Ah, rounding the corner into second base of the month of December. The show at the Gig was good. The band is playing better than ever and we’re excited and getting geared up for our first show in January at the Key Club. We’ll be opening for the infamous Martha Davis & The Motels. I promise it will be an excellent show and a great way to kick off the year.

If you haven’t downloaded a copy of my Holiday Song, what are you waiting for? Its likely to be one of the most original holiday songs you’ve ever heard, and it’s pretty good to boot.

Since music is such a great gift, I think you should help out a musician and purchase some of his CD’s to give to friends (hint, hint).

Here’s my movie pick for the week: Finding Neverland. This is definitely a very moving flick. I also think it captures how creative people tend to think and see the world. Go see it, then e-mail me and let me know what you thought of it.

Jody

Ho, ho, ho. It’s happy holiday time. What better to start of your holiday season than coming out to my final show of the year? Dec. 7th I will be performing at The Gig in Hollywood.

Also, what else would be better than giving the gift of music? That’s right you can purchase some music by me and give it to your friends, your enemies, and even space aliens. What better than getting a choice. Do you want a single song? or maybe the whole CD? You can get if via CD Baby for the whole CD or on the Albums page you can purchase single songs via iTunes and Weed.

Oh and because I’m feeling the giving spirit. Visit: Holiday Song You are free to download that song – yes its the full thing and freely distribute that link or mp3 at your freewill.

Thanks, and happy holidays!

Jody

Its Friday and I’m feeling a bit crazy! Well, maybe I’m not really crazy, but I have been doing some research into a new digital file format called WEED. Now you must be asking yourself, what is WEED? Glad you ask. Weed files are a nifty new version of WMA files. They are 192k mp3’s that have some kind of special digital rights. How does it work? you ask. Well, essentially the same as any other WMA file. It may require you to upgrade your WMA player. But once you have, you can play any weed file only 3 times for free. That’s right, get to hear any weed file 3 times for free. After the third time you press play, you’ll be asked to pay for the song in order to hear it more.

Now, this gets even better, me as the artist gets paid when you purchase the song. However, you, the music fan, have the oportunity to make money off this as well. How do I MAKE MONEY on a WEED file Jody? It’s easy, after you purchase the song, you can freely trade the song to your friends or on the P2P networks. Then if someone else purchases one of the songs you’ve traded – you make a cut of the sale. Its the greatest pyramid scheme ever invented – you get great music, and you can make money just for trading it (provided you trade a file you purchased).

The only drawback at the moment is that it only works on PC’s. I’m being told that Mac, and Linux compatibility of the players are coming soon.

So, while I’m off to go sing a song, you can now visit the music (Albums) page and check out the weed files and have some fun.

Oh, and the song? I’m singing a song written by CJ Vanston and a couple of his co-writers (Jon Shanks, and Johnny Elkins). Who is CJ Vanston? He’s part of the master-mind group behind Spinal Tap and A Mighty Wind. I’m excited to have been asked to sing this.

Have a great day!

It’s November 2nd: National Celibacy Day!

October has come and gone. I’ve been working on booking a few more shows and preparing the band for the onslaught that should be starting early next year.

This week is prep week for the upcoming show on Nov. 6th. The band has it’s setlist and I’m busy getting the loops and synths ready on click tracks so we can sound extra full live. Plus I’ve got about 5 DV camera operators coming out for Molly Malones. We’ll be video taping the whole show. I’m planning on including the live footage as part of the DVD of Practical Insanity when it’s released. Also, one of the songs we’re doing on the 6th is from A Natural Leap Forward – I’ll likely turn that into a music video via the concert footage so that I can post it here on the website.

I’m also keeping the fingers crossed for Nov. 7th. I’d like to win for both songs, but the competition in each category is pretty stiff. Say a little kind word for me and who knows if enough people say it, I could walk away with a nice little addition to my house and my career.

Please keep coming back to the website to check on the new updates and shows. As things start to heat up I’ll be posting a lot more.

Jody

p.s. – due to the demand for the Frosty, Heidi, and Frank show audio, I’m making it an addition to the music page so that you can hear it all you want without searching the news archives.

p.p.s. – January 1st could bring something really cool.

Welcome to month of all-hollows-eve… Did I even spell that right? Anyway, it’s a cool October that’s brewing up.

First off, I’ve found an old interview I did from radio station KFLI out of Arizona. It was for the E.A.R. CD and is funny for it’s grass-roots feel. I really have to give kudos for KFLI and the DJ for having me on. It was a treat.

