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DOG & PONY Sound is the 'lovechild" of
(Christopher) DOG & PONY (Danni)
After crossing paths for many years, they finally met on Friday, June 9th, 2000 at 10:20pm.
It was only a matter of time (and money and effort and determination) to realize the statement
"...let's take this 'dog and pony show' on the road".
Eventually...they even moved off of the road and into a few choice nightclubs & bars....
Christopher (aka Dog), a descent of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, was born and raised in North Bay. "Doyle's Hill" was named for the clan (which cost 25¢ to cab across in 1932).
Family legend has it that a keg of horseshoe nails was sent to great-grandfather Alexander Doyle on "the north bay of Lake Nippissing". Hence the name "North Bay".
Danni's heritage is equally colorful with German, Irish, English, Dutch, Welch, Scottish, Cherokee and French ancesters. Grandfather was a German sniper in WWII who's daughter married a Canadian soldier and moved to France before settling in Canada.
Danni was "made" in Germany, born in France, and raised in Canada. A "military brat", she moved many times during her school years and eventually also lived in North Bay.
Christopher is a man of many talents. As a young entrepreneur, He owned a successful DJ company and enjoyed many years as both a nightclub and radio DJ.
Ever curious, he explored careers in design, television and teaching and became proficient in many aspects of computing and graphic design.
He also nurtured a keen interest in the humanities to earn a degree in nursing, but eventually returned to his love of music which culminated into this shared venture...
A self taught musician, Danni has always had a passion for music. A strong interest in the humanities inspired a degree in Psychology and a seemingly endless curiosity later led to independent study.
After discovering a love of computers, she became a Web Developer and later, IT Consultant and Network administrator.
Eventually, Danni too culminated her passions into one shared adventure with her best friend and partner....
... one that merged music, arts, humanities, friendships and fun. What could be more perfect?
Their paths crossed for over 20 years before finally meeting...
They worked in the same mall; Danni at the North end and Christopher at the South end, used the same stores and kiosks without ever meeting. Not suprisingly, Christopher ( the flirt) knew many of the girls at Danni's school.
Yet...they never met.
Danni moved to Ottawa. A few years later, Christopher moved to Ottawa. They worked on the same street, lived in the same neighbourhood(s), used the same laundry mats and corner stores
...and still had not met.
After working directly across the street from each other for several years, Danni's daily route to campus saw her continually passing the store where Christopher worked. She would even bring her son to daycare in the same campus residence building where Christopher visited on occassion.
...and ...still...they hadn't met.
Danni moved ...Christopher moved to that same neighbourhood
and ...still...they hadn't met.
Life kept them both very busy.
and then...... one June evening...
(June 9th, 2000 at 10:20pm to be WAY more more precise) they met for the 1st time at a bar appropriately called "The Rendezvouz" and everything finally fell into place for them both.The rest is history, herstory and the still to unfold.
