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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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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.
52. How Is Touring?

52. How Is Touring?

2024-08-1654:37

Sharing thoughts and experiences from the past two years getting into some touring for the first time.
Talking about the making of the newest Chalk Dinosaur song, "Electric Biscuit"
50. Solshine Reverie 2024

50. Solshine Reverie 2024

2024-05-2801:28:28

Recap of our experience playing at this year's Solshine Reverie Music Festival.
49. Four Day Run Recap

49. Four Day Run Recap

2024-04-3030:26

Recapping the 4 day run we just did through WV, OH, TN, and IN
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.
Details about the new Chalk Dinosaur x crypto WAVE radio song, "Clear In My Mind (feat. Katriella)"
Lots of random thoughts from March 2024 about time management, our recent 2 night run with Papadosio, set structure, & random thoughts.
Talking about my experiences playing the sold out Philly show opening for Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, and playing with Squeaky Feet in Illinois
44. Denver Indy Recap

44. Denver Indy Recap

2023-08-2801:22:12

Talking about how the recent shows in Denver and Indianapolis went.
43. NC, VT, MA, PA Recap

43. NC, VT, MA, PA Recap

2023-07-2601:32:45

Talking about this summers shows so far in NC, VT, MA, and PA
Sharing the experience of playing Domefest and Summer Camp 2023
Talking about the new album, Stuck in Between, and current stuff April 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. 
39. Schedule Design

39. Schedule Design

2023-01-1820:48

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
38. Chalk Dino Update 2023

38. Chalk Dino Update 2023

2023-01-1801:03:16

Talking about the new music and things in the works for 2023.
37. Recording the New Album

37. Recording the New Album

2022-11-0701:29:14

Talking about yesterdays recording session at The Vault Recording Studio in Pittsburgh. https://thevaultrecording.com/
This episode features vocologist, band merch salesman, bubble extraordinaire, and friend Keith Harker.
Talking about my recent experience performing at Summerdance.
Talking about my current strategies for surviving as a musician.
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