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". The work is carried out through a traveling bus, which serves as a mobile audio and video recording studio.

The bus travels from coast to coast, stopping at K–12 schools, universities, Boys and Girls Clubs, concerts, music festivals, and other events and locations. At most stops, the staff offers free tours and an opportunity for the youths to record original songs and videos. 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."

The Lennon Bus is connected to recording artists, such as will.i.am, Natasha Bedingfield and Justin Timberlake. All of these artists and more have recorded on the bus and participated in outreach programs. The bus has also accompanied headlining artists, such as The Black Eyed Peas' guitarist George Pajon and musical director Printz, on their concert tours.

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", and article, "Rock and Roll into Town: Students Make Tracks in a Recording Studio on Wheels", follow the buses progress and interview executive director Brian Rothschild. The article and video also showcase the student music.


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