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About Jody Watley

Though Jody Watley certainly helped define an era - to refer to her as simply an artist of the 80's is to miss the point of her stellar and ongoing career entirely!! Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, JODY WATLEY as Vanity Fair Magazine proclaims- Her knack for reinvention has always complimented her music. With 6 Top Ten Singles, 15 Top 40 R&B Singles, 13 Dance hits, 9 number 1's, throughout three decades, Watley has made steady appearances on the Pop, R&B, Dance and Electronic Charts. She has also created a niche for trendsetting style. JODY WATLEY's ninth solo album, appropriately titled THE MAKEOVER (Avitone Recordings), debuted at iTunes Top Five Electronic Releases. Under an exclusive with traditional retailer the Virgin Megastore chain - 'THE MAKEOVER' debuted at number 1 ahead of all major label releases in Aug. 2006. 'THE MAKEOVER' puts a modern, undeground twist on the 'cover record', working with some of the most world renowned DJ's. 'THE MAKEOVER' has provided Watley with two dance anthem's in 2007, the number 1 Billboard Dance Single, I Want Your Love in addition to the number 2 Billboard Dance Single 'Borderline'. THE MAKEOVER is a groove-laden odyssey of fresh sounds that find the Grammy Award winning artist doing makeovers of contemporary classics such as Bob Marley's Waiting in Vain, Diana Ross Love Hangover, Chic's I Want Your Love and Madonna's Borderline in addition to inspired new material, including A Bed Of Roses with the UK's sublime powerhouse Drum and Bass outfit 4 HERO. The lead single from the project, Borderline, is an ambient slow jam that flips the original, bringing new depth and poignancy to the song. The remixes of 'BORDERLINE' suparpassed the showing of the original on the Billboard Club Charts, peaking at number 2, becoming Watley's 12th Top Ten Dance Single. 'I Want Your Love' Remixes became Jody Watley's 9th number 1 Single as a solo artist. As she states in the liner notes, this personal project is heavily influenced by the DJ and club culture she's come to love and be inspired by. It's no wonder that her collaborations with KING BRITT, 4 HERO, DJ SPINNA, RON TRENT, and CHRIS BRANN on THE MAKEOVER have yielded top-shelf, beat-savvy and breathtaking results. In 2005 Watley released the number 1 Billboard Dance single of her classic Looking For a New Love Remix EP 2005, was on the heels of the Billboard Top Twenty Electronic and critically acclaimed gem Midnight Lounge. Exploring the fresh and modern sounds of ambient electronic soul and deep house, URB Magazine wrote- a soulful surprise. People Magazine called it Pick of of the Week. The U.K.'s Blues and Soul declared The Best album of her career. Recorded with some of the music industry's top tastemaking producers, King Britt, Masters at Work, Ron Trent, and the U.K based East West Connection - Watley continues to blaze her own creative path. I feel comfortable amongst international contemporary tastemakers including Zero 7, Royksopp and 4Hero! she states. Clearly, Jody Watley has been undergoing a constant musical makeover broadening her eclectic fan base, while remaining fresh and modern. Affectionately referred to by her fans as The Queen of Cool, the enchanting sultry-toned Chicago born singer - songwriter - producer has pursued her own artistic vision remaining a relevant and influential innovator in the worlds of urban-fuelled pop, r&b, disco, dance, jazz and fashion. Her ingenious, stylish videos raised the bar for female artists. Before Beyonce, there was Jody! Jody Watley has been featured in VOGUE, ITALIAN VOGUE, Harper's Bazaar, Rolling Stone, named one of People Magazine's Most Beautiful People, and appeared in groundbreaking ad campaigns for GAP, LA Eyeworks, and Saks Fifth Avenue, among others. This venerable artist, has also been a nominee for MTV VMA's, NAACP Image Awards, and the American Music Awards. She was also the face for the launch of VOGUE equivalent SPUR magazine in Japan. A woman of color had never appeared on a fashion magazine cover in Japan, prior to this occasion. While the masses are herded from one trend to another, fans and music lovers should know that Jody Watley hasn't gone anywhere. With 8 solo albums under her belt including Jody Watley (1987), Larger Than Life (1989). Critically acclaimed neo soul releases, Affairs of the Heart (1991), Intimacy (1993) a bold and personal release, which delved into love relationships and infidelity. Both releases were ahead of the times. Jody Watley clearly proved there was substance to match the trendsetting style and commercial fanfare. The self-released Affection (1995) was inspired by Prince. I wanted to do what he did with The Most Beautiful Girl in The World. After leaving