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STUDIO FLOOD UPDATEš
HOLIDAY ALBUM DROPPED!
As you may remember, our studio was ļ¬ooded last month. Unfortunately, the space will need extensive repairs to the walls, ceiling, and ļ¬oors, and we likely wonāt return until February at the earliest. Weāve relocated to a temporary space in the Boys & Girls Club STEM lab. If youād like to support our rebuild and keep music alive for our youth, you can donate anytime notesfornotes.org/donate.
Our holiday album is out! Give it a listen here, featuring our studioās cover of āLast Christmasā. The temporary setup made tracking a bit tricky, but we made it work and had fun in the process. Volunteer Zach added guitar and keys, Maya (12, not pictured) played bass and sang lead, Mateo (5, right) played triangle and added vocals, and Maeve (5, left) joined on tambourine and vocals as well.
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JOSHUA IS GIGGING!
ALUMNI CONNECTIONš
We had a visit from Sai, who we hope will join our volunteer team this spring. Visiting from Oahu, he brought kind, welcoming energy and had the chance to jam with me and connect with our youth. He has a long history of working with young people and would be a great ļ¬t.
Weāre incredibly proud of Joshua and how far heās come. Lately, heās been landing gigs around town, including performing at a restaurant down on the Santa Barbara pier. He did a great job playing standup bass and even had a killer solo.
We visited N4N alum Cousteau at his workspace, where Joshua learned about mixing and mastering and tracked bass on one of his original songs. A great example of giving back and keeping the N4N community connected.
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