John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil "The Media Giant" Haley
interviews John Ondrasik. Grammy nominated singer-songwriter John
Ondrasik, otherwise known as FIVE FOR FIGHTING, would like to
talk about the “Music Matters Challenge” that just launched on
March 26 and will run through April 30, which is a national
online music challenge that will help raise awareness and
dedicate resources for music programs in the nation’s underserved
schools. Two grand prizes will be awarded – one for an individual
($10,000 in cash and the opportunity to select a music teacher to
receive a three year salary); and one for school entries (a
$25,000 school grant). John created the challenge with Cayley
Tullman of the Tullman Family Office, after the Grammy nominated
singer/songwriter, Tullman, and a group of eight students
participated in weekly after-school workshops to compose an
original song, “Let Music Fill My World,” which expressed why
music mattered in their lives. The students wrote all of the
verses in the song themselves, and had the opportunity to
professionally record their song and create a music video with
the help of seasoned industry music producers. As a part of this
effort, the Tullman Family Office fully funded a full-time music
teacher for the students at Chicago’s Farragut Career Academy,
which propelled the idea to create the “Music Matters Challenge.”
Listen to “Let Music Fill My World” HERE. FIVE FOR FIGHTING is
currently on a U.S. tour showcasing worldwide hit songs from
John’s Platinum-selling career, backed by a string quartet. The
18-city tour hits theaters and performing arts centers nationwide
and goes through April 26 in San Juan Capistrano, California,
with performances in Minneapolis, MN; St. Louis, MO; Milwaukee,
WI; Chicago (Evanson), IL; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; Olympia,
WA, and many more. On tour, Ondrasik will perform his mega-hits
such as "Superman (It's Not Easy)", "100 YEARS", "The Riddle",
"Chances", and many more. To purchase tickets,
visitwww.fiveforfighting.com.