Students Collaborate with Mike McCready for New Song

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edited February 2018 in The Porch
Students Collaborate with Mike McCready for New Song
News February 13 2018

Mike invited 5 students, who'd never previously met, to Pearl Jam’s studio for an evening of songwriting and recording. Franky, Sergio, Logan, Rickardo, and Joseph are all current students or alumni of Treehouse, a Seattle-based non-profit dedicated to providing youth in foster care with opportunities to pursue their dreams.

PJ's touring techs walked the students through setting up the instruments and gear and the sound engineers gave them a step-by-step tutorial of the recording process. Then, Mike handed each student an instrument. Within 2 hours, the group wrote and recorded a song called "Try So Hard," to be released by HockeyTalkter Records later this year with proceeds benefiting Treehouse for Kids.

https://youtu.be/nH_d-ZqYL_Y



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  • ComeToTXComeToTX Austin Posts: 7,525
    That’s really cool!

    Looks like Mike is wearing a hearing aide. I think that’s in my future as well. 
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • BIGDaddyWilBIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,027
    Mike McCready is the best!!!!
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,136
    best guy nin rocknrol!
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  • hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    I just love the organizations with whom these gentlemen work.  As a kid, music in my life made all the difference.  I hope it does for these kiddos as well.
  • ShynerShyner Posts: 1,226
    Thanks !
  • jeffbrjeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    Awesome! Great job, Mike!
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  • jjflashjjflash Posts: 4,815
    :smiley::clap:
    Nice beat box! Looking forward to hearing the full song
  • RS151862RS151862 Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,622
    I think Mike has officially collaborated with every person that owns an instrument in the Pacific Northwest.
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  • 3days3days Posts: 1,151
    Really enjoyed the video, and am looking forward to the song. A lot of organizations like Treehouse and Big Brothers/Big Sisters really have a profound impact on kids. It's great to see it in action.
  • I really enjoyed this story.  Thanks for posting!
  • manitoumanmanitouman In My Head Posts: 1,073
    Heard about this on the radio. Truly impressed by the commitment these guys have to the local community. Just awesome!!
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  • vercemanverceman Posts: 679
    Anyone know when and where the actual song can be heard?
  • SarahSarah Toronto Posts: 736
    Very, very cool!
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  • shetellsherselfshetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,765
    Mike McCready is good. The world is better because he is in it.  
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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,593
    Way to go, Mike!  So cool!
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  • samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
    This is an amazing story--go Mike!!
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