Jody Whitesides

Have you heard music in Atmos?

Been hearing some great music from some lessor known artists. I work on getting the word out about it on https://singleoftheday.com

Sitting here listening to 100s of songs for a voting thing, I'm amazed at the quality of some obscure artists. I'm also flabbergasted at the sheer # of Dolby Atmos mixes that are outright horrible. It begs the question: Aren't these releases getting checked for audio quality before release?

AI & Music. Are you using it? Why?

There’s a moment when things finally come together and start to flow the way you envisioned. It’s an awesome feeling that makes music magical.

One thing I’m proud of is not needing AI to create music - nor is there any AI in the music I’ve released. In the immortal words of Jimmy Dugan, if it were easy - everyone would be doing it.

Sunday. The week ahead already has opinions about me. What does yours look like?

"The world ends on Zodiak Killer time." — Zodiak Killer

For anyone three episodes deep into a true crime series at midnight and completely fine about it. Zodiak Killer. jodywhitesides.com

Ha ha ha. An album cover got an adult content warning but not a PMRC label?!? Thank you BlueSky for the laugh.

This character doesn't act on impulse — everything is planned, precise, and completely without conscience. That's Zodiak Killer. That's the rebuild.

"The lyric is fiction. The feeling it creates is not." https://jodywhitesides.com/2026/03/27/zodiak-killer-the-predatory-groove-that-was-always-lurking-and-now-finally-strikes/

I want your tell tale sign The world ends on Zodiak Killer time

What song do you still skip to the bridge on? Every single time, no matter how many years in.

"It's crazy to think new thoughts with old people." — Reunions

For people who still think about the friends who disappeared and wonder where they ended up. Reunions. jodywhitesides.com

18 and Life. Youth Gone Wild. I Remember You. Three different worlds on one album. Saw 'em in a tiny Boston club while @ Berklee. Same attitude live as on the record. Back then I had one clear plan: if I got a record deal, Michael Wagener was producing it. What's an album that made you dream bigger?

This is what Reunions sounds like from inside the room.

"The orchestrations don't need to hide anymore." https://jodywhitesides.com/2026/03/27/the-orchestration-in-reunions-that-was-always-there-and-never-properly-heard-until-now/

"Money can burn and your friends can too." — The Shaft

For anyone who is done getting screwed over and is ready to say it out loud. The Shaft. jodywhitesides.com

"The song doesn't get louder in those moments. It gets more alive." https://jodywhitesides.com/2026/03/27/the-hidden-drum-weight-in-the-shaft-that-the-original-mix-never-delivered/

Somewhere between the take that almost worked and the one that finally did. What moment this week almost got you?

"Have you ever had a day where your head explodes or your eyes give impressions of leaping off your face." — Clears Again

For anyone who has been blindsided by something they never saw coming and is still finding their way through it. Clears Again. jodywhitesides.com

Five years old. A van. An unfamiliar city. Don't Stop playing as we pulled up to the skatepark. I can still sing every song on Rumours. Never learned to play a single one. Some music you protect by leaving it alone. What's an album you've never touched, just listened to?

In stereo a vocal sits flat. In Atmos it has a position in the room. On headphones it feels like the singer moved. That's Clears Again. That's the rebuild.

"You might find out it was about you all along." https://jodywhitesides.com/2026/05/05/clears-again-remastered-the-song-about-more-than-you-think/

She beckons you get to bed You pray she Clears Again

"Can't earn respect without borrowing hours." — Rob Me Blind

For anyone who is having a tough time in the current economy and still showing up anyway. Rob Me Blind. jodywhitesides.com

Baby Now I was in The Cutting Edge. Most people know the song without knowing the band. Went mountain biking w Dan Reed in LA years later. Nearly killed him. Wrote of it. He defended me in comments. The Heat still lives in my funkier tracks. What's an artist whose influence snuck up on you?

It's not one thing that breaks you — it's everything hitting at once and nothing ever giving back. That's Rob Me Blind. That's the rebuild.

"The guitars that should have had a natural snarl to them came out polished when they needed to be raw." jodywhitesides.com/blog

Rob Me Blind Ignorance racial lines

"Though someone somewhere is still lyin' upon their pointy bed they made -- someone's dyin'." — Can't Explain

For anyone who needs a break from the mundane and is ready to move without a reason. Can't Explain. jodywhitesides.com

The Cars found me before I had a guitar in my hands. Moving in Stereo meant 1 thing. Fast Times changed it. Years later I played it solo acoustic at the film's 25th anniversary, met some of the cast, earned the applause. Some records follow you. What's an album that keeps showing up in your life?

This is what Can't Explain sounds like from inside the room.

"There's a difference between a drum sound that registers in your ears and one that registers in your chest." jodywhitesides.com/blog

This is a little close to home with some sad news. Back in the late 90s, I, along with several musician friends, were part of a group of songwriters tasked with writing songs 4 Mr. Muldoon. We never know when something will rock us off this rock. Be well. Be kind. We'll miss you Patrick. R.I.P.

Don't ask the reason why Can't Explain