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DeDoes’ New Theme for “WJR Internet Advisor” Program to Air on Nov. 26

November 10, 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, and is now entering syndication. The theme track has been a staple of the show, with a recognizable “hook” that has become the musical signature for their audience.

And now, Steve and Mattie have produce a new version of this theme, one that they hope will propel hosts Foster Braun and Gary Baker into another successful decade on the air, and with an ever-expanding audience !

Join us on November 26 if you’re in the WJR listening area (and it’s a big one !).

And, read more about it and hear the new theme (click here) !!

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Talkin’ Rhythm – with Danny Seraphine, Prominent “Chicago” Drummer

: Mattie DeDoes (L), Steve DeDoes (R) with “Chicago” drummer Danny Seraphine

This past summer, Steve and Mattie DeDoes met and spent some time with Danny Seraphine - the original drummer from the legendary rock group “Chicago“. Seraphine, in Fort Wayne to present a clinic, got into some deep discussions about jazz-rock drumming with the duo.

“These guys are DEEP,” said the legendary rhythm master, diving enthusiastically into discussion about developing rhythmic counterpoint from melodic and harmonic motifs. ”It was such a pleasure to hang with them and talk music.”

Seraphine listened to Mattie’s “Outside The Lines” CD, and took a copy back with him to California – where he now drives his horn band, “California Transit Authority,” from the drum chair. With a name derived from his roots with “Chicago,” the group not only does new takes on old “Chicago” tunes, but also produces new material in the jazz-funk genre.