Member Since: 11/12/2004
Band Website: jodywhitesides.com
Band Members: Jody Whitesides: Guitar, Vox
Park City High / U of U / Berklee / MI
Proud member of SESAC.
Influences: Anything I've ever heard has influenced me for good or bad.
But since you're wondering about some of the people/bands I used to listen to in the formative years here it goes: The Beatles, Nick Lowe, Elton John, Jackson Brown, The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, The Eagles, Green Day, Weezer, Ozzy Ozbourne, Tesla, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Bob Seager, Van Morrison, King's X, The Mustard Seeds, Cindy Lauper, Marianne Faithful, Juice Newton, Bill Withers, James Brown, The Cars, Blondie, Pink Floyd, The Partridge Family, Metallica, Talking Heads, Iron Maiden, Finster Baby, Nine Inch Nails, Foreigner, The Police, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Jellyfish, Wings, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Terence Trent D'arby, Paul Gilbert, INXS, Jeff Scott Soto, Imperial Drag, Queen, Queensryche, Dianna Ross, Donna Summer, The Bee Gees, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, The Band, Kenny Loggins, Fleetwood Mac, Annie Lennox, Bruce Springsteen.
I know I'm forgetting a whole slew of music that I was weened on, and as I remember to update this, I'll put them into the list.
Sounds Like:
Have you seen one of the Best Music Videos? That's right the video below has been crowned Best Music Video by the JPF awards! You can see a much higher res version at: jodywhitesides.com look in the mPod, it's called Falling In.
The album "Practical Insanity" is like a premium blend of Maroon 5, John Mayer, Lenny Kravitz, and Seal.
Other artists I get compared to, include:
James Blunt, Bryan Adams, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, Peter Gabriel, Tragically Hip, Caroline's Spine, Collective Soul, Cheap Trick, Lifehouse, Paul McCartney, Vertical Horizon, U2, and Train.
Record Label: I'm - On Records or actually CD's, wait no, iTunes
Type of Label: None