co-producing friend George Leger III. We put the final touches on yet another song called “Thump Thump Thump”.

    That put’s the count at 3 songs completely finished.

    The excitement is building as the impending release of single #1 draws nearer. Amazing and magical is how I describe it. The word that those few who have heard it is: Wow!!!

    Pretty cool responses. Most of the time, music doesn’t make people say “Wow!!!” Now it does.

    Thumping

    How do I contain the restraint to releasing it? Good question. This is by far the absolute longest I’ve had to sit on a finished product. Main reason is not for building hype. No, it’s more simple than that. I really want to make sure the song gets the best possible launch it can have. That unfortunately takes time. Time, that a lot of people don’t have the patience to control.

    Heck, I’ve had moments where I’m like, Fuck It! Lets do this!

    Then the moment passes and I remember that there’s a plan. It’s a good plan. A winning plan based on those who have been asking and talking with me about it.

    At this point we’re on to single #4, it’s so close to finish I can practically taste it…

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