Second, I have started booking shows for the fall and will continue to add shows as information becomes available, the first is coming October 26th in beautiful Venice CA. Please come on back and find out if I’m coming to a venue near you.

Third, the new version of the website is very near. I had a discovery last night that will help expedite the method I wanted to use for a special new section to the website. I’m still debating on whether or not to launch the website in advance of the release of “Practical Insanity” or if I should just wait until the street date of the CD.

The song I wrote with Lindy Robbins and Johnny Elkins for the Oneness organization has been finished. It’s called “In Disguise”. I’ll work on putting up a 2 minute clip of it somewhere on the website in the near future. The interesting thing is that I’ve heard it would be good for Clay Aiken or Hillary Duff. I’d be strangely happy if it got recorded by either one of them.

In the mean time, I’m rehearsing the songs for the live show. If you’re still interested in hearing the wonderful comments from the Frosty, Heidi and Frank Should I Stay or Should I Go? <– then follow that link I just pointed to!

Enjoy

You’re probably hoping to hear the Frosty, Heidi and Frank stuff for Should I Stay or Should I Go? <– that’s the link, hint hint. G’head play it and have fun listening to what everyone had to say.

Yes, there are shows in the works. Look above and you’ll see a couple of things listed. But c’mon back as more are going to be added soon.

I’ve had a chance to see the initial pictures for the CD/DVD package for “Practical Insanity”. I think it’s going to really be a different concept. I can’t wait to see the final outcome. Stay tuned, I’ll probably post some FPO’s of the cover in the next few weeks.

Visit the Low Down archive to read up about my experience writing with some heavy duty songwriters.

Got to spend the day writing a song with a group of talented writers for an organization called “Oneness”. It was kinda weird as I felt like the odd-boy-out. Everyone there had amazing credentials or were signed on major labels. Then there’s little ol’ me feeling like I got sent to boot camp. It felt good to be welcomed into the fold of 50 songwriters that have written numerous songs that you’ve likely heard. It felt even better to come highly recommended to the group.

I was paired up with a couple of hit lyrisists. Which when it comes down to it, was a bit strange. I was the musical force in the room and sort of mediated between two people very passionate about words, who also looked for input from me as to what to say. The song we wrote is called “in Disguise”. The subject matter has to do with breaking down barriers between people. And the end of the day, all the writers groups were put on stage to perform the music they had just written. Let me tell you, it was pretty amazing to hear what some of those groups came up with. Every song was really good, but there were a couple that flat out killed. The concept behind “Oneness” is for musicians to use the power of music to write something positive to help heal the world. I will certainly attend again next year.

When I get the demo of “In Disguise” done, I’ll post a two minute clip here.

If you’re looking for the Frosty, Heidi and Frank show clip that I was featured on, the link is here: Should I Stay or Should I Go

Happy Birthday! Oh Yeah, it’s Jody’s birthday today.

On the side note, I finally got the audio for the KLSX 97.1 Frosty, Heidi and Frank show. What a fun birthday present! So, I decided to edit out the majority of the songs and and chopped out all the commercials. Here’s the link for you to listen in on how I did on Should I Stay or Should I Go.

Starting to get the feet wet into getting more shows. On the hush hush is the fact that Frosty, Heidi and Frank have put the feelers out for a live show on the air with them in the near future. I’ll let everyone know when I know more.

Peace!

The photo shoot went great, everyone involved had a good time. Lots and lots of photos to pour over. Rad from radstudio.com should be getting me comps of the CD art soon. In the mean time I’ve got a nifty little image that you can download right now… Got Jody?

The response from the Frosty, Heidi and Frank show on 97.1 KLSX was amazing. Thanks to everyone that came by and checked me out. Still working on obtaining a copy of the show so that I can post it here for you to hear.

Getting all the ducks in a row. Shows will likely start in September. Other news shortly.

Play on!

How much fun was that?!?

I just got played on the Frosty, Heidi and Frank show on 97.1 KLSX for their “Should I Stay or Should I Go” thing! Six votes to one say I should stick it out in LA and the music business. Thank you to those seven souls whom I don’t even know that called in and said I should stay! If you’re just browsing in because you heard the show, thank you! There are 2 minute clips of the whole CD called Practical Insanity – which is what those two songs are from on the Albums page. I certainly hope you love the music enough to sign up for the mailing list and get some music or come to a show.

If you taped the Should I Stay or Should I Go? segment, please contact me, I would love you to death to get a copy of that.

In other news, I’m shooting the cover for Practical Insanity on monday the 26th. So the artwork will be done soon.

Peace.