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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.
Episodes
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021
On this episode I chat with Pittsburgh music producer and vinyl dj - BusCrates. He's one of my personal hometown favorites, and his music combines elements of hip-hop, synthesizer funk, and disco. He is also an avid user of the live streaming platform, Twitch. He does live streams of his vinyl dj sets and also production streams where he's composing new material.
Find his music on Spotify, Bandcamp, and anywhere else music is available.
Follow BusCrates:
Instagram: @buscrates
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
In this episode I address some of the responses I got on Instagram when I asked the question, "what is your greatest challenge as a musician or producer?"
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Listen to the new album with me before it comes out! In this episode I go through the upcoming album and comment on the making of each song and the recording process as a whole. The album gets released on October 29th, 2021. Hear it first here on the Chalk Dinosaur Podcast!
All relevant Chalk Dinosaur links: https://linktr.ee/chalkdinosaur
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Recap of what's been going on with Chalk Dinosaur over summer 2021.
Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
In this episode I share my memory of making the 22nd Chalk Dinosaur record, With You.
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
In this episode I talk about the making of the album Word of the Soul. Lots of rambling. You can download or listen to the album here: https://chalkdinosaur.com/album/1679013/word-of-the-soul or on Spotify.
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
The story of the Chalk Dinosaur album Spectrum.
Purchase: https://chalkdinosaur.com/album/1811048/spectrum
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Recap of what happened since episode 18.
Spectrum: https://chalkdinosaur.bandcamp.com/album/spectrum
Word of the Soul: https://chalkdinosaur.bandcamp.com/album/word-of-the-soul
Chalk Dinosaur - Live at Homefest - 06.11.2020
https://youtu.be/2YPUZhdrJq0
Chalk Dinosaur - Live at the Rex Theater - 06.27.2020
youtube: https://youtu.be/zc_zJWwZJ7Q
bandcamp: https://chalkdinosaurlive.bandcamp.com/album/rex-theater-06272020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
In this episode I talk music with Steve Ippolito, a drummer in Pittsburgh who plays in a band called The Clock Reads.
note** There are a couple spots where the conversation cuts out and picks up later on in the conversation. This was my first attempt at a remote podcast and I encountered some unexpected technical difficulties.
The Clock Reads: http://www.theclockreads.band/
Their new album "Gnomon": https://theclockreads.bandcamp.com/album/gnomon
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
In this episode I talk about the 3 new Chalk Dinosaur albums, the music I've been doing for some new indie VR games, COVID-19, and my thoughts on managing doubt, identifying targets, and seeking vision. Relevant links:
Chalk Dinosaur - "Service" - All sales donated to the service industry professionals in my life.
Chalk Dinosaur - "With You" - All sales donated to the Rex Theater staff relief fund.