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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
One Greener Radio: Wed, Feb 11, 2009 - Sustainability and Music
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Wednesday's Topic: Music + Sustainability
Guests:
Benj Gershman, Of a Revolution (OAR)
Stacy Rodriguez with C3Presents, Lollapolooza+Austin City Limits Festival
Brian Allenby, Reverb
Anna Brosky, Cleanvibes
10:00 AM Pacific / 1:00 PM Eastern
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Clean Vibes is a company formed and dedicated to responsible on-site waste management of outdoor festivals and events. Our mission is to actively encourage and promote recycling, composting and proper waste disposal. We hope to educate and inspire a new generation of responsible stewards. Our goal is to divert waste from landfills by increasing the amount of material that is recycled and composted, thereby greatly reducing the ecological footprint of outdoor festivals and events.
Wednesday's Topic: Music + Sustainability
Guests:
Benj Gershman, Of a Revolution (OAR)
Stacy Rodriguez with C3Presents, Lollapolooza+Austin City Limits Festival
Brian Allenby, Reverb
Anna Brosky, Cleanvibes
10:00 AM Pacific / 1:00 PM Eastern
See our Studio Cam above or at Mugulus.com/1greener
Chat with other listeners and ask questions.
Be sure to have two windows open, Mogulus for Video/Chat
and VoiceAmerica to hear guests.
or
Call-in or IM or email LIVE:
Phone: 888-346-9141
MSN Messenger: Onegreener
Google talk: Onegreener
Twitter: Onegreener
Skype: Onegreener
**AIM: Onegreenest
**Yahoo: Onegreener1
info@onegreener.com
Reverb
Deeply rooted within the music and environmental communities, Reverb educates and engages musicians and their fans to promote environmental sustainability. Reverb is a non profit organization founded by environmentalist Lauren Sullivan and her musician husband, Guster guitarist/vocalist Adam Gardner. Born from the success of Bonnie Raitt's "Green Highway," Reverb works closely with and is mentored by the ARIA Foundation founded in 1998 by Bonnie's manager Kathy Kane.
Greening Services
* Carbon Neutral Concerts and Venues
* Biodiesel for Vehicles and Generators
* Waste Reduction
* Biodegradable Catering Products
* Recycling
* Green Bus Supplies and Cleaners
* Energy Efficiency
* Green Contract Rider
* Eco-Friendly Merchandise
* Green Sponsorship
* On Site and On-Line Fan Outreach
Reverb Eco-Village
* A Festival-like atomosphere erected at each show
* Local and National Non-profits
* Green Technologies
* Fan carbon offset program
* Eco-friendly consumer sampling
* Voter Registration
* Chances to win cool stuff like a solar backpack
* Jumbotron Eco-trivia and tips
* Built to reflect each band’s causes/interests

Benj Gershman
O.A.R. (an acronym for the band's full moniker, Of a Revolution) transformed themselves from local Ohio State University bandmates to Billboard chartbusters and headliners at venues across America. First, the band's two demo recordings were hawked at universities. Then, news spread about the band's roots rock and reggae-inflected songs, which owed much to the jam band genre. Before long, O.A.R.'s website had turned into a highly-trafficked internet destination, and the group gradually left the college scene for the bright lights of national stardom.
Formed in 1996 in Rockville, MD, O.A.R. coalesced around lead singer/rhythm guitarist Marc Roberge, lead guitarist Richard On, saxophonist Jerry DePizzo, bassist Benj Gershman, and drummer Chris Culos. Roberge had known Culos since childhood; he also played in local bands with On and Gershman. DePizzo, who hails from Youngstown, OH, met the other Maryland natives at Ohio State, and the band made its recorded debut with the release of an independent demo, 1997's The Wanderer. Many of the songs on O.A.R.'s debut disc were written while Roberge and Culos were living in Israel.
