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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  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,140
    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.
  • BIGDaddyWil
    BIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,097
    Mike McCready is the best!!!!
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  • dimitrispearljam
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    best guy nin rocknrol!
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  • hedonist
    hedonist 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.
  • Shyner
    Shyner Posts: 1,226
    Thanks !
  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    Awesome! Great job, Mike!
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  • jjflash
    jjflash Posts: 5,059
    :smiley: :clap:
    Nice beat box! Looking forward to hearing the full song
  • RS151862
    RS151862 Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,737
    I think Mike has officially collaborated with every person that owns an instrument in the Pacific Northwest.
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  • 3days
    3days Posts: 1,204
    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.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 43,023
    I really enjoyed this story.  Thanks for posting!
  • manitouman
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    Heard about this on the radio. Truly impressed by the commitment these guys have to the local community. Just awesome!!
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  • verceman
    verceman Posts: 709
    Anyone know when and where the actual song can be heard?
  • Sarah
    Sarah Toronto Posts: 736
    Very, very cool!
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  • shetellsherself
    shetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    Mike McCready is good. The world is better because he is in it.  
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 44,163
    Way to go, Mike!  So cool!
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  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    This is an amazing story--go Mike!!
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