A theme for a weekly "Cocktails mixed LIVE in the studio" segment for The Steve Dahl Show on WLS AM890 in Chicago.

Wet Wednesday Theme

This oldey-timey theme was used for several running bits and radio plays on The Steve Dahl Podcast.

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Radio Play Theme Music

This commissioned work accompanied a playful animation. Kona Ice is a popular franchise opportunity; a Hawaiian take on the ice cream truck, serving a variety of shaved ice flavors.

Kona Ice Fishin'

bongotime

Playing around with a recently acquired Stratocaster.

afternoonrock

I wish this had made it to air! Just as I joined MeTV they began airing a clever (as usual) promo for the series Bewitched, that proposed the idea that the show's Stevens & Tate were the original Mad Men. I pitched this mash-up of the two TV themes, but they chose some canned music instead.

Witch Men

This audio collage of classic Dahl quips leads directly into the show's theme song. Over this music bed, on the first of each month, goes a tightly edited assortment of clips from the previous month's podcasts.

Steve Dahl Podcast show open

Pluck - Edit

An instrumental bit of jangling guitar pop.

DONE IN EDEN Dag Juhlin

Another musical assignment from MeTV was to get as close to the theme from Mission: Impossible, without infringing on any copyrights. No problem! I just kept the jazzy 'spy' feel and 5/4 time signature, while sending the melodies and chord changes in the opposite directions of how they were originally written. Mission: Possible!

new mission 5:4

Another bit of guitar rock; this one a little heavier yet more atmospheric.

ECHO PARK Dag Juhlin

Still awaiting lyrics and vocals after about a decade, this is an attempt to pay tribute to the '80s sounds of one of my all time favorite bands, The Electric Light Orchestra.

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All The Way Tonight (The Look Of The Lion) by SPYRYT

This is the finest workout song since Eye Of The Tiger and it comes from a live performance on the Get Fit Now podcast by Bill Carter. You should be LISTENING.

Words and music by Mätt Gourley
Vocals by Jeremy Cårter
Lead Guitar by Mark McCønville
Rhythm Guitar by Mätt Gourley
Additional instruments by Dag Juhlin

The Superego Podcast is one of my favorite funny things. They posted an acoustic version of this rousing workout song (I've already lost 9 pounds just by listening!) yesterday, and without any invitation from them, I added what I hope is a suitable and inspiring musical backdrop. If this isn't the theme for Rocky 7, I will move to Canada.


All The Way Tonight (Full Band Version) - Superego with Dag Juhlin

New to the studio and unsure how to operate some of the gear, Dag presses the wrong button at the top of the show, and another program starts. He figures it out after a couple of minutes, but not before we are treated to the introduction to "The Old Time Fiddle & Humor Gazette For Farmers and Other People," a gently humorous radio variety show, recorded before a rapturous audience.

FIDDLE AND HUMOR GAZETTE

An unbelievable stroke of luck finds the classic rock band The Doors reunited for a performance at the WHRU station, to promote a recent reissue box set. Dag looks in on them with the hopes of an exclusive interview, but the band are meandering through a freeform jam session.

DOORS REUNION

Here's a collection of fake spots I've written and produced that air during The Steve Dahl Show, heard weekdays from 2-6pm on WLS 890AM in Chicago. 

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