Two years later, the switch from student band to headlining act started with the arrival of an intensely popular song titled "That Was a Crazy Game of Poker." (Many lyrics for the band's songs came from Roberge's interest in literature, particularly Stephen King's novel -The Stand.) The group went back into the recording studio for a second demo, which was released independently as Souls Aflame in 1999. With the success of 2001's Risen, Roberge began writing songs for a new CD late that year. To appease their dedicated fan base, they issued a live album, Any Time Now, in the spring of 2002 and subsequently signed with Lava/Atlantic for the release of 2003's In Between Now and Then. Additional tour dates led to the release of 34th & 8th, the band's second live offering. The band returned to the studio again with 2005's Stories of a Stranger, which contained a pair of Top 20 Hot AC hits in "Love and Memories" and "Heard the World." The Live from Madison Square Garden CD/DVD appeared in 2007. O.A.R.'s slickest album yet, the commercially-minded All Sides, was released in 2008. Robert Hicks, All Music Guide
Deeply rooted within the music and environmental communities, Reverb educates and engages musicians and their fans to promote environmental sustainability. Reverb is a non profit organization founded by environmentalist Lauren Sullivan and her musician husband, Guster guitarist/vocalist Adam Gardner. Born from the success of Bonnie Raitt's "Green Highway," Reverb works closely with and is mentored by the ARIA Foundation founded in 1998 by Bonnie's manager Kathy Kane.
Greening Services
* Carbon Neutral Concerts and Venues
* Biodiesel for Vehicles and Generators
* Waste Reduction
* Biodegradable Catering Products
* Recycling
* Green Bus Supplies and Cleaners
* Energy Efficiency
* Green Contract Rider
* Eco-Friendly Merchandise
* Green Sponsorship
* On Site and On-Line Fan Outreach
Reverb Eco-Village
* A Festival-like atomosphere erected at each show
* Local and National Non-profits
* Green Technologies
* Fan carbon offset program
* Eco-friendly consumer sampling
* Voter Registration
* Chances to win cool stuff like a solar backpack
* Jumbotron Eco-trivia and tips
* Built to reflect each band’s causes/interests

Benj Gershman
O.A.R. (an acronym for the band's full moniker, Of a Revolution) transformed themselves from local Ohio State University bandmates to Billboard chartbusters and headliners at venues across America. First, the band's two demo recordings were hawked at universities. Then, news spread about the band's roots rock and reggae-inflected songs, which owed much to the jam band genre. Before long, O.A.R.'s website had turned into a highly-trafficked internet destination, and the group gradually left the college scene for the bright lights of national stardom.
Formed in 1996 in Rockville, MD, O.A.R. coalesced around lead singer/rhythm guitarist Marc Roberge, lead guitarist Richard On, saxophonist Jerry DePizzo, bassist Benj Gershman, and drummer Chris Culos. Roberge had known Culos since childhood; he also played in local bands with On and Gershman. DePizzo, who hails from Youngstown, OH, met the other Maryland natives at Ohio State, and the band made its recorded debut with the release of an independent demo, 1997's The Wanderer. Many of the songs on O.A.R.'s debut disc were written while Roberge and Culos were living in Israel.
Two years later, the switch from student band to headlining act started with the arrival of an intensely popular song titled "That Was a Crazy Game of Poker." (Many lyrics for the band's songs came from Roberge's interest in literature, particularly Stephen King's novel -The Stand.) The group went back into the recording studio for a second demo, which was released independently as Souls Aflame in 1999. With the success of 2001's Risen, Roberge began writing songs for a new CD late that year. To appease their dedicated fan base, they issued a live album, Any Time Now, in the spring of 2002 and subsequently signed with Lava/Atlantic for the release of 2003's In Between Now and Then. Additional tour dates led to the release of 34th & 8th, the band's second live offering. The band returned to the studio again with 2005's Stories of a Stranger, which contained a pair of Top 20 Hot AC hits in "Love and Memories" and "Heard the World." The Live from Madison Square Garden CD/DVD appeared in 2007. O.A.R.'s slickest album yet, the commercially-minded All Sides, was released in 2008. Robert Hicks, All Music Guide
Clean Vibes is a company formed and dedicated to responsible on-site waste management of outdoor festivals and events. Our mission is to actively encourage and promote recycling, composting and proper waste disposal. We hope to educate and inspire a new generation of responsible stewards. Our goal is to divert waste from landfills by increasing the amount of material that is recycled and composted, thereby greatly reducing the ecological footprint of outdoor festivals and events.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Benj Gershman will be LIVE on Wednesday with us
---ecoband O.A.R.'s bassist Benj Gershman will be LIVE on my One Greener Radio show Wednesday at 10AM Pacific http://onegreener.com
The topic will be how music can make a difference in sustainability issues.
