2008-07-23T13:12:14Z tag:blog.pandora.com,2008:/show/24 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2008, Kevin 2008-07-23T13:12:14Z 2008-07-23T08:54:00Z tag:blog.pandora.com,2008:/show/24.978 2008-07-23T08:54:00Z

--> John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, part 2 Meet the audio wizards who tour the country on the Lennon Bus, showing kids how to record their songs.

Kevin http://www.pandora.com/podcast kevin@pandora.com Studio Stories --> ]]> The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, pt 2

One way that Yoko Ono is preserving the legacy of John Lennon is through her involvement with a non-profit organization called the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus. Here we talk with the audio wizards who travel on the bus, visiting students across North America.

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--> John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, part 1 The mobile studio that is helping keep John Lennon's dreams alive, well, and rolling down America's highways.

Kevin http://www.pandora.com/podcast kevin@pandora.com Studio Stories --> ]]> The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, pt 1

The Lennon Bus is a recording studio on wheels that visits high schools across the US and Canada, teaching kids about songwriting and production. We meet some of the young engineers who work and live in the mobile studio, and hear about the camaraderie and sense of discovery that makes this project run so beautifully.




This video is brought to you by Land Rover.

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--> Studio Four, part 3 Stories about working on Billy Joel's record, musical color-matching, and more secrets for great studio work.

Kevin http://www.pandora.com/podcast kevin@pandora.com Studio Stories --> ]]>
Studio Four, part 3

In the third episode of this three-parter Phil Nicolo and Chuck Treece talk about the work they did on Billy Joel's River of Dreams, along with other great recording sessions.

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Studio Four, part 2 Insights into the life of a session musician, with the great Philly-based drummer, guitarist, and pro skateboarder Chuck Treece.

Kevin http://www.pandora.com/podcast kevin@pandora.com Studio Stories --> ]]> Studio Four, part 2

This week's special guest is Chuck Treece, a multi-instrumentalist and session musician who has played with the Bad Brains, McRad, and many other bands, all while recording on many great albums.

Chuck endorses Pocket Pistol Skates.

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--> Studio Four, part 1 Inside the studio that has birthed great records by Bob Dylan, Joan Osborne, Urge Overkill and many more.

Kevin http://www.pandora.com/podcast kevin@pandora.com Studio Stories --> ]]> Studio Four, part 1

The special guest for this show is Phil Nicolo, a brilliant engineer/producer who started his career as half of the Butcher Brothers production team.

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--> Music 101, Bending Sound Waves See for yourself how a sound wave actually exists in nature.

Kevin http://www.pandora.com/podcast kevin@pandora.com Music 101 --> ]]>
Music 101, second episode
Break inside the music, as keyboardist Steve Hogan shows how you can twist a sound wave to make any kind of tone you desire.

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--> Dads Who Rock See how these musicians balance the rigors of touring and recording with the joys and demands of fatherhood.

Kevin http://www.pandora.com/podcast kevin@pandora.com Studio Stories --> ]]> Dads Who Rock

Hats off to the working musicians who are also great dads. We meet three musical men who have entered the fatherhood fray: rapper/drummer Darian Gray from Dynamic, jazz guitarist Jeffrey Burr, and rock guitarist Eenor from the Yard Dogs Road Show.

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--> The Plant Studios Check out one of the most heralded "resort studios" in California, and its commitment to music education.

Kevin http://www.pandora.com/podcast kevin@pandora.com Studio Stories --> ]]> The Plant Studios

So many monumental albums were conceived and birthed at the Plant in Sausalito CA -- Fleetwood Mac's Rumours and Stevie Wonder's Songs In The Key Of Life, just to name a few. These days, the Plant is changing its tune by working with more independent artists, and by building a non-profit music education program. (Music in this piece by the Monophonics.)

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--> Music 101, Singing in Harmony Hear the many ways two voices can sing together.

Kevin http://www.pandora.com/podcast kevin@pandora.com Music 101 --> ]]>
Music 101, debut episode
Break inside the music, as Greg and Kelly from 20 Minute Loop show different ways to write and sing vocal harmonies.

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--> South By Southwest, part 3 Interviews and performances from South By Southwest 2008, the craziest SxSW yet.

Kevin http://www.pandora.com/podcast kevin@pandora.com Great Venues --> ]]>
South By Southwest, episode 3
It's a madcap race against time, as Lovelikefire has two different shows to play, five blocks apart, with only 25 minutes between sets. Here's more of Pandora's experience in Austin, with additional interviews and performance footage from: elephone, Mud and Minipop.

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--> South By Southwest, part 2 Exclusive live footage from the 2008 SxSW music festival in Austin, TX.

Kevin http://www.pandora.com/podcast kevin@pandora.com Great Venues --> ]]>
South By Southwest, episode 2
Here's where we get to see the bands in action, following their respective muses on the streets of Austin. We catch a bit of the craziness of the Sixth Street night scene, and find the bands in action: elephone, Lovelikefire, Mud and Minipop.

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--> South By Southwest, part 1 Follow four bands as they make their way to Austin for the festival.

Kevin http://www.pandora.com/podcast kevin@pandora.com Great Venues --> ]]>
South By Southwest, episode 1
Every March, Austin welcomes thousands -- yes, thousands -- of bands to perform at the SxSW Festival. We follow four young bands as they make their pilgrimages to Texas: elephone, Lovelikefire, Mud and Minipop.

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--> Tree Sound Studios, 1 See how this studio is revolutionizing the way a studio can treat our planet.

Dan http://www.pandora.com/people/danlh1 blog-comments@pandora.com Studio Stories --> ]]> Tree Sound Studios, episode 1
In a world where resources are scarce, it's rare to find a studio as environmentally conscious as Tree. See how this Atlanta hothouse is revolutionizing the relationship a studio can have with our planet.
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--> Celebrate Brooklyn There's nothing that brings a community together quite like a free music festival.

Dan http://www.pandora.com/people/danlh1 blog-comments@pandora.com Great Venues --> ]]> Celebrate Brooklyn
There's nothing that brings a community together quite like a free music festival, and there's no festival quite like Celebrate Brooklyn, a program of BRIC Arts|Media|Bklyn. Every summer, families in New York are treated to free concerts in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.
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--> Red Rocks When you think of outdoor music in a gorgeous natural setting, you think of Red Rocks.

Dan http://www.pandora.com/people/danlh1 blog-comments@pandora.com Great Venues --> ]]> Red Rocks. This amphitheatre, just west of Denver, helped launch the career of U2, and was a favorite stop for bands like Phish and the Grateful Dead. Our camera crew visited Red Rocks and was stunned by both the natural beauty and the natural acoustics. ]]>