a major label, go independent! Watley states. Watley also made her Broadway debut in the hit musical GREASE! as the classic bad girl Rizzo. Flower (1998), though featuring two number 1 Dance Singles, and a Top 20 R&B single, remained unreleased. The experimental atmospheric, Japan only release Saturday Night Experience Vol. 1 came in (2000). In 2003, Watley released what has been called her best album to date. The critically acclaimed Top Twenty Billboard Electronic Album Chart release, Midnight Lounge, which explored late night rhythms and chilled out grooves. The multi-platinum selling singer - songwriter and performer has enjoyed a remarkable enduring career with a devoted worldwide fan base. To date, Jody has sold millions of albums and singles worldwide. She's achieved success in music, dance and modeling, and has donated her time and talent to benefit various charitable causes such as AIDS awareness and famine relief in Africa (Jody was the only African American female artist to participate in Bob Geldof's ground-breaking all-star Band Aid benefit project singing alongside such stars as Sting, Boy George, Bono, George Michael, Duran Duran (and more) for the 1984 charity single Do They Know It's Christmas, which raised millions of dollars for famine relief in Ethiopia). Watley also contributed the jazz of Cole Porter with her rendition of After You for the first celebrated AIDS Awareness Music project Red, Hot & Blue in 1991. During this time, Watley also had the honor of working with legendary composer Henry Mancini on the Academy Award winning team of Marilyn and Alan Bergman's composition It's All There from the movie Switch. In 1992, Jody Watley received an invitation to perform at The White House after performing a stirring rendition of the Affairs of the Heart ballad, It All Begins With You on Good Morning America. The self-assured and proudly independent entrepreneur was driven, inspired and determined as ever to share her vast music industry wisdom with a new generation of established and emerging artists. In recent years, she has continually pursued new musical directions broadening her international eclectic fan base with successful releases in the US, Japan, England and Europe, working with such progressive, tastemaking labels as Giant Step, Chillifunk, MAW, AVEX and Handcut Records, Kinkysweet and Hed Kandi (in tandem with her own Avitone imprint). In recent years, Jody Watley has collaborated with some of the finest forward-thinking trailblazers in the contemporary dance and electronic music landscape including Masters At Work (featuring legendary vibes master Roy Ayers), eclectic nu soul - future jazz visionary King Britt, Blaze, Restless Soul, East West Connection, Ron Trent and accomplished deep house producer - songwriter and remixer Dave Warrin keeping the tireless veteran at the forefront of the global dance music community and returning to her own dance music roots. As a songwriter, Watley reached another milestone, penning the thoughtful Sweet Sixteen for the super group Destiny's Child featured the multi platinum The Writing's On the Wall CD. In 2005, Watley scored her 6th number 1 single with Looking For A New Love (2005 Remixes), as the single topped the Billboard Singles Club Play Chart. The definitive signature anthem (from Jody's 1987 Grammy Award-winning, eponymous MCA debut) was released with a sizzling set of 21st Century reconstructions by superstar Iberican progressive house duo Chus & Cebellos, producer - remixer - multi-instrumentalist Lati Kronlund (of Brooklyn Funk Essentials), newcomers Rocasound, Chris Joss and more. A contemporary floor-filling club smash with edgy underground credibility and mainstream accessibility! In December 2005, Watley wrote and recorded the theme song for the Bravo networks hit reality show Party Party. With a career spanning decades in the music industry, Jody Watley continues to add fresh new colors to her already vibrant, multi-hued canvas. One of the few African-American female singers to successfully break out of the disco diva mold, Jody has matured into a talented singer, songwriter, producer and label mogul on her own terms staying true to herself and her own unique musical vision - with no regrets. Her unfaltering determination, confidence, inner-peace and fortitude serve as a continual source of inspiration to us all. I've been the teen girl sensation and group member, solo R&B, Pop Diva...the Fashion Ingenue, and progressed every step of the way as a songwriter and artist! Whether I'm in or out of the spotlight, as a progressive minded veteran artist, I have taken my own path! Before embarking on her groundbreaking solo career, Jody Watley was an original member of the group Shalamar. 1977-1984

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