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Hear Tyson Meade’s Smashing Pumpkins-Assisted Sing-Along ‘Buddy Dash’
Alt-rock godfather Tyson Meade will return this spring with a new solo album. After spending years living and teaching in Shanghai, the Oklahoma native will release Tomorrow in Progress on May 20. Spanning a total of 10 tracks, the upcoming LP features contributions from current Smashing Pumpkins bassist Nicole Fiorentino, longtime Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin,…
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Final Mixing on Oklahoma’s Tyson Meade and Friends Album
And now for the Grand Finale that started about a year and a half ago which has involved me getting kicked out of China twice, having nothing to do with the government but has more to do with inept Chinese sponsors but then that is another story. What you are seeing is the studio where…
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Oklahoma’s Tyson Meade of Chainsaw Kittens shares video of his Dad
Hi Everyone, I am nearly finished with the record. I go to LA in a few weeks to mix the remaining tracks and maybe enjoy some sun. For your amusement, here is a clip of my dad playing harmonica. Maybe this is where I get my musical talent…or maybe not. Enjoy! I will send another…
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Oklahoma’s Chainsaw Kittens,Tyson Meade Kickstarter project
Hi Everyone! Sometimes lemons do become lemonade. I was forced to leave China for visa reasons, though I have now procured a new Chinese visa here in the State and I will be returning to Shanghai after Chinese New Year. Packing an apartment, booking an air ticket, not to mention picking up a beautifully hand…
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Trek through the Chinese wilderness
Hi Everyone, Next week, our new brilliant brilliant brilliant Chinese teacher – who at 16 entered China’s Fudan University think Yale or Princeton in terms of prestige – is taking the class, me included, on a trek through the Chinese wilderness. Along the way, he has told me that we will be able to record…
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Halloween Dance Mania in Shanghai to Everyday I’m Shuffling
Hi Everyone; Some of my students here in Shanghai surprised me with a zany dance performance! Enjoy! LOVE Tyson To plan your trip today: All About Travel 6104 Northwest 63 Oklahoma City, OK 73132 info [at] allabout-travel.com 405.384.3880 About All About Travel Opened in 1978, All About Travel is located in the Oklahoma City area. …
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Hafffijy cutting a track in China
Chainsaw Kittens frontman, Tyson Todd Meade has raised funding via Kickstarter to record a new album. You see links below for more information. We are following this project since we sponsored the airfare to Hong Kong where some of the recording will be done. Here you will see Haffijy, one of the students cutting a…
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In China warming up before recording session
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and a life to everything. ” ~ Plato Bridging the cultural gap and starting to record for the new album, Chainsaw Kittens frontman, Tyson Todd Meade brings us a video of Haffijy. Haffijy is warming up for the recording session.…
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Student Choir Gone Bad – Song for Tyson Meade in China
Here we are with another update from Tyson in China. Hello Everyone, The students wanted to sing me a song. This is what they sang me. It is an old Chinese classic that they have made into their own. They are now ready for vaudeville. The student leading is the class monitor to whom they…
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Tyson at his Fudan Apartment in Old China
We are still following Tyson in China where he works and will be making his album. Here is another edition to the video’s/messages from Tyson. Hey Everyone, I am getting settled in Shanghai near the Fudan campus. I teach at an international school that is attached to Fudan University. I thought you might enjoy seeing…
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