I don’t just make records – everything I do is like a musical hand-made crocheted cashmere sweater – warmth and joy!
Add some of these recent releases to your music playlists and collections.
Jody Watley Dancer Remixed – Cut Correct and Rhe Mix
DANCER. Photograpy: Albert Sanchez. Design: Ray Easmon and Jody Watley
Paradise EP
As well, revisit critically acclaimed releases “The Makeover” (featuring the Top 5 Billboard hit dance singles “I Want Your Love”, “A Beautiful Life”, “Borderline”) and the ambient soul of “Midnight Lounge.”
Jody Watley and SRL. (formerly Shalamar Reloaded).
Up Next:
The Colors of Christmas Tour with Peabo Bryson, Ruben Studdard, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis beginning Dec. 3 – Learn More and Get Tickets: Here
A few tickets still available for my birthday concert at Blue Note Napa January 27 – we’ve extended the Meet and Greet option too! Gift the concert for the Jody Watley fan you know!! – More Info and Tickets – Blue Note Napa
In case you’ve missed posts – out now is the new single and video “The Mood” from my new group SRL – Shalamar Reloaded featuring Nate Allen Smith and Rosero McCoy. We formed in 2015 and have performed countless sold-out concerts in the USA to rave reviews, Japan (Tokyo and Osaka), Brazil, London (Let’s Rock London, Happy Day Music Festival), Netherlands (Amsterdam’s Melkweg). We just did 2 TV shows in Washington DC as a group (WUSA9 and Roland Martin NewsOneNow), I did 2 solo TV appearances (Fox5DC and ABC7 Good Day Washington). There are numerous blog reviews and interviews like this one on ABCNews RadioOnline, and our second special aired on SIRIUSXM ‘The Groove’ with BK Kirkland October 29. Get in The Mood – iTunes
My most recent solo release is the critically acclaimed “Paradise” as well as ‘Dancer’ Remixes available at digital outlets worldwide. I’d still like to do a video for ‘Sanctuary’ and or ‘The Dawn.’ In this era there really are no rules with regard to releasing music and how long a project lives in the social realm. Youtube is the place for video releases no more waiting for networks to play it. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: Here I’m still amazed at how behind the times some fans remain in how they discover and keep up with artists they like – speaking of veteran artists like me primarily. We live in an information age..but some don’t use tools of reading and research no matter the topic to keep up or simply get informed.
After performing with Tokyo Philharmonic Symphony I’m inspired to make my next solo release symphonic. It will take time and I’ll probably do a crowd-funding for it due to the nature of recording a project like that. Stay tuned. As well, check out my recent collaborations with Dam-Funk from his ‘Invite The Light’ collection (Virtuous Progression) and French Horn Rebellion (Dancing Out, Cold Enough)..and I’ll keep you posted on my recent recorded duet ‘A Million Miles” with folk artist and sculptor Peter Harper (brother of Ben Harper).
DANCER. Photograpy: Albert Sanchez. Design: Ray Easmon and Jody Watley
Get taken away to PARADISE: iTunes DANCER Concept Video: Watch it Here
Up Next:
November 11 Yoshi’s Oakland it’s a new show from the last time we were there one of the exciting changes is the SRL set is now more focused on our own new music and my solo set has also changed -it’s hotter than ever. Tickets
January 28. Golden Voice Presents Jody Watley and SRL Tickets Now on Sale for my return to The Roxy Theatre for another birthday concert party – Tickets
A concept video takes an idea and focuses on that, in this instance I wanted it to be about the dancers and dance and the freedom of movement interspersed with choreography – it’s not a traditional video which is why I’m not performing the song..and why it’s not the full version of the song, rather a dub mix which suits the dance and concept.
As well – I wanted to do a raw video without fancy lighting, nothing slick and overly stylized; but in a dance studio just like the kids were taking a class or having a party for a sense of authenticity.
If you don’t know by now, I’m an artist that likes to flip the script; not in a controversial way but rather always in a way that reflects where I’m at and not being chained by expectation or past history…always forward.
The new post on Poptastic Confessions’ year end review which included ‘DANCER” in 2015, is wrapped up by a review from a concert goer (first timer) from our concerts at Yoshi’s New Year’s Eve 3 day run at Yoshi’s. I would love to see the single featured on one of the dance shows and an ad campaign – it’s perfect…just putting it out there to the universe.
See what they had to say about Jody Watley and the new Shalamar Reloaded, click to read it on: Poptastic Confessions
DANCER Video:
Video shares of the concept dance video directly from my Facebook/JodyWatleyOfficial have surpassed 300K views in a week.
