ufotofu! You totally get what I'm trying to do here, but, I want you to see my drawing...I need to establish or underscore the presence of music because it is a big part of what we do. the drawing will help you see my thoughts and perhaps a creative beginning for your efforts. we can have a third color...i.e. the halo could be yellow or gold (tranfers terrible on a white chef jacket or bright letter head, but you get what I am saying...I think)
Not sure how this will fly, since the "not too ostentatious" and "not too many colors" requirements seem to have gone by the wayside, but...two color logo that could easily devolve to a single-color and, without the tagline, would also embroider reasonably well...