and, listening to commercial music…along with understanding the producer’s intentions… (Note to reader: If you haven’t listened to the tracks, or aren’t familiar with the basis for this discussion and the purpose for which this music was produced, go back to the introductory page.) It is a challenge to write successful commercial music.  For something [...]

Remembering and Reflecting Upon True Greatness Unassuming.  Unaffected.  Unruffled. For some reason, adjectives that started with “un-” were always used when people described Matt Michaels.  When you encountered Matt – and witnessed his appearance, heard him talk, watched him move – it’s true, he really didn’t project anything special. Matt was seventy-nine years old when [...]

October 19, 2011 – Back in the 90′s, Steve DeDoes composed and produced the theme music for a new radio program, “The Internet Advisor,” airing on massive radio voice WJR in Detroit. (Click Here to hear Steve’s longtime “Internet Advisor” theme ! - opens new window) This program is still on the air, fourteen years later, [...]