Friday, March 27, 2009

MEDIA ADVISORY -- Kearny Hosts John Lennon Educational Tour Bus

MEDIA ADVISORY from the San Diego Unified School District, March 27,
2009

Kearny Hosts John Lennon Educational Tour Bus; Digital Media and Design
Students Explore Music Technology

What: Visit of John Lennon Educational Tour Bus to School of Digital
Media and Design at Kearny High School

When: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, March 30

Where: School of Digital Media and Design, Kearny High Educational
Complex, 7651 Wellington St. (92111)

Background: The touring music and video technology showcase visits
the Kearny complex for a day, giving students the chance to tour and
perform on state-of-the-art equipment.

In addition to being introduced to all of the elements in a
state-of-the-art facility, students learn how to write, produce, and
record original songs; participate in performing them; and create music
videos using traditional musical instruments as well as current
technological advances. Visitors create entire music video projects in
less than a day and leave with DVDs of their work.

Sponsors of the bus are Maxell Corporation, Apple Computer, Inc., NAMM,
iGuitar, Roland, Sibelius, Elixir Strings, Edirol, Audio-Technica, Disc
Makers, Sonidbids, Digidesign, Ableton, Propellerhead, Yamaha, Neutrik,
Aphex Systems, Glyph Technologies, JVC Professional,
Musiciansfriend.com, Stanton, IK Multimedia, McDSP, SKB, Native
Instruments, themusicedge.com, and Gretsch Drums. For more on the bus go
to www.lennonbus.org

Photos: Students creating songs and video.

Contact: Cheryl Hibbeln, Principal, School of Digital Media and Design,
Kearny Educational Complex, (858) 496-8370.

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Jack Brandais
Media Relations
San Diego Unified School District
(619) 725-5570 (desk)
(619) 607-0477 (cell)

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