ARCHIVED NEWS - 2005

How To Make It In The Music Industry
Posted 11/21/2005

"Living A Lie" from est. 1980 is going to be featured in the DVD documentary "How To Make It In The Music Industry" as released by Schofield and Co. Jody will also be featured in Alternative Addiction Magazine.

Watch a video here

Radio Hofstra University Live Interview
Posted 07/15/05

Catch a Live Interview @ Noon on 7/19 with Jody on WRHU - Radio Hofstra University in Long Island, NY. The program called Rock N' Roll Oasis is hosted by Clint Paul and airs on 88.7FM - www.wrhu.org.

CNN Headline News' Nancy Grace.
Posted 05/25/05

Jody commissioned to write an "APB Theme" for their All Points Bulletin Theme Song. Hear it every night at :45 after the hour on CNN HLN

Japanese Radio
Posted 03/15/05


Jody's song "Orange Soda" aired on YellowBeat Radio on 3/10/05 - 78.9FM in Shonan Beach, Japan! Show airs live Fridays and is hosted my Baby Magic and Baby Gremlin from 8-10 pm Japanese Standard Time. www.yellowbeat.net

Featured in Newsweek
Posted 03/13/05


Jody was featured alongside Nancy Grace in the Magazine, Newsweek


est. 1980 Released
Posted 03/01/05


New York singer-songwriter Jody Aaron’s second full-length CD est.1980 is now available through
CDBaby, iTunes Music Store, Amazon.com, Target.com, and other digital retailers. The nine original tracks showcase a soulful, southern-bred, singer-songwriter with echoes of Dave Matthews guitar and songwriting that imbues classic American balladeers with a contemporary flair. Est.1980 features several single-bound cuts including the kick-off track “Orange Soda,” a quirky Jack Johnson-esque number with jazzy syncopation and impressive acoustic lead guitar. The harmonica-accented “Reflections” captures a solidly acoustic Dylan vibe while the charmingly infectious “Living a Lie” would sound right at home in the final act of a WB drama. “It’s about finding that one person who inspires you to become a better person yourself, “ explains Jody. “If you’re not giving all of yourself to everyone and everything you come across, you’re living a lie."

est.1980 was recorded in New York City and produced by Matthew Chiaravalle (Josh Joplin Group,
Jeffery Gaines, Warren Zevon) who also contributes percussion, guitar, and bass. Other players include Tarrah Reynolds (Lauryn Hill) on violin and Brian McInnis on harmonica.

25 year-old Jody Aaron Friedman hails from the Coastal town of Clearwater, Florida. Raised on the music of classic singer-songwriters like Harry Chapin, Simon and Garfunkel, and CSNY, Jody was just a kid when he taught himself to play an old n
ylon string guitar that had belonged to his grandmother, listening to CDs endlessly and picking out chords and melodies. He played open mics and coffeehouses throughout high school and college, emulating the roots sounds of the Led Zeppelin, Indigo Girls, Shawn Mullins, and Sarah McLachlan. Jody released a self-titled CD in 2002, but his first big break came a year later when a song he wrote about his daytime production job, “The Prompter Song,” won first place in CNN’s International Talent Search, landing him a live performance on Aaron Brown’s Newsnight. Jody relocated to New York City shortly afterwards, and in 2004, VH-1’s Song of the Year Competition selected his song “World is Fallin’” as a finalist. In addition to his recent release est.1980, Jody has expanded into new territory and recently composed the theme song for CNN’s Nancy Grace Legal Show. Further compositions are also being considered for use on CMT, and in motion pictures.

 

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