After starting an educational media company a little more than a year ago, Silly Bus is seeing their music really make a difference. At the beginning of 2006, Silly Bus was nothing more than a start up small business. Today, they have released two music CDs, which can be heard on multiple radio stations and internet sites. They have played for numerous benefits, kid’s expos, and pre-schools. They have also had the opportunity to work with well known companies such as Radio Disney.
You may be asking yourself, ‘So, how is their music making a difference?’ What separates Silly Bus from other kid’s music is their extreme focus on educational content. Their first CD release solely focused on Standard of Learning (SOL) content for young children (Kindergarten through 2 nd grades). For their second CD release, they teamed up with a pre-Kindergarten educator and wrote songs geared towards learning the alphabet and leveraging both phonics and whole language techniques.
The powerful difference that Silly Bus makes is evident in the small anecdotes heard from parents. One story from a father conveyed how a Silly Bus song helped his daughter to answer a question on a first grade quiz. That powerful difference is also witnessed when you are at a Silly Bus performance, and you see the children singing every word of the educational songs.
Lee Brooks has a BS degree in Mathematics. In addition to working for 10 years in the Financial Services industry, he has played music professionally for more than 15 years. Prior to his Silly Bus project, his live band shared the stage with well known acts including Huey Lewis and the News, Switchfoot, Cyndi Lauper, Sugar Ray, and Vanessa Carlton. His songs appeared on MTV, Discovery Kids, and a compilation CD that included Dave Matthews. The Silly Bus CD is available by navigating through his website at
www.sillybus.net or by downloading individual Silly Bus songs at
iTunes .
