Five Star Review!

Thanks Mike Baron for the review!!

BLOODY RED BARON 

GI AND JO:  Three Songs

Gi and Jo have a sleek, urban R&B feel due mainly to Stephan Hoff’s songwriting and keyboards, which recall Georgio Moroder, and singer Joellen Cabot’s astonishing voice with its enormous range and tensile strength.  ”Tuesday Night” is a slinky minor key torch song with a killer hook, a seduction primer from a worldly woman.

Stephan sings the Tower of Power-ish “Don’t Be Steppin’ On My Groove” with Motown panache.  There’s a bittersweet quality to much of their work including this song which looks back at life from the middle.  The horn section sounds like trumpet, sax and ‘bone.  ”Red” is defiant rage channeled into a searing ballad and has been nominated for a Grammy.  ”I do not regret the raging bitch that I’ve become,” Joellen sings like an arcing comet with just a touch of melisma.

Five stars for the three songs.  These will eventually find their way onto a CD, or so they tell me.

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Side Note:  We are so appreciative for this rockin' interview, however, we should make note that the song Red was submitted for a Grammy, not nominated...yet :)  We'll keep y'all posted!  Thanks again Mike for taking the time to listen and write about us!

G. I. and Jo!  

"Red" - Song of the Week!

You put your heart and soul into writing and recording songs and those songs become your special creations, kinda like children - in a very abstract way :)   You put those tunes out there and hope that others will  listen, and when you, the artist, are lucky enough to gain listeners, you hope that those people listening will find something in your music, or a particular song, that will resonate with their souls or perhaps dance on a few of their heart strings.  Our song "Red" seems to have found a few listeners who did find something "special" there.  We were awarded song of the week on the music site Mixposure:  http://www.mixposure.com/g-i-and-jo/audio/9183/red  Yay!  

Our Interview With Michael Stone

Please check out our interview with Michael Stone.  We had a lot of fun doing this interview with Micheal he is a great guy!  We talk a lot about our new tunes but more than that, we are so on board with what he is creating over at http://www.michaelstonemusicspotlight.com/  He is promoting artists that "should be heard".  If you get a chance check out his site!

Red

Well, there is a long history behind this song, but rather than go into it, I will generalize and say this song is about living in the aftermath of an abusive relationship, the ghosts that haunt the mind and soul, and the struggle to forgive, forget and finally, heal...

JC

New Release! "Steppin' On My Groove"

There's a lot to be said for Disney's Animated Classics.  They kept my daughter's attention for countless hours.  One thing we enjoyed when she was younger was watching movies together, always followed by the never boring 'dancing time'  where we could show off our new moves.  I remember watching The Emperor's New Groove where David Spade was the voice of Kuzco.  At one point in the story, Kuzco was irritated when an old man interrupted him while he was dancing.  His line was something like, “You threw off my groove.”  I thought at the time that would be a great idea for a song.  12 years later, the idea came to life.  The lyrics explain why.  (Don't Be) Steppin' On My Groove.

Stephan