The John Lennon Education Tour Bus

Next Destination: Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

 

Press

Media Coverage

President Obama Inspires Higher Education—DMA Offers Large Discounts to Military and Veterans

BUSINESS WIRE


Inspired by President Obama’s speech on the Congressional floor, Digital Media Academy would like to support our troops and veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan by offering a 50% discount to their summer consolidated courses taught on a number of college and university campuses across the country, including Stanford, University of Chicago, Harvard, Brown, University of Texas, Austin and more. Both residential and non-residential programs are available. A full list is available on the website, www.digitalmediaacademy.org.

With jobs decreasing steadily in the mainstream, DMA would like to help to refuel the economy by encouraging teens and adults to learn new skills in the world of digital media, one field that continues to thrive. From web design and creation to 3D animation, robotics to audio and video production, a course created in conjunction with the non-profit John Lennon Educational Tour Bus project, digital photography, and advanced instruction in Logic Pro and other commercial applications, doors will be opened to those entering or re-entering the work force.

All that will be required to be awarded this special offer is proof of service status in the U.S. military. For more information, those interested can call 866-656-3342.


Contacts:
JAG Entertainment
Jo-Ann Geffen,
818-905-5511
(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Imagine a studio on wheels.

- Leader-Post

The Headlines

  • Stanford University “Game Day”

    The Bus will lead its 2nd "Game Day" with Learning Games Network at Stanford University from Feb 11-13, bringing high school students together to develop an iOS app with Stanford undergrads and the JLETB engineers. The Bus will be open to the Stanford community from noon-4pm on Feb 13.

  • Live with Bootsy at NAMM

    Friday night at NAMM the Lennon Bus hosted an event to commemorate the launch of the 2012 tour, capped off with a funktastic performance by Bootsy Collins and Verdine White. The Bus produced a live webstream of the event using our new TriCaster 850 Extreme and TodoCast satellite connection; if you missed it live you can still catch it on the DVR here: lennonbus.org/live. Stay tuned for future live events, happening regularly!

  • JLETB’s 15th Year Anniversary

    The JLETB kicked-off its 15th year of bringing music education to students nationwide, with a special birthday party at the 2012 NAMM Show. The Bus unveiled a new arsenal of equipment for the 2012 year, including Avid® Pro Tools®|HDX, and live streaming capabilities made possible by NewTek and TodoCast that will allow the whole party to be seen live via www.lennonbus.org. Learn more here.

Video aboard the Bus

The increasing accessibility of digital technology has led to an amazing expansion of opportunity in the art of digital storytelling. The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus has been at the forefront of this new media explosion, having produced daily video projects with students since January of 2001. The Lennon Bus puts state-of-the-art digital video equipment into the hands of workshop participants and teaches the entire digital workflow from storyboarding to web publication and DVD burning. Students leave the experience having shot, chopped, scored, and (most importantly) finished an entire digital video production. Using the latest cameras and professional hardware/software solutions including Avid Media Composer and Pro Tools, participants are exposed to the exciting world of digital videography and learn hot techniques of the trade. The accessibility of professional-quality technology is making it possible for millions of new voices to be heard and the John Lennon Bus is putting these tools into the hands of tomorrow's great digital producers. Subscribe to our Youtube channel so you never miss any of the amazing videos produced on the Lennon Bus.