John O'Hallaron: Guitar, keyboards, synths, songwriter, mixing, mastering ("Winds of Change" and "Agua de Vida")

Jon Henderson: Guitar, songwriter

Andrew Belcastro: Bass, songwriter

Nick O'Hallaron: Drums, songwriter

Sean Cho: Recording engineer

Album cover: Nick O'Hallaron

Recorded at Plus Minus Recording in Pittsburgh, PA
www.plusminusrec.com

Mastered by Ryan Schwabe:
Instagram: @xbyryan
Twitter: @xbyryan
Facebook: @RyanSchwabeMusic
www.ryanschwabe.com

Spectrum

This is a beach inspired album that combines the sounds of the steel drum and ukulele with surf guitar tones. I set out to create something organic, chill, and vintage sounding but the recording process steered me into some unexpected sonic territory. 

In addition to the underlying beach theme, this album was also heavily influenced by instruments and equipment that I was lent and gifted. This music would not be if weren't for these contributions. I'd like to thank and acknowledge: 

- steel drum and ukulele from Alyssa Kearns

- shakers and miscellaneous wooden percussion from my parents

- custom stratocaster and Silvertone amp head from Mr. Bradford

- Miktek and vintage RCA mics, Chandler Little Devil and vintage Universal Audio LA-4 compressors, RTZ and Phoenix mic preamps from Rich Bradford.

I'd also like to acknowledge and thank Kenny and Zack Wiesinger for sending me the concept for the song "Don't You Gimme No". They sent over a voice memo of them singing the hook of that song and I used that as a foundation to build out the instrumentals. Never in a million years would have created this type of song without their creative input.

Fire on the Beach

Ongoing album with new singles added monthly!

Artwork by Riley Mate aka Pseudodudo: https://pseudodudo.com/

Punch Funk Love

Jam-rock album featuring the collaborative efforts of the live quartet. 

Nick O'Hallaron: Drums
Jon Henderson: Guitar
Michael Berger: Bass
John O'Hallaron: Guitar, vocals, keyboards, synths, mixing

Riley Mate: Album art
Brian Ammon: Recording engineer
Nicky Howard: Mastering engineer

Recorded at The Vault in Pittsburgh, PA

Stuck In Between

Written, performed and produced by John and Nick O'Hallaron. Mixed and mastered by John O'Hallaron. Artwork by Daikonimation. Layout and typography by Chloe O'Hallaron.

Electric Biscuit

Shoreline Village

Bixby Park

Alamitos Beach

Don't You Gimme No (feat. Bootleg Kenny and Guitar Zack)

artwork by Pseudodudo: https://pseudodudo.com/
mastered by Nicky Howard: https://thefatmastering.com/

Twin Lakes

Artwork by Pseudodudo: https://pseudodudo.com/
Mastered by: Nicky Howard - https://thefatmastering.com/

Alone In Love

Manu Gajanan: Keyboards, co-writer
Artwork: Riley Mate aka Pseudodudo - https://pseudodudo.com/

Manu (feat. Manu Gajanan)

The Haven

Bangers & Mash

New Shoes

Final Frontier

Something In You

Jungle Juice

Funky feel good track written and recorded by me and my brother/drummer Nick.

Baughman Gold

Funky dance track with a valiant middle section.

Super Freak Out

Tectonicolor Collisions

Thank You Chef

Pillars of Creation

Right All the Time

Cranes (feat. Pigeons Playing Ping Pong)

My remix of the song Situationship by Hot Like Mars from Chicago. 

Situationship (Chalk Dinosaur Remix)

Synth and guitar driven electronic music. Tight rhythms with spaced out and atmospheric melodies. 

Free Download

Don't Worry

Flow State - 6.12.16 - Available on Bandcamp, iTunes, Spotify, and all  major digital outlets.

Donutman

Off the album Flow State. Recorded live: https://youtu.be/Z6QkRwj3L0I

Air Around Us

Written, performed, recorded and mixed by John O'Hallaron.
Mastered by The Fat Mastering: http://thefatmastering.com

Lickety Split

A Little Every Day

Bounce House

Throughout my time consuming and creating music, I've become increasingly aware of the immense power in music and how it can instantly shape our moods and color our experiences. My intention with this album was to channel my affinity for the ocean in a way that was both calming and uplifting.

I love the ocean and the music that can take me there. In 2011 I released a surf rock album called Kitty Hawk Surf, and I've wanted to record another album that channels the coastal flavor ever since. This time around, the album took me in an unexpected direction and explored a more relaxing energy, incorporating notes of hawaiian lap steel and bossa nova.

I created this music because it makes me feel good, and I hope it will do the same for you.


Credits:

Emerald Club written by Nick O'Hallaron and John O'Hallaron.
Guitar 2 on Emerald Club: Nick O'Hallaron
Trombone on Emerald Club: Goran Eric
Trumpet on Emerald Club: Matt Giella

Album dubbed to tape by Sean Cho of Plus Minus Recording in Pittsburgh.

All songs written, produced, recorded, performed, mixed and mastered by John O'Hallaron except where otherwise noted.

All Good

So This Is Christmas

The 17th Chalk Dinosaur Album.

"Sprout: to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed. Sprout seems to be the perfect fitting title for this collection of songs. In its fourth iteration, Chalk Dinosaur is represented on this album as a four-piece: John O'Hallaron (guitar, keys, vocals), Nick O'Hallaron (drums), Andrew Belcastro (bass), and Jon Henderson (guitar). The 11 tracks are a culmination of deep collaboration, personal growth, chance taking, artistic passion, and newly formed friendships. For such a diverse body of work, each new idea took root quickly and sprouted into the sonic creations they are today through uninhibited group improvisation and meticulous care and attention to detail. From triumphant highs to wistful lows, manic elation to introspective searching, moments of tension to moments of connected clarity, each song carries a different theme from one to the next, inviting and encouraging the listener to take a journey through a wide range of emotional responses that make up the human experience. We hope these songs sprout in the hearts and minds of our listeners as they have in us and inspire the child-like wonder and creativity innate in us all." -Jon Henderson

"I've been making and playing music with Nick and Andrew since we were really young, probably for about 12-15 years at this point. We met Jon about two years ago and really connected with him on every level. Every jam session seemed to produce a lot of new musical ideas and this album is the harvesting of those. I'm really happy to have this collaborative body of work with Nick, Andrew and Jon. It was cool working with a group where the contribution of ideas was so evenly dispersed. That's what makes this album different from the rest. Sprout is truly a product of the four of us." - John O'Hallaron

Voyage To The Yogurt Planet

Fire Alarm

Jeff Sharpe

Agua De Papá

Agua De Vida

Winds Of Change

Artist project of producer John O'Hallaron, accompanied live and in various albums by Nick O'Hallaron, Jon Henderson, and Michael Berger

Chalk Dinosaur

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