Kim Milai has always led a double life, being an elementary music teacher by day and a rock drummer by night. But it all comes together in Dinobone, Dinobone, Have You Heard?.

Born into a family of artists and musicians, Kim grew up drawing, writing short stories, and playing music. Music got the deepest hold on her. During her teens she played drums in rock bands and studied music, including flute, harp, and piano. After she earned her Masters degree from the Eastman School of Music her blossoming performing career led her to New York City.

At night Kim played drums with various alternative, pop, and punk bands, sharing the stage with the B52’s, Cyndi Lauper, Marianne Faithful, Live, Matthew Sweet, and Living Colour. During the day she taught Kodaly and Orff general music in private and public New York City elementary schools. "It was great to watch kids react so joyfully to music...jumping, moving around, singing, smiling as they listened," Kim says. "And not only were they expressing themselves through music, but I saw how it improved their analytical thinking and spatial reasoning. That was pretty inspirational for me."

Over the years she forged her own special teaching style, using puppets, movement, and a multicultural blend of songs to keep the kids involved and enthused. While giving her students an outlet for creative expression and movement, "Ms. Kimberly" was subtly teaching them music.

Her desire to share her love of music —and music making— brought her to California as the Curriculum Manager for the innovative Piano Discovery, a software program that helps users learn to play the piano through their computer. She poured herself into a kids version of Piano Discovery, choosing the right songs, creating catchy arrangements, writing dialogue for the onscreen "teachers," and, above all, making it fun to use. Piano Discovery for Kids was a hit, earning five–star reviews and many awards, including the National Parental Seal of Approval, ComputED’s BESSIE Award (Best Children's Educational Software), and Newsweek's Editor's Choice.

While developing multimedia software Kim discovered her flair for producing and arranging music, and the seed for her own personal project was planted, a project which eventually grew into Dinobone, Dinobone, Have You Heard?

Kim missed making music with kids and she returned to teaching. At the same time she began work on her CD, basically doing it all: producing, arranging, engineering, playing, and singing. She deliberately chose songs that were from different cultures and reflected a variety of moods. "Through multicultural songs, we get a glimpse of our global community and of the things we all share, as well as the unique things we have to offer," says Kim. "And kids feel the mood of a song whether it’s happy, sad, or tranquil."

The arrangements on Dinobone, Dinobone, Have You Heard? are rich and clever. Kim produced it as if it were an adult pop album and she incorporated elements from her own favorite recordings. What all the songs have in common is they’re fun, hip, and kid–tested.