Mixed Chic-- 
and she got a couple of tricks to trade. 
acting was her start to the game, poetry escapes like massive flames.
Belief in freedom of expression becuz the kids need to know how to be true.

The brand-new music from Seattle songwriter, Joel DeJong, represents true cacophonic breakthrough. Fists through the cemented brick wall, the green-red bud through the brown soil, the first raindrop before a summer thunderstorm. For DeJong, who goes by the moniker, ioele (pronounced ee-oh-eh-lay), both to his closest personal friends, and now when he writes his electronic, hopeful fusion tracks, the COVID-19 pandemic bore many hardships, but it also provided the keyhole through which to learn, grow and put forth his life-affirming, climactic compositions.  
 
Early in 2020, DeJong was on his way to the recording studio, set to finish a different sonic project, when the facility announced it had closed due to the pandemic. Additionally, Crowdsource Choir, a thriving neighborhood pop-up choir DeJong founded, similarly had to fold. With no outlets left, DeJong looked inward. He studied music production, dove deep into new genres. In a way, he began to take hold of his literal dreamscapes, bringing them to the fore through newly learned creative techniques. Liberated, DeJong made more.  
 
He spent late nights in a makeshift backyard shed studio. He broke through "to the other side," he says, with synths, EDM inspiration, pop, rock and more. His new songs, “Bells” and “Hope Out Loud” soar, glisten, and roar. They could easily feature on the opening credits of a popular Disney or Pixar animated film. They galvanize, inducing grins. To laugh, smirk or chortle - these are revolutionary acts, day in and day out. To live brighter and bigger while taking the reins of your hope, that’s the aim of art.

I'm an audio engineer.  Here's some stuff that I've either tracked, mixed, mastered, produced, or otherwise helped create.  Details in each song. HMU if you want me to make you a beat, or if you want to work together: cato@catonoise.com.

My story in process, progress, unfolding. Ellos dicen, “Come out of your shell, drink deeply, and now, tell all the bits and pieces.”

Just a multitasking mom singing cuz it feels good.

I love writing, recording, and performing music and  am hoping to find like-minded people near me to work with. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the music I am adding to my page. All songs are written and recorded by me and I play all the instruments you are hearing, unless otherwise specified. I am open to having any of my songs used in commercials, TV, movies, or purchased by others to be used by them. 

*These songs are demos and are meant to be appreciated as such.

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