Nerd Revolt Visits School

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Intro music by Nerd Revolt.

*Special thanks to Drew Phan and the teachers for inviting us to come in. All their encouragement and support was priceless!

Last month, NR went to a local elementary school to teach kids about making electronic music. It was such a life-changing experience! To share something we're not only passionate about, but have committed our lives to was extremely special.

These kids were bubbling over with curiosity about our futuristic blinking toys! This generation's growing up with all kinds of technology and gadgets, so it was really intuitive for them to play with our MIDI controllers.

Some of the students already played piano; others played drums or guitar. No matter what their experience was, they were all exposed to a new concept: that you could make music with computers. Hopefully, we helped plant a few seeds out there :)

It was also deeply moving to work with special needs children. Those who couldn't communicate through words, or had difficulty with motor skills, were able to interact with these machines and express themselves. Hearing sounds they created in real-time was incredibly empowering for them... the physical therapist said it was a "dream come true" for these kids.

In the end, it doesn't matter how many promoters you know or how many charts you top...it's about the lives you change, the minds you inspire.

We have too many people out there trying to tear our dreams down. Too many voices telling you it'll never happen, and why you should give up.

m.0 and I have battled these forces our whole lives... now it's time to live our dreams, so that maybe someone out there might believe in theirs.

- the iLL.F.O.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• dejaded
• children
• kids
• electronic music
• education
• synthesizers
• midi controllers
• native instruments
• nerd revolt
• m.0
• the iLL.F.O.
• kore
• maschine
• san francisco

[hilato]

amazing guys you went to visit some schools, plus that maschine was taking a nice beating by one kid fist and you guys did not get angry at all.

[NerdRevolt]

@hilato:

It was so much fun, and of course such an amazing time :) The kids loved playing with our toys... those drum pads could definitely take a beating!

[JohnLRice]

Sounds great!

[NerdRevolt]

@JohnLRice:

Thanks John! It was a very moving experience :)

[coylesolid]

Hey Nerds, do you have a link to where we can hear that intro song?

[NerdRevolt]

@coylesolid:

Hey fellow nerd! Sorry, this track was written exclusively for the video. Glad you dug it though! :)

[NerdRevolt]

@thrcman:

Hehehe... The humans helped maintain order, while the cyborgs introduced the kids to alien sounds :)

[thrcman]

"Niko! That was it. Come here!"

Spoken like a true teacher ;)