Chalk Dinosaur Podcast

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.

50. Solshine Reverie 2024

Recap of our experience playing at this year's Solshine Reverie Music Festival.

05-28
01:28:28

49. Four Day Run Recap

Recapping the 4 day run we just did through WV, OH, TN, and IN

04-30
30:26

48. Acoustic Treatment, Tour, Rambling

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.

04-23
01:08:06

47. New Co-Release with crypto WAVE radio - "Clear In My Mind (feat. Katriella)"

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

04-15
43:01

46. Time Mgmt, 2 Night Run With Papadosio, Set Structure, Random Thoughts

Lots of random thoughts from March 2024 about time management, our recent 2 night run with Papadosio, set structure, & random thoughts.

03-12
01:17:21

45. Dec 2023 - Philly Pigeons & Illinois Squeaky Feet Shows

Talking about my experiences playing the sold out Philly show opening for Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, and playing with Squeaky Feet in Illinois

12-20
01:30:27

44. Denver Indy Recap

Talking about how the recent shows in Denver and Indianapolis went.

08-28
01:22:12

43. NC, VT, MA, PA Recap

Talking about this summers shows so far in NC, VT, MA, and PA

07-26
01:32:45

42. Domefest & Summer Camp Recap

Sharing the experience of playing Domefest and Summer Camp 2023

05-30
01:11:42

41. New Album - Stuck in Between, and Stuff

Talking about the new album, Stuck in Between, and current stuff April 2023

04-20
01:02:32

40. David Didio - Stone Throwers

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. 

03-10
02:28:34

39. Schedule Design

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

01-18
20:48

38. Chalk Dino Update 2023

Talking about the new music and things in the works for 2023.

01-18
01:03:16

37. Recording the New Album

Talking about yesterdays recording session at The Vault Recording Studio in Pittsburgh. https://thevaultrecording.com/

11-07
01:29:14

36. Keith Harker - Voice, Festivals, Travels, Random Stuff

This episode features vocologist, band merch salesman, bubble extraordinaire, and friend Keith Harker.

09-30
03:27:36

35. Summerdance 2022 Recap

Talking about my recent experience performing at Summerdance.

09-08
41:21

34. Career Strategies 2022

Talking about my current strategies for surviving as a musician.

09-08
44:35

33. June-July Show Recap

Talking about the shows we've played so far this summer. Our Pittsburgh show at Thunderbird, Peach Fest, and The Werk Out.

09-08
48:04

32. Covid Cancel || Sky Ridge || Release Strategy || Quitting Nicotine

Venting about a recent covid cancellation, my collaboration with our guitarist Jon Henderson, release strategy, and quitting nicotine.   Sky Ridge: https://soundcloud.com/jon-tom Instagram: @SkyRidgeMusic

02-23
46:36

31. 5 Factors to a Good Mix || How I Use EQ, Compression & Stereo

Answering some listener submitted questions on mixing.   If you have any topics or questions you'd like me to discuss on the podcast about Chalk Dinosaur, mixing, composing, bean mush, etc, email them to ChalkDinosaurPodcast@gmail.com

02-08
01:13:21

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