All of the remixes are available at outlets like iTunes, Amazon, Beatport, GooglePlay with a mix for a variety of musical tastes for an uptempo jam. Get it! Here are Moto Blanco and Dave Doyle video and remixes.
All of the remixes are available at outlets like iTunes, Amazon, Beatport, GooglePlay with a mix for a variety of musical tastes for an uptempo jam. Get it! Here are Moto Blanco and Dave Doyle video and remixes.
© 2013 Jody Watley Pictured Adam XII at Bryan Rabin Presents Giorgio’s.
Of course, my diehard fans have already supported the single “Nightlife”, fallen in love with the various video’s including the Dave Doyle Remix, watch: Here
However working outside of the mainstream means it’s a constant process of educating the fair weathered, those who have lost touch with me because they only look to the mainstream, and as well a younger eclectic fan base who may like the music just because it’s good and not based on my past. So I’ll keep posting, and encouraging you to help spread the word, after all as I wrote for “Nightlife” – it’s in the music!
Pick up the original Count De Money mix, Moto Blanco, Jodie Harsh, Dave Doyle, Soulpersona Disco Mix, Soulpersona Classic Soul Mix, or Luminodisco mix. All are available at iTunes, Amazon, Beaport and various digital outlets globally. 12″ vinyl of the original mix extended versions are also available at my online boutique. If you missed it “Nightlife” was Top 20 (#18) Hot Billboard Dance Club Play, and #5 Urban and #6 Commerical Pop on Music Week in the UK for those who are chart watchers, again – it’s really about quality music and artistic evolution, always moving forward.
Thank you for your continued support on the musical journey. You the people – are my Clear Channel, Radio One, mainstream gossip blogs and so on – and helping spread the word.
Jody Watley. Nightlife. Photo Courtesy of Jody Watley Music (c) 2013
NIGHTLIFE: written by Jody Watley (Jody Watley Music, BMI) Julien Aletti, Raphael Aletti (Aletti Brothers Music, BMI) Produced by Count De Money for Peace Bisquit and Jody Watley – Remixes by Moto Blanco; Jodie Harsh, Dave Doyle, Soulpersona, Luminodisco, released on Avitone.
Despite the accessibility of information and frequent posts on all of my social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest), some seem to lag or simply too lazy to read and actually get updated to see what’s NEW with Jody Watley. “Any new music coming?” What have you been up to?” It’s all here and out there. In the event you’re sincere with interest and have missed or overlooked the numerous updates and interviews, I’ve compiled a easy to follow list of links to read, watch and get plugged in. “Nightlife” featuring Gerald Brown another fellow original Shalamar lead built momentum beginning in the summer of 2013 and continues going into 2014 (NIGHTLIFE moves to #18 Hot Billboard Dance Club Play will it will peak in the Top 20), and I prepare for the next single – It’s In The Music!
The “Nightlife” video is still to be released with the single still on the rise on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Charts – the edit took longer than we all thought, but’s it nearly done. There really are no rules in the music industry these days especially for independent artists – it still takes a while to get the word out, without some sort of scandal! With the video, as with anything I do – it has to be right or not at all for me. Limited edition vinyl is available in the boutique. Do you have yours?
Upcoming Concerts: Billboard Live Osaka and Tokyo, Japan: Jan 18-22, 2014. David Gest presents Legends of Soul UK, get info: HERE. I look forward to doing select cities in 2014 in support of “Nightlife” and the forthcoming “Paradise. Expect a couple MAJOR surprises this year and a bombshell or two!
Okayplayer:
Jody Watley “Nightlife” -Single Preview Edit
“..Jody Watley delivers upon arrival..”
http://www.okayplayer.com/news/jody-watley-nightlife-single-preview-edit-mp3.html
CentricTV, Editors Choice:
“…the relevancy of this tune proves that Watley is a master class in how to keep a career in dance and R&B music going..”
http://www.centrictv.com/music/articles/2013/08/07/new-music-jody-watley-nightlife.html
The Urban Link, Jody Watley “Nightlife”
http://theurbanlink.net/2013/07/27/newmusic-jody-watley-nightlife-single-preview-edit-jodywatley/
Soulbounce: “Jody Watley Loves The Nightlife”
“..there are some talents who are living and breathing examples of diva-dom such as Jody Watley..”
