Jody Wisternoff Explained

Jody Wisternoff
Birth Date:1973 11, df=yes
Birth Name:Joseph Wisternoff[1]
Origin:Bristol, England
Genre:Electronic
Instrument:Digital audio workstation
Years Active:1988–present
Label:Anjunadeep, Hope, Distinct'ive
Associated Acts:

Joseph Wisternoff[1] (born 25 November 1973) is an English electronic music producer and DJ.

He is best known as one half of the electronic music duo Way Out West, and also as a solo producer of dance music spanning early 1990s hardcore to deep house.[2]

Biography

Wisternoff's first break came in the late 1980s as one half of the duo Tru Funk Posse (with brother Sam Wisternoff) when Bristol-based producers Smith & Mighty opened up their studio to them.[3] Their tracks were playlisted by DJ Tim Westwood and the brothers appeared in The Face magazine.

In the early 1990s, Wisternoff DJ'd at clubs such as Universe and Fantasia and produced tracks with DJ Die (now of Reprazent fame) under the name Sub Love, along with singer and songwriter Sue Brice (Coco Star), the vocalist of Fragma's Toca's Miracle.[4] [5]

Wisternoff met fellow DJ Nick Warren in a Bristol record shop, which led to the birth of the progressive house act Way Out West. Fusing the dub sounds of Bristol with club beats, the duo saw great success in the mid to late '90s with tracks like "The Gift" and "Ajare", and their eponymous debut album Way Out West. Way Out West continues to the present day, having released their fifth studio album Tuesday Maybe in 2017.[6]

In the mid-to late-1990s, Wisternoff was a resident DJ at Temptation, a leading Friday night techno and jungle club night at Bristol's Lakota nightclub, which was promoted by Bristol-based producer Leon Alexander of Hope Recordings.[7] In 1997, he released his first mix album, The Silver Planet Collection Volume 1,[8] followed by the well-received "Way Out There – A Progressive DJ Mix" in 2001.[9]

Wisternoff also has an extensive solo remix back catalogue for artists such as Leama & Moor, Moussa Clarke, Ikon, Coalesced, Dana Bergquist & Peder G, and Andrew Bennett & Rico Soarez. More recently, Wisternoff has been producing solo 1980s-inspired electro house tracks, with five singles released thus far: "Cold Drink, Hot Girl," "Nostalgia," "Starstrings," "Welcome to Your Life," and "Lassoo / No Longer Strangers."[10]

Wisternoff's debut solo album, Trails We Blaze, was released on 28 May 2012 on the Anjunadeep record label.[11] The first single from the album, "How You Make Me Smile" (featuring vocals from Pete Josef), was released two weeks prior to the full album release, on 15 May 2012. It was accompanied by an official video capturing the uplifting essence of the track.[12] The second single from the album, "Just One More," was released on 6 August, which once again featured vocals from Pete Josef.[13]

Discography

Solo releases

Studio albums
Mix albums
Singles

Solo remixes

With Way Out West

See main article: Way Out West discography.

Studio albums

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joseph Wisternoff's entry on the ASCAP database. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. 14 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Jody Wisternoff biography . Resident Advisor . 19 September 2010.
  3. Web site: Jody Wisternoff. Discogs. 19 November 2015.
  4. Web site: Coco Star. Band Page. 19 November 2015.
  5. Web site: Interview Jody Wisternoff. Fngrs Crssd. 19 November 2015.
  6. Web site: Way Out West - Tuesday Maybe CD - Anjunastore UK. 17 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170910041335/https://store.anjunabeats.com/products/way-out-west-tuesday-maybe-cd. 10 September 2017. dead.
  7. Web site: Jody Wisternoff headlines In Progress. Decoded Magazine. 19 November 2015.
  8. Web site: The Silver Planet Collection Volume 1. GNUDB. 19 November 2015.
  9. Web site: Way Out There. Proton. 19 November 2015.
  10. Web site: Jody Wisternoff – Lassoo / No Longer Strangers. Discogs. 19 November 2015.
  11. Web site: Jody Wisternoff – Trails We Blaze. Discogs. 13 September 2016.
  12. Web site: Won't Let You Down . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/s75Y-WcAyvA . 2021-12-15 . live. Won't Let You Down . 21 September 2010.
  13. Web site: Jody Wisternoff feat. Pete Josef - Just One More. Soundcloud. 13 September 2016.
  14. Web site: Jody Wisternoff - Nightwhisper . Anjunadeep.ffm.to . 2020-05-19.
  15. Web site: Far Away Place Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix. Beatport. May 20, 2020.

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