Woodstock, IL – February 26, 2018 OWC®, a leading zero emissions Mac and PC technology company, is proud to announce that the company has extended its long–time relationship with the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus,
and is serving as the Presenting Sponsor for 2018. The sponsorship
kicked off at this year’s NAMM Show, held in Anaheim in January.
The Lennon Bus is the premier, non–profit 501(c)(3) mobile
pro–audio, video and photo production studio, providing hands–on
experiences for thousands of visitors annually with assemblies,
workshops, and production demonstrations. Working with educators and
musicians, the Lennon Bus gives young people an environment in which to
write and perform music, engineer recording sessions and produce videos,
using the latest audio, video and production equipment.
"We have been partners in the educational mission of the
Lennon Bus for years now," said Larry O’Connor, Founder and CEO of OWC.
"We are proud to be the Presenting Sponsor for 2018, and look forward to
being even more involved in bringing music and technology education to a
wider audience than we have up to now. The Lennon Bus allows students
to not only express their creativity but to be able to produce and store
their projects, and to learn to use the technology moving forward. We
are excited to support the numerous events and experiences with the Bus
throughout 2018."
OWC and the Lennon Bus will collaborate at the SXSW Festival
in Austin in March. Activities and performances will be presented for
festival attendees, with a short film produced afterwards by Lennon Bus
students that will commemorate the events.
OWC is also sponsoring the John Lennon Songwriting Contest
in 2018, with the "OWC Song of the Year" honor. Open to professional and
amateur songwriters, judges including Fergie, Bob Weir, George Clinton,
and Flea will help to select winners in 12 categories. The deadline for
entry is June 15th and the winners will be announced on September 1st. For more information on how to enter visit www.jlsc.com.
In the fall, OWC will present the Lennon Bus’ "Come Together
NYC" residency. The one month–program celebrates John Lennon’s birthday
and includes school/educational programs, concerts, donations and peace
signs, and is supported by the Mayor’s office and the New York City
Council.
OWC provides a wide variety of production equipment to assist the engineers on the Bus in their work, including Mercury On–the–Go Pro SSDs, Mercury Elite Pro Dual Minis, Envoy Pro EX, Thunderbolt 3 Docks and USB–C Travel Docks,
as well as enterprise storage. This equipment allows producers to
remain consistently connected to their work, provides in–studio and
mobile production capabilities, workstation editing, media and
enterprise storage for the large volumes of content produced, and keeps
production connected and running at full speed, even when the bus is in
transit.