Parent Teacher Magazine Union County Public Schools Nov/Dec 2015 | Page 17

CHS Rock Band records on the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus cont.

back for them and see if they like it,” said
beautiful Waxhaw, North Carolina area,”
Peter Novoa, a producer/engineer on the bus.
Quig-Hartman said.
“They’ll keep parts, get rid of parts. It will be a
One of the bus crew, Alex Martinelli,
whirlwind of writing a song from scratch.”
came to Union County from France, part
Novoa said the students do most of the
of the European John Lennon Educational
work. “We’re just here for guidance. The kids
Tour Bus.
came in and had an idea of what they wanted
“The bus was launched three years
to do. We’re just here to help them band
ago in Liverpool,” Martinelli said. “Since
playing push along the creative process.”
2013, we have been traveling around
Olivia said she had never been in a
the European countries to spread music,
recording studio environment. “I’ve been
knowledge, creativity and video skills.”
writing songs for years and I’ve been wanting
Martinelli said that although music
to record them, but it’s so cool to actually get
in Europe has been heavily influenced
The John Lennon Bus, where the students record
in the bus with friends and actually record our their songs, is pictured [