2/11/09 - Music and Sustainability – Entertained and Changed --- Music moves us and entertains us. It helps us to understand our life and community. This week’s guests will explore how green and music intersect. Our guests will include O.A.R. and other surprise guest musicians. The organizations on the show include the music festival Bumbershoot, Reverb which educates and engages musicians and their fans to promote environmental sustainability, Oniric Records, and other innovators in the new field of helping audience do good while they are entertained. You can call in LIVE on Wednesdays or email us beforehand or during with questions at info@onegreener.com, follow us at Twitter.com/onegreener.
Of a Revolution, better known as O.A.R., American rock band consisting of Marc Roberge (vocals, guitar), Chris Culos (drums, percussion), Richard On (guitar, backing vocals), Benj Gershman (bass guitar), Jerry DePizzo (saxophone, guitar, backing vocals). Due to massive online distribution over campus networks, the band has become a hit among college students, with many songs relating to the band members' personal lives at Ohio State University (Columbus) and growing up in Rockville, Maryland.
The topic will be how music can make a difference in sustainability issues.
2/11/09 - Music and Sustainability – Entertained and Changed --- Music moves us and entertains us. It helps us to understand our life and community. This week’s guests will explore how green and music intersect. Our guests will include O.A.R. and other surprise guest musicians. The organizations on the show include the music festival Bumbershoot, Reverb which educates and engages musicians and their fans to promote environmental sustainability, Oniric Records, and other innovators in the new field of helping audience do good while they are entertained. You can call in LIVE on Wednesdays or email us beforehand or during with questions at info@onegreener.com, follow us at Twitter.com/onegreener.
Of a Revolution, better known as O.A.R., American rock band consisting of Marc Roberge (vocals, guitar), Chris Culos (drums, percussion), Richard On (guitar, backing vocals), Benj Gershman (bass guitar), Jerry DePizzo (saxophone, guitar, backing vocals). Due to massive online distribution over campus networks, the band has become a hit among college students, with many songs relating to the band members' personal lives at Ohio State University (Columbus) and growing up in Rockville, Maryland.
- In the summer of 2008, O.A.R. launched the "All Sides Tour" to promote their new album of the same name, which began June 15 in Manchester, TN at Bonnaroo and concluded August 31 at the Gorge as an opening act for the Dave Matthews Band.
- The first radio single for All Sides, "Shattered (Turn the Car Around)", was released for download on June 13th. It has been the band's biggest hit to date, surpassing "Love And Memories".
- In June 2008 the song "This Town", also from All Sides, was used extensively by ESPN during its coverage of the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and College World Series.
- O.A.R.'s song "Wonderful Day" is currently being used on nationally airing Ford commercials.
- In December 2008, VH1 named the music video for "Shattered" as number 18 on their Top 40 Videos of 2008, saying that "O.A.R. is no longer this well-kept secret; they finally have broken through to mainstream."
- O.A.R. performed three songs for Fox News Channel's 2008 New Year's Eve uParty coverage live in Times Square in New York City on December 31, 2008. The filming took place on Sunday December 27, 2008. The three songs played and also aired were: "Shattered", "Living In The End" and "This Town".
- On January 9, 2009 O.A.R. lead singer, Marc Roberge, did a charity concert to benefit the Connecticut National Guard at Hopkins School in New Haven, CT performing many of the band's hit songs solo (accompanying himself with an acoustic guitar) including Love and Memories, Shattered, and This Town.
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