This fall The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus (JLETB) visited Pittsburgh again - courtesy of WQED, National Network of Digital Schools and Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center!

A college "Battle of the Bands" was held at the National Network of Digital Schools' Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Midland, PA on November 2.

The Fall Tide from Frostburg State University was named the winner. The Fall Tide competed against four other finalists from the University of Pittsburgh (Hero Atlantic and The Alli Gillis Band), Duquesne University (City Dwelling Nature Seekers), and Carnegie Mellon University (Tennessee Whiskey). Click here to watch the announcement of the winner.

The winning band won prizes from the Lennon bus and its sponsors including: one free entry into the John Lennon Songwriting contest; a Godin guitar; Reason software from Propellerhead; an Apple iPod for each member of the band; a Crate Profiler Model 5 guitar amp; an AMPEG - BA112 Bass combo amplifier; 1,000 custom CDs in full color jacket and three color on-disc printing courtesy of Disc Makers; a BOSS TU-80 tuner and metronome; a Pro Account on purevolume.com; Maxell prize packages for each band member and the opportunity to produce their own music video on board the Lennon Bus. Click here to see footage from last year's Battle of the Bands.

Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center held its own, "How Does Music Change Lives?" essay contest. The winner was Logan Thomas, a literary arts student. Logan recorded an original audio project on board the Lennon Bus with four friends and received a Maxell prize package courtesy of the bus. Click here to read Logan's essay.

The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is a non-profit 501(c) (3) mobile audio and HD video recording and production facility. Since 1998, the Bus has provided free hands-on programs to hundreds of high schools, colleges, Boys and Girls Clubs, music festivals, concerts, conventions and community organizations. Working together with some of the biggest names in music, the Lennon Bus encourages students to play music, write songs, engineer recording sessions and produce video projects using the latest audio, video, and live sound equipment.

The interior is divided into three separate studio environments that can be opened to create one large studio. The front studio is a cutting-edge audio and video production room. The rear studio offers pro-level recording and mixing at the highest possible resolution, as well as an iso booth for acoustic recordings, and a chromate (green screen) booth. Powered by Apple computers, the studios feature traditional musical instruments and the latest Sony HD products and solutions. Also on-board is a Mackie P.A. system enabling performances on the side of the Bus. Click here for more information on the JLETB.

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