The Official Jesta iPhone and iPod touch app

Jesta's official application for iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the iTunes App Store! It's a work in progress and there will be many updates coming. And if you were wondering - the current artwork is a rather old picture of me with long hair and a dolphin …

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The 100th facebook fan race

I'll keep it short - I need 100 fans on my facebook page! You can help out by going to http://www.jesta.co.uk/facebook and clicking "Become a fan". When I reach 100 I'll be sending fans a link to a free song download - a NEW song! You will only be able to get it free …

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Essential iPhone applications for my musical life

I love my iPhone. Since I got it it's become the central hub for my daily life, taking over from my laptop due to it's portability. I imagine that some time in the future it will be possible for my phone or mobile device to completely take over the things I do still …

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Naked groupie in my bed!

I was in Second Life when Nika Dreamscape IM'd me to let me know that there was a naked woman in my bedroom! I don't know who she was or for how long she was going to stalk me. Fortunately Nika headed on over to make sure that she wasn't stealing my clothes or …

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Broken strings & Octogenarian Strippers

I had a fun gig on Saturday night playing with Simon in my side-project duo at a function for a football club in Essex. We were supposed to start our set at 9-9:30pm. Neither of us were in the best of health so it was going to be a struggle. After many party games, …

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Working on the first album

After many years of "messing about" I'm finally trying to get a full CD release ready. It's almost done and will feature a mish-mash of songs that I've had sitting around for a while. It will be a kind of prequel to the first real album that I hope to make more of a …

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Scully Said on iTunes, Amazon and more...

My song "Scully Said" has recently been added to the iTunes Music Store, Amazon MP3, Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic, GroupieTunes, LaLa, Shockhound and Amie Street.

Christmas gift - free music!

I'd like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas, or whatever holiday you celebrate, and all the best for the new year, which WILL see new music I promise!

I'd like to point any UK residents toward a time-limited special offer - available ONLY on Christmas Day and …

Night Guy Under The Rock

Night Guy Under The Rock - one of the best shows around, especially if you're into Electronica, played Jesta's "The Sexy Girl & Her Mate That Fancies Me" on their show number 39. Check it out here. Thanks Guy David!

A virtual makeover

I decided it was time to give my Second Life avatar a mini-makeover. Shorter hair, new clothes and new sunglasses were in my shopping bags after a good browse at the shops. The next thing Id like to do is make Jesta Noonan look a little more like the real me. He's not …

thesixtyone.com

Jesta is now on a great new music site called thesixtyone.com - The Sixty One is a website that "makes music discovery a fun, adventurous experience". You can listen to thousands of tracks for free and if you like what you hear "bump" the song to show your support. The …

Following guidelines the Pete Townshend way

I needed to open a box today, but noticed that it read:

"Do not open with a sharp instrument"

So I carefully tuned a Les Paul slightly flat, took a big swing and smacked it as hard as I could with my guitar! Needless to say the result was less than …

Suffering from tonsillitis

As a singer, I've been pretty lucky so far when it comes to being ill. At worst I might get a migraine which makes recording or performing live somewhat of a nightmare. Any sore throats I've had haven't really affected my work too much.

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IK Multimedia ARC solving my room problems

One of the biggest problems moving home has had on my music production is the variation in the way different rooms sound. I was nicely set up in my studio room for a number of years at my previous address and the room was covered in acoustic foam tiles.

Now I'm in a …

D4E Hip Hop Mixtape

As ever I'm grateful to any podcasters who play Jesta songs on their shows and the latest to do so is D4E Hip Hop Mixtape who featured "(She's So) Bitchy" as the first song in their most recent mix.

Jesta on Musicians Cooler podcast

One of my top 5 favourite podcasts not only played Jesta's "Independence Day" but also featured a very special "Tales from the Road" on its February 4th show. Thanks to "Jammin'" Dave Jackson for his fantastic Musicians Cooler podcast.

Jesta Logo Competition - early warning!

So here we are in 2008 already. This year I've got some serious goals in mind amongst which are my first full album (which still needs writing, recording and releasing - but I'm optimistic!) and a overall increase in activity on the Jesta front.

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Carnal Knowledge

Ever wondered where the dog gets it's name "Pug" from? Learn this and more about words in Charles Hodgson's "Carnal Knowledge" podcast. Jesta's music is featured in an episode dedicated to man's best friend.

Procrasticast / Audio Attitude

Coincidentally a second podcast show with a "Dog" theme in the space of 24 hours! The Audio Attitude podcast (formerly known as Procrasticast) played a bunch of Doggy songs including Jesta on show 31.

Independence Day

Sunday evening 8pm - looking at my Google calendar I notice that it's American Independence Day in two days time. I wonder if there's anything much on music.podshow.com for podcasters to play? Hey - there's not much!

Right then and there I drop everything I'm doing and …