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John Lennon Educational Tour Bus to Visit LSU Campus Thursday, June 4

BATON ROUGE – This Thursday, LSU and the Baton Rouge community will have a chance to visit the one-of-a-kind bus where Black Eyed Peas, Natasha Bedingfield and other recording artists have laid tracks.

The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, a mobile music and audio recording studio, will visit the LSU campus Thursday, June 4. The bus visits college campuses, schools and community organizations across the United States and Canada each year to give students a chance to produce their own songs and music videos.

The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus will be parked along the south end of the Parade Ground, on the Union side. The bus is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students, faculty and community members are invited to come experience the bus and use the equipment inside to produce their own digital media projects. There is no cost for this activity.

The LSU visit is jointly hosted through the LSU Center for Computation & Technology, or CCT, and the Arts, Visualization, Advanced Technologies and Research, or AVATAR Initiative in digital media to give the community a chance to experiment with the audiovisual technology available through the bus.

The bus showcases Apple hardware and software, digital media authoring tools, including Final Cut Studio and Logic Studio for HD video, and music production. Staff with the John Lennon Educational Bus will introduce visitors to the bus and demonstrate the equipment available on board. Guests will receive a free gift bag of prizes.

For more information on the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, please visit www.lennonbus.org. For more details on the LSU campus visit, please visit www.cct.lsu.edu.

About the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus (www.lennonbus.org):

The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is a non-profit state-of-the-art mobile Pro Audio and HD video recording facility that provides hands-on experiences for students of all ages. In its 12th year of touring, the venture is proud of its brand new bus and its studios, which boast the latest audio and video technology, gear and products. The Bus travels across the U.S. and Canada year-round, providing free tours and workshops at schools, retailers, festivals, on tours with headlining artists, and at major industry conferences.

The Bus, a 501(c)(3) venture, is made possible through the generosity of sponsors including Maxell Corporation, Apple, NAMM, Roland, Sony, Godin Guitars, Edirol by Roland, Ableton, Sibelius, Mackie, Crate, Ampeg, Audio-Technica, Apogee,  Sonicbids, Digidesign, Aphex Systems, Musician’s Friend, Neutrik, Glyph Technologies,  Noise Industries, Disc Makers, Smart Technologies, Bogen Imaging, IK Multimedia, McDSP, Music Player Network, Propellerhead, Boss, Abaltat, OurStage, Gretsch Drums and Boss. The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is made possible by an agreement with Yoko Ono Lennon.

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John Lennon Educational Tour Bus to Visit LSU Campus Thursday, June 4

BATON ROUGE – This Thursday, LSU and the Baton Rouge community will have a chance to visit the one-of-a-kind bus where Black Eyed Peas, Natasha Bedingfield and other recording artists have laid tracks.

The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, a mobile music and audio recording studio, will visit the LSU campus Thursday, June 4. The bus visits college campuses, schools and community organizations across the United States and Canada each year to give students a chance to produce their own songs and music videos.

The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus will be parked along the south end of the Parade Ground, on the Union side. The bus is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students, faculty and community members are invited to come experience the bus and use the equipment inside to produce their own digital media projects. There is no cost for this activity.

The LSU visit is jointly hosted through the LSU Center for Computation & Technology, or CCT, and the Arts, Visualization, Advanced Technologies and Research, or AVATAR Initiative in digital media to give the community a chance to experiment with the audiovisual technology available through the bus.

The bus showcases Apple hardware and software, digital media authoring tools, including Final Cut Studio and Logic Studio for HD video, and music production. Staff with the John Lennon Educational Bus will introduce visitors to the bus and demonstrate the equipment available on board. Guests will receive a free gift bag of prizes.

For more information on the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, please visit www.lennonbus.org. For more details on the LSU campus visit, please visit www.cct.lsu.edu.

About the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus (www.lennonbus.org):

The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is a non-profit state-of-the-art mobile Pro Audio and HD video recording facility that provides hands-on experiences for students of all ages. In its 12th year of touring, the venture is proud of its brand new bus and its studios, which boast the latest audio and video technology, gear and products. The Bus travels across the U.S. and Canada year-round, providing free tours and workshops at schools, retailers, festivals, on tours with headlining artists, and at major industry conferences.

The Bus, a 501(c)(3) venture, is made possible through the generosity of sponsors including Maxell Corporation, Apple, NAMM, Roland, Sony, Godin Guitars, Edirol by Roland, Ableton, Sibelius, Mackie, Crate, Ampeg, Audio-Technica, Apogee,  Sonicbids, Digidesign, Aphex Systems, Musician’s Friend, Neutrik, Glyph Technologies,  Noise Industries, Disc Makers, Smart Technologies, Bogen Imaging, IK Multimedia, McDSP, Music Player Network, Propellerhead, Boss, Abaltat, OurStage, Gretsch Drums and Boss. The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is made possible by an agreement with Yoko Ono Lennon.