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Started Sep 7, 2012

Does the Nature Connection movement need a Soundtrack?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Karen Maskall Mar 9.

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Karen Maskall replied to Dave Room's discussion Does the Nature Connection movement need a Soundtrack?

"well done to you! This is exciting :-)"

Mar 9

Dave Room replied to Dave Room's discussion Does the Nature Connection movement need a Soundtrack?

"Sent their manager an email today. I will report back. "

Mar 9

Karen Maskall replied to Dave Room's discussion Does the Nature Connection movement need a Soundtrack?

"they most certainly could and they are stilll only very young little and cute as it was all in the last two years. Good luck making contact. let us know won't you?"

Mar 9

Dave Room replied to Dave Room's discussion Does the Nature Connection movement need a Soundtrack?

"Thanks for the follow up Karen. even if they have a manager they could potentially be featured on a song for our album."

Mar 9

Karen Maskall replied to Dave Room's discussion Does the Nature Connection movement need a Soundtrack?

"Actually Dave they might already have a manager and costa packet but you never know they are called the Sh'Boss Boys "

Mar 8

Karen Maskall replied to Dave Room's discussion Does the Nature Connection movement need a Soundtrack?

"Oh great idea Dave, Now I'm sure there are ways and means of finding out who they are. A BIG plus would also be that these little guys already had thousands loving them on the show and its probable that some people try to find out what they are…"

Mar 8

Dave Room replied to Dave Room's discussion Does the Nature Connection movement need a Soundtrack?

"Hi Karen I totally agree with you. When we started doing this work, we noticed that most of the children's music was performed by white men. When decided from the start that our album would be very diverse and feature a lot of children. I…"

Mar 8

Karen Maskall left a comment for Dave Room

"Hi Dave. so sorry I didnt take time to find out more about you before replying to your discussion. I can see you are doing very well and well connected with kids for the band. Excellent. Did you raise your funds on Kick Starter ok? Karen"

Mar 8

Karen Maskall replied to Dave Room's discussion Does the Nature Connection movement need a Soundtrack?

"yes thats quite interesting and would be a great idea. I think if we are looking at rappers that would relate to kids and nature message then it would be best using kids or at laest fronting any rap band with some kids. Lots of little ones love this…"

Mar 8

Nkrumah Frazier replied to Dave Room's discussion Does the Nature Connection movement need a Soundtrack?

"There is a group called the Blues Rangers. All of the members of the band are foresters here in south Mississippi. All of their songs are nature inspired. Check them out and especially their song "Get Out" which inspires you to…"

Dec 5, 2012

Dave Room replied to Dave Room's discussion Does the Nature Connection movement need a Soundtrack?

"Nice video Kari and congrats on getting some significant hits :) "

Dec 3, 2012

Kari replied to Dave Room's discussion Does the Nature Connection movement need a Soundtrack?

"Thanks Suz for recommending this article to me, yes I agree music is sure powerful. We also made a song with Angelo Oddia and a youtube video that did get a lot of hits on youtube. Check it out here :…"

Dec 2, 2012

Dave Room replied to Dave Room's discussion Does the Nature Connection movement need a Soundtrack?

"Thanks for the response Meg. I think we may have met a couple years ago at Bioneers. I'd love to see high schoolers - and kids of all ages - across the country if not the world creating music that promotes the connection between between…"

Sep 26, 2012

Meg Merrill replied to Dave Room's discussion Does the Nature Connection movement need a Soundtrack?

"A great question! A few years back, instead of paying ourselves, we decided to feature the music of Sigur Ros in our film, Play Again. It is amazing how many young 20 something interns told us "I knew I had to work with you…"

Sep 21, 2012

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Does the Nature Connection movement need a Soundtrack?

What did Arab Spring, Civil Rights, and the Union movement have in common? You guessed it - Music!All successful social movements that I have studied had a soundtrack; that is, music that played a key role in spreading the message beyond the core constituency, engaging and inspiring people that would not have otherwise been involved. This is one of the main points of Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony, a film…See More

Sep 21, 2012

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As my colleague Aaron walked in from Church the other day, he said “Reverend E lit it up today – you know how she does.” I never imagined myself being a church goer; for all of my spiritual life, I h…

As my colleague Aaron walked in from Church the other day, he said “Reverend E lit it up today – you know how she does.”I never imagined myself being a church goer; for all of my spiritual life, I had been the type of person who chose to worship on my own. And somehow I find myself going to the East Bay Church of Religious Science consistently if not regularly. I love how they extend open arms to…See More

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Bio: Since receiving a B.S. and a M.S. from Stanford University, Dave has worked on the innovative edge of a number of new fields as they emerged including yield management, life cycle costing, environmental performance measurement, intranet development, ecommerce software, renewable energy and kids edutainment. Dave had leadership roles in several tech startups and a non profit he co-founded. Dave’s inspiration is his daughter Melia. Dave is a Green For All fellow.

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As my colleague Aaron walked in from Church the other day, he said “Reverend E lit it up today – you know how she does.” I never imagined myself being a church goer; for all of my spiritual life, I h…

As my colleague Aaron walked in from Church the other day, he said “Reverend E lit it up today – you know how she does.”

I never imagined myself being a church goer; for all of my spiritual life, I had been the type of person who chose to worship on my own. And somehow I find myself going to the East Bay Church of Religious Science…

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At 3:04am on March 8, 2013, Karen Maskall said…: Hi Dave. so sorry I didnt take time to find out more about you before replying to your discussion.

I can see you are doing very well and well connected with kids for the band. Excellent.

Did you raise your funds on Kick Starter ok?

Karen

At 2:59pm on September 4, 2012, Suz Lipman said…: Hey Dave! It was fantastic to meet you and it's great to see you here. Please make yourself at home in discussions and groups. I hope you'll share your activities, videos, ideas and challenges with us and find this a rich source of resources. There is a general discussion about media here, which might be great for you to post in (we can always seek/add more):

http://childrenandnature.ning.com/forum/categories/books-movies-music-and-other/listForCategory

If you have any questions about the forum or anything else, please ask! See you soon.