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0:03: I am Mr. Dre and I’m Mrs. Esteban, and this is KXCI Bonus Tracks.
0:09: Joseph David Keery is a famous musician and actor in the industries of music and acting.
0:15: His first stage name was Cool, Cool, Cool.
0:18: He started out with the Chicago-based garage band Post Animals, but that’s not all, because he’s also famous in the acting industry for playing the beloved character of Steve Harrington in the hit show Stranger Things.
music sample: (0:09) The Theme System- Stranger Themes Theme, 2016
0:37: His most popular album is Decide, with the most popular song being End of Beginning.
music sample: (1:04) DJO- End of Beginning, Decide, 2022 AWAL Recordings
0:53: End of Beginning has around 72 million streams reportedly, but some say that has 2 billion streams, but those numbers aren’t confirmed.
1:33: Decide isn’t the only album, with his first album being 2020 which he has some great songs from, including Just Along for the Ride.
music sample: (0:34) DJO- Just Along for the Ride, Twenty Twenty, 2019, AWAL recordings
2:10: Eventually he changed his stage name from Cool Cool Cool to Djo.
2:14: It is spelled DJO but is pronounced Joe.
2:19: His latest album is The Crux, currently with the most popular song from The Crux being Basic Being Basic.
music sample: (0:25) DJO- Basic Being Basic, The Crux, 2025, AWAL Recordings
2:44: From KXCI Tucson, this was Bonus Tracks.
2:49: To hear more episodes, visit the program page at KXCI.org.
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