John Lennon Educational Tour Bus

The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus ("Lennon Bus") was founded in 1998 as a non-profit 501(c)(3) "committed to reaching youth through music and video". While the organization is based in New York City, the work is carried out through a traveling bus, which serves as an audio and video recording studio on wheels.

The Bus travels from coast to coast, stopping at K-12 schools, universities, Boys and Girls Clubs, concerts, trade shows, music festivals and more. At most stops the staff offers free tours and an opportunity for a group of youths to record an original song and video. Each stop typically culminates in a community celebration, including a screening of the music and video just produced on the Bus.[1] At some of its school visits, the Bus organizes a Battle of the Bands where students engage in a friendly competition and the winning band may receive prizes. The Bus co-produced a course with the Digital Media Academy that is offered at several universities each summer, called "Come Together: Music and Video Production."[2]

The Lennon Bus is connected to the professional recording industry. Recording artists such as will.i.am, Natasha Bedingfield and Justin Timberlake have recorded on the Bus and participated in outreach programs.[3] In addition to offering isolated recording sessions, the Bus has accompanied headlining artists, such as The Black Eyed Peas, on their concert tours, allowing these artists to continue working on their recordings while on the road. Participants like Black Eyed Peas guitarist George Pajon and musical director Printz Board find time to inspire and be inspired.[4]

In 2006, Edutopia, The George Lucas Educational Foundation, featured the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus on Edutopia.org. Edutopia's video, "Making the Dreams of Young Musical Artists a Reality",[5] and article, "Rock and Roll into Town: Students Make Tracks in a Recording Studio on Wheels",[6] follow the bus' progress and interviews executive director, Brian Rothschild. The article and video also showcase student musical progress from the bus' instrumental and digital resources.

References
  1. John Lennon Bus Website - Video Archive.
  2. "Music Video Production - Come Together - Digital Media Academy // Summer Computer Camps - DMA Summer Camps, Computer Courses, & Computer Training". Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2010-01-15. Digital Media Academy Website - Course Description.
  3. Fosters Daily Democrat News - Friday, May 1, 2009.
  4. May, Patrick (8 September 2012). "Young Peninsula musicians take a ride on the John Lennon Bus". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  5. "Making the Dreams of Young Musical Artists a Reality" http://www.edutopia.org/john-lennon-educational-tour-bus-video
  6. "Rock and Roll into Town: Students Make Tracks in a Recording Studio on Wheels" http://www.edutopia.org/rock-and-roll-town
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