http://www.soulbounce.com/soul/2013/08/jody_watley_loves_the_nightlife.php
Ebony Magazine: Sonic Boom The Weeks Hottest New Music: Jody Watley “Nightlife”
Urbanbridgez: Jody Watley Reunites With Shalamar’s Gerald Brown for New Single:
Poptastic Confessions:
http://poptasticconfessions.blogspot.com/2013/08/nightlife-by-jody-watley-available-for.html
Poptastic Confessions: Nightlife #1 Song of 2013
http://poptasticconfessions.blogspot.com/2013/12/1-song-of-2013.html
The QHBlend: Jody Watley From Soul Train to Nightlife:
“..Watley continues to define her artistic destiny unapologetically; it’s something in the reality television era of ‘R&B Divas’ that should be savored.”
http://theqhblend.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/jody-watley-from-soul-train-to-nightlife/
Bossip: Jody Watley New Single NIGHTLIFE: Here
Soultrain: Jody Watley “Nightlife Single Preview”
http://soultrain.com/2013/08/06/jody-watley-nightlife-single-preview/
Blues and Soul: Jody Watley “Nightlife” Single Preview
http://www.bluesandsoul.com/review/2122/jody_watley_nightlife/
Soul11: Jody Watley Back with New Joint “Nightlife”
http://soul11music.blogspot.com/2013/08/new-joint-nightlife-jody-watley.html
FreshasFrankie: Jody Watley Nightlife Single Preview
http://freshasfrankie.com/jody-watley-nightlife-single-preview-edit/
The Los Angeles Examiner: Jody Watley Releases New Single “Nightlife”
http://www.examiner.com/article/jody-watley-releases-new-single-nightlife
Singersroom: Jody Watley Releases New single “Nightlife”:
http://singersroom.com/content/2013-08-05/Jody-Watley-Nightlife-Single-Preview/#ixzz2bAdvdUSZ
Interviews:
Wax Poetics Issue 57, cover story with Dean Van Nguyen, Music Maverick
http://www.waxpoetics.com/wax-poetics-magazine/issue-57
Yahoo Music: With Billy Johnson Jr. — 3 parts video interview Why Jody Watley’s New Single Is a Call To Get Fabulous
Uptown Magazine, Uptown Unplugged: ICONIC with Isoul Harris, Jody Watley Talks Trendsetting Fashion and Music
Ebony: Jody Watley Is Still A Thrill with Miles Marshall Lewis
JET Magazine: Catching Up With Jody Watley
http://www.jetmag.com/entertainment/music/catching-jody-watley/#.Uo6vYqUdf-k
The Singersroom: Jody Watley is Back Talking About Being An Innovator, The Music Industry, Radio and More
http://singersroom.com/content/2013-10-22/Jody-Watley-Is-Back-And-Talking-About-Being-An-Innovator-The-Music-Industry-Radio-Waacking-More/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#22275
The Amalgamation Interview: Talking Shalamar, Career and New Music
http://www.amalgamationmag.com/website/music/jody-watley-the-amalgamation-interview/
USAToday Sports: Chop-Up with Jason Jordan: Jody Watley
http://socialhub.usatodayhss.com/blogs-main/staffblogs/item/1225-celebrity-chop-up-jody-watley
Eurweb: Jody Watley Wants To Put Dance Back In The Mix
The Life of Riley: Jody Watley Talks to Patrick Riley, A Nightlife To Remember
http://thelifeofriley.squarespace.com/rilys-blog/2013/9/10/a-nightlife-to-remember.html
Essence Magazine: Queen of Nightlife Jody Watley Shares Top 10 Picks (Style/Fashion)
http://photos.essence.com/galleries/nightlife-queen-jody-watleys-top-10-nye-picks
Shulman Says: Jody Watley Talks Nightlife (3 part interview)
http://www.shulmansays.com/archives/BOSVIEW/Talking-NIGHTLIFE-with-Jody-Watley—Part-1/
http://www.shulmansays.com/archives/BOSVIEW/Talking-NIGHTLIFE-with-Jody-Watley—Part-2/
http://www.shulmansays.com/archives/BOSVIEW/Talking-NIGHTLIFE-with-Jody-Watley—Part-3/
Ebony Magazine: Jody Watley Shares Spicy Nightlife Recipe (Food/Entertaining)
http://www.ebony.com/life/recipe-jody-watleys-nightlife-chicken-333#axzz2pZonpUmt
Madame Noire: Jody Watley Talks Career, New Music, Entrpreneurship (Business); Here
Musicians Institute Foundation: Grammy Award Winning Artist Jody Watley Shares 7 Tips for Aspiring Artists (Business/ Guest Celebrity Blogger): Here
Sister2Sister Magazine (December 2013):
Sophisticates Black Hair (January 2014): A Look Inside A Music Icons Paradise
Upscale Magazine January 2014: Legends Jody Watley Soul Power
Nightlife written by Jody Watley (Jody Watley Music BMI), Raphael Aletti, Julien Aletti (Aletti Brothers Music, BMI) Produced by Count De Money for Peace Bisquit and Jody Watley.
