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This is a podcast focused on music creation, professional and personal development, the creative process, and the inner workings of my life in music. My name is John O‘Hallaron. I release music under the name Chalk Dinosaur and I work as a freelance composer for television and games.
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Monday Feb 17, 2025
56. Alcohol Free Touring Trial
Monday Feb 17, 2025
Monday Feb 17, 2025
Talking about the ways I'm trying to remove resistance and make the touring life balance easier. I abstained from alcohol the first 5 weeks of the year and have also made some investments in additional gear that will help make the transition from shows to studio easier.

Friday Jan 03, 2025
55. 2024 Review. Triumphs, Challenges, and Strategies.
Friday Jan 03, 2025
Friday Jan 03, 2025
Looking back at 2024, and forward to 2025 and beyond.

Monday Nov 25, 2024
54. Upcoming Events, Strategies and Challenges
Monday Nov 25, 2024
Monday Nov 25, 2024
Stream of consciousness talking about upcoming events, current strategies and challenges in life regarding touring, music, organization, and mental state.

Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
53. Busiest Time of My Life, New Song, SSBD Recap,
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Talking about what happened in August & September in the Chalk Dinosphere. Recapping August and September which have been the busiest time of my life. We released a new song called "Baughman Gold" and we played California for the first time at a really cool festival called Same Same But Different.

Friday Aug 16, 2024
52. How Is Touring?
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Sharing thoughts and experiences from the past two years getting into some touring for the first time.

Friday Aug 16, 2024
51. "Electric Biscuit" - New Song
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Talking about the making of the newest Chalk Dinosaur song, "Electric Biscuit"

Tuesday May 28, 2024
50. Solshine Reverie 2024
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Recap of our experience playing at this year's Solshine Reverie Music Festival.

Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
49. Four Day Run Recap
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Recapping the 4 day run we just did through WV, OH, TN, and IN

Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
48. Acoustic Treatment, Tour, Rambling
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Rambling about my plans for my bedroom studio, upcoming run of 4 shows, 4 states in 4 days WV, OH, TN, IN! Also rambling about how we approach live performance and the balance of composition to improvisation.

Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Details about the new Chalk Dinosaur x crypto WAVE radio song, "Clear In My Mind (feat. Katriella)"