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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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Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
46. Time Mgmt, 2 Night Run With Papadosio, Set Structure, Random Thoughts
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Lots of random thoughts from March 2024 about time management, our recent 2 night run with Papadosio, set structure, & random thoughts.

Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
45. Dec 2023 - Philly Pigeons & Illinois Squeaky Feet Shows
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Talking about my experiences playing the sold out Philly show opening for Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, and playing with Squeaky Feet in Illinois

Monday Aug 28, 2023
44. Denver Indy Recap
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Talking about how the recent shows in Denver and Indianapolis went.

Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
43. NC, VT, MA, PA Recap
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Talking about this summers shows so far in NC, VT, MA, and PA

Tuesday May 30, 2023
42. Domefest & Summer Camp Recap
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Sharing the experience of playing Domefest and Summer Camp 2023

Thursday Apr 20, 2023
41. New Album - Stuck in Between, and Stuff
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Talking about the new album, Stuck in Between, and current stuff April 2023

Friday Mar 10, 2023
40. David Didio - Stone Throwers
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Chatting with my friend David Didio, a fellow Pittsburgh musician, songwriter and producer who releases music and performs under the name Stone Throwers. I've mixed and mastered some of their releases which is how I met them. You can find them on Spotify or any major streaming outlet.

Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
39. Schedule Design
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
This might only be relevant to other people who self schedule.
Here's the most recent schedule I've designed. I was trying to make a schedule that was going to flexible yet rigid enough to allow me to get to all the things that I'd like to work on. I haven't employed it yet so maybe it won't work well, but I'm thinking this might be the ticket for me. I'll
5:00 - Wake + breakfast
6:00 - Exercise + post workout meal
7:30 - meditation + journaling
8:30 - 12:30 - Work Block 1
12:30-1:00 - Lunch
1:00-5:00 - Work Block 2

Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
38. Chalk Dino Update 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Talking about the new music and things in the works for 2023.

Monday Nov 07, 2022
37. Recording the New Album
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Talking about yesterdays recording session at The Vault Recording Studio in Pittsburgh. https://thevaultrecording.com/