Nightlife Remixes; perfect as a gift of music for the holiday season, for the workout – playlists and overall fabulous vibes. An eclectic array of remixes by Moto Blanco, Jodie Harsh, Dave Doyle, Soulpersona (Classic Disco and Phyllis Classic Soul Mixes) and Luminodisco).
Luminodisco Remix
Original Mix
“Nightlife” debuts in the UK at #40 Charts (Moto Blanco, Jodie Harsh), Music Week and Vaults to #8 on the Urban chart (check original mix, Soulpersona and Dave Doyle mixes).
Produced by Ray Easmon, UK for Avitone and Jody Watley Music.
Available NOW at iTunes, Amazon and Google Play. You can also stream it on Spotify among others.
See what Dave Higdon has to say about the various versions available on “Nightlife Remixed”
http://poptasticconfessions.blogspot.com/2013/11/nightlife-remixed-by-jody-watley.html
Make sure to download it today!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nightlife-remixed-ep/id732941079?uo=4
Make sure to purchase ” Jody Watley -Nightlife Remixed” available today at iTunes and Amazon, with remixes by Moto Blanco, Jodie Harsh, Dave Doyle, Soulpersona and Luminodisco. Perfect before a night of clubbing, for your holiday party playlists, workouts and beyond.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nightlife-remixed-ep/id732941079?uo=4
Other Nightlife news:
The single moved to #18 in the UK on the Urban Club Play Charts on industry magazine Music Week and getting enthusiastic response from U.S. club DJ’s who have just received it.
Nightlife Reviewed on Blues and Soul UK by Lee Tyler :
http://www.bluesandsoul.com/review/2122/jody_watley_nightlife/
Be one of the first to download the hot new remixes of “Nightlife” – Pre-Order Now!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nightlife-remixed-ep/id732941079?uo=4
Moto Blanco REmix:
The remixes by Moto Blanco, Jodie Harsh, Dave Doyle (which features the full Gerald Brown vocal and really my first Shalamar duet in 30 years technically), Soulpersona and Luminodisco have been completed and will be officially released commercially November 4 as a target date. I’m hoping the video will also be done by that time.
I have to say it out loud to those fans who write me on Facebook and Twitter saying that they don’t download and want CD’s..you’re basically saying you’re no longer an active part of my fan base. I mean I’m sure there are those who still long for the typewriter, rotary phone, original Tide, Leave it To Beaver and Tower Records … times change and certainly I have too. I love the digital era in that I can buy a song as soon as I hear it from iTunes, Amazon, Beatport,etc. I don’t have to wait until I hear a song I like on the radio – I can program my own playlist on my music player, iPod, iPad, phone and so on. I can Google any artist I’d like to know about, visit their website to keep up to date and if they’re active on social media – instantly get plugged in. That’s empowering for older fans willing to change their way of thinking in this era – otherwise it’s like a dead consumer -not buying anything.
