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In addition to playing fan-favorite Steve Harrington on Stranger Things, Joe Keery also makes music under the moniker Djo. While the actor is just as passionate about making music, it's not lost on him that a lot of people might listen to his music just because they love the show, and he's surprisingly cool with it.
โThe stage persona started as a way to disassociate the music from the character that everybody knew me as onย Stranger Things,โ Keery told NME of his choice to don sunglasses and a wig during Djo gigs, โbut I ended up loving the camaraderie that it creates. My goal is to surprise people and to have a really fun show thatโs infectious!"
โItโs not lost on me that [Stranger Thingsย fans] are going to come and see Djo โ and thatโs cool," he admitted "If they like the music thatโs great and if they only like it because of the show, thatโs also fine. The main thing is to have fun.โ
Keery isn't the only Stranger Things star who doubles as a musician. Maya Hawke, who plays Robin Buckley, and Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), have also recorded their own albums. And apparently they all help each other out. โWe listen to a lot of music together in our downtime,โ Keery revealed. โMaya [Hawke] and I just swapped links for our records, which was fun, and actually Finn [Wolfhard] came into the studio when I was recording. We were hanging out and working and he gave me his thoughts on the new recordโฆ Theย Stranger Thingsย family band!โ
Djo's sophomore album DECIDE is slated for a September 16 release.