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Freestyle Academy of Communication Arts & Technology

1299 Bryant Ave, Mt. View, CA 94040 T 650-940-4650 x5090
2 Required Classes: English and Digital Media 3rd/Elective Class:  + Animation or Design or Film

John Lennon Educational Tour Bus & BEP Concert

Freestyle students on John Lennon Bus

Miller, Danielle & Johan
4/2/2010

On April 2nd, 2010 three students randomly chosen from Freestyle students were invited through Apple, Inc to get on the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus for a whole day on its San Jose stop while touring the US with the Black Eyed Peas. Startng at 7 AM, Johan, Miller and Danielle, together with Ryan and Kevin, two talented and skilled musicians/engineers who live on the bus 10 months out of the year, composed, performed, recorded and edited an original song and put it all together into a music video by 4 PM. Johan laid down the beat with a Pro Tools MIDI plug-in virtual drum set. Danielle was the Pro Tools master demostrating some serious and fast audio editing skills. Miller was the musical genius of the group playing guitars, keyboards and singing. These three students were the only 3 students in the entire Bay Area to participate in this event while the bus was here.

 

In addition, they received free tickets to see in concert the Black Eyed Peas, Ludacris and LMFAO at the HP Pavilion in San Jose that same evening. Members of the Black Eyed Peas have been using the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus for trying out new musical ideas, composing and recording new material.

 

Click the photo to see all 78 photos from the day/concert. Download photos.

 

 

Here's the music composed and performed by Freestyle Students: Download music.

 

Here's the final music video put together by Kevin and Ryan. Download video.

 

 

BEP Encore in San Jose HP Pavilion 4/2/2010

 

Making of Picket Fences

 

This is not the first time Freestyle students have created music on the John Lennon Educational Bus. Click here to hear and see photos of the 2006 version of Freestyle Students on the John Lennon Educational Bus.