Sure nothing will ever be like going in the record store staying for hours browsing – but for the most part that’s over. What’s an artist to think when being told “I don’t do downloads.” I have to shake my head. Big box stores like Target, Best Buy only stock Top 40 primarily – few niche based independent music makes like me. Waiting to hear it on a ClearChannel Station – good luck. Those playlists are narrow and geared to young enthusiastic fans and younger new artists – hip hop and pop.These comments make me realize why the youth are always the target of marketing and why the music business must always focus on the new young hot ‘product’ driven by sex, controversy and the usual staples of the business, just more amplified because of the media. The older people some get, the more set in their ways lamenting on ‘the good ole days’ – as if life stopped – they become. I’m older but, I don’t relate to an ‘old’ mentality. I’m about new moments, the now. The good ole’ days must, as long as we’re living to be of the now. I’m not ready for a pine box! Create new memories, new fun moments, add new music, discover new things. At least I know I am. I totally also appreciate the past..but the past is gone. Today will be gone tomorrow – some will stay stuck, count me out of that ‘stuck’ rigid mentality. Obviously, I’m not targeting the youth at my age and at this point of my career. In fact, I’ve never targeted anyone, I just do my thing and hope it finds an audience. That said I really do appreciate the young at heart, the younger end of my fan base (25-40) who will tweet it, share it on Facebook go to iTunes, Beatport (and tell me if it’s not there) and more inclined to bring along 1 new fan from their actions of support. They are the ones creating “Nightlife” video’s, flyers and promo’s understanding of their importance (I don’t have a machine behind me full of moneybags corporations) and they’re full of enthusiasm. I appreciate those who continue discover me even at this deep juncture in my musical journey, those who have been with me and remain open and growing with me. They are the core who I really appreciate most at this point and that is not a show in any way a lack of gratitude to those fans who helped me succeed when I first came out as a solo artist – but we lived that already. To still have a diverse fan base though smaller is still cool with me and manageable overall in life as someone who’s been in the spotlight since I was a teen. Making quality music is something that I’ve never waned of my commitment in with what I write, produce record and release – and those I choose to work with. However, I see the oldest among them are really just quietly pining to return to days already gone by – that’s disappointing in that I’m still active with this new music, but I understand. I’m not quite ready to rest on my laurels. I just can’t stay there – life is for the living. As I say in the spirit of “Nightlife” – Be Fabulous Tonight, Let’s Dance – It’s In The Music!
In the UK where the single is being worked – we’re receiving play from: Amber Sound 107.2 FM Matt Laury, The A List Show, Bang Radio 103.6, BBC Oxford 95.2 Paul Miller Soul Show, BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Solent with Nick Sackley, BBC Solent for Dorset, Colorful Radio Wes Berwsie, Colorful Radio – Tony Rodriguez, Gaydio (DAB) – Cutmore, Hot FM, Jemm One, Mi-Soul, Solar Radio – Tony Monson // Monson’s Mid Morning, Solar Radio Dennis O’Brien – The Breakfast Show, Solar Radio – Mike Gee, Mission, Solar Radio, Neil Francis, Solar Radio-Gary Spence Afternoon Delight, Zero Radio, Starpoint Radio.
More to come!
The remix of “Nightlife” will get a premiere tonight in the UK on Gaydio Cutmore Radio Show, as Moto Blanco himself will be on as a guest. 9-10 PM. Tune in!
http://uk.gaydio.co.uk/on-air/schedule/2013-09-24/
Show Schedule:
1. Mary J Blige - Be Without U (Moto Blanco Remix) 2. Jason Derulo - Talk Dirty (Steve Smart & Westfunk Remix) 3. Kady Z - One Million Pieces (Director's Cut Club Mix) 4. ***EXCLUSIVE PLAY*** Jody Watley - Nightlife (Moto Blanco Remix) 5. Drake - Hold On We're Goin Home (Jocelyn Petch Remix) 6. Everywhere - Soldier (Tobtok Remix) ***CUTMORE INTERVIEWS DANNY HARRISON FROM MOTO BLANCO*** 7. Robin Thicke - Give It To You (Moto Blanco Remix) 8. Jessie J - It's My Party (All About She UKG Mix) 9. ***CUTMORE CUT OF THE WEEK** Zedd Ft Hayley Williams - Spend The Night 10. Kamaliya - Love Me Like (Michael Gray Remix) 11. Katy Perry - Roar (Hi Def Remix)