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Jody Whitesides

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About Me

Practical Insanity
1. All The Things MP32. Closer To Ourselves MP33. Favor Me MP34. Tabloid Affair MP35. Falling In MP36. Going Around MP37. Days of our Lives MP38. Searching For You MP39. Material Things MP310. Tracking Motion MP311. Splitting the Scene MP312. Say Goodbye MP3 price: $16.99 how many? GET IT NOW ON ITUNES OR VIA CD Baby. Use the Buy Now button or call 1-800-BUY-MY-CD with a credit or debit card. ** Get a 10% discount ordering more than one. E-Mail: Name:Upcoming Shows:
"[Jody] wouldn't sound out of place on soft-rock radio, especially the single Fallin' In, which has a nice subtle chorus."
- Nathan Brackett [Senior Editor - Rolling Stone Magazine]
"Smartly groomed, inventive power-pop, fueled by grooves that lodge in your head and emit enough sonic coolness to invite multiple listens."
- Jim Kirlin [Editor - Wood & Steel Magazine, Taylor Guitars]
"He has a decent voice and he knows how to structure a tune... He's obviously a talented musician."
- Nathan Brackett [Senior Editor - Rolling Stone Magazine]
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Need to read the bio about me? Then read it in the blog section. That's where it's at. Enjoy!
** All song samples are two minutes long. I would hope that if you like 2 minutes of the song, you'd enjoy owning the whole thing. I appreciate your support. Also, if the myspace player is not working, be aware that my MP3 links always work, they are listed above the myspace player and there is a link to a sample of every song on Practical Insanity.

My Interests

Music:

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

My Blog

No I didn't drop you and I haven't quit music

Yesterday was a bit weird. When I woke up I had messages from friends here at myspace to my official mailing list e-mail address asking if I had quit music. Some asked if I had tossed in the towel. Ot...
Posted by Jody Whitesides on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:12:00 PST

Single of the Day

In case you haven't heard of it yet, I've been writing about music that is created by other artists. I mainly feature non-signed artists, but occasionally I'll throw in someone you've heard of. It's a...
Posted by Jody Whitesides on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST

Tagged for Questions

I've been tagged by a friend. The concept is to ask them three questions, then they are to return such things as three questions for me back. Since I'd rather not leave someone out. I'll make it so th...
Posted by Jody Whitesides on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST

And the Winner is: Best Music Video 2006!

Last night was the Just Plain Folks Awards for 2006. They are the largest music awards in the world. It was a fantastic night of music and recognition of music that you can experience. I was nominated...
Posted by Jody Whitesides on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST

I'm running this Myspace page and you may want to know...

Hey Everyone:To start I want to say that it's a beautiful thing that you're here on myspace and making it one of the cool places to hang out on the internet. Despite my being generally overly computer...
Posted by Jody Whitesides on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST

Another award, they're racking up...

If you're familiar with The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd, then you might know that I do the music for that show. I've been informed by Grant, the creator, that the show has won the 2006 Parsec award ...
Posted by Jody Whitesides on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST

Oops I forgot an award nomination, there's one more

So I was informed that I actually have a 5th nomination for the JPF awards. Grant from The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd has informed me that his podcast is nominated as well in the Story Telling cate...
Posted by Jody Whitesides on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST

More 2006 Award nominations

I've received word this morning that I am nominated for four (4) awards in this years Just Plain Folks awards (JPF). So the things I'm up for are:Best College Rock Song:Falling InBest Rock Instrumenta...
Posted by Jody Whitesides on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST

Approached with manners

You know, given enough time eventually someone somewhere will surprise you. Such is the case as of today. In a world where there is so much gimmie, gimmie, gimmie, take, take, take, I'm relived to kno...
Posted by Jody Whitesides on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST

Film Festival Bound

I got word yesterday from the director of my 'Falling In' video, that the video will be screened at the 2006 California Independent Film Awards. I thought that was pretty cool news.
Posted by Jody Whitesides on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST