The kind of project John Lennon would have loved

“This is precisely the kind of project John Lennon would have loved.”said Yoko Ono Lennon about an innovative educational programme that has been running for 17 years in the USA and is designed to develop creativity in young people.

"The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is a non-profit 501(c)(3) state-of-the-art mobile audio and HD video recording and production facility, dedicated to providing young people with tours of the studios and participation in free songwriting and multimedia production workshops. With the assistance of three on-board engineers, students learn how to write, perform, record, and produce original songs, produce and shoot music videos and documentaries and complete a broadcast quality music video – all in one day!

The program works together with local partners to create free events for middle, high school, and college age students to tour the bus, and participate in the production of music, video and digital photography projects reflective of their ideas and concerns, regardless of their levels of expertise.

The Bus travels the country visiting schools, musical and technology conferences and events, and partners with newspapers and other media to host Battles of the Bands with the national winner selected online. With the NewTek TriCaster 855 and TodoCast-provided satellite system onboard, the Bus is able to produce live multicamera video productions streamed to the web in real-time.  All projects created on board are available for viewing on lennonbus.org, YouTube, and Facebook." (http://www.lennonbus.org/about_the_bus)

You can take the tour yourselves below. Enjoy!