Mark Johnson of Playing For Change on CNN

Thursday March 10, 2011

From CNN

Mark Johnson is a Grammy award-winning producer and engineer, and co-founder of Playing for Change.

After a decade working with some of the most renowned names in the music, film and television industries, Mark came up with the idea for Playing for Change – an innovative and mobile technique used to record musicians all over the world and combine their voices together.

Mark Johnson and his crew literally “connect the world” by capturing stunning musical collaborations that blend diverse styles of music into powerful performances.

Their “Stand by Me” music video mixed the performances of 18 street musicians, a South African Choir and a Native American drum group into a clip that had over 30 million views on YouTube.

“Stand by Me” laid the foundation for the best selling CD/DVD set Playing For Change: Songs Around The World, which debuted at #10 on Billboard’s Pop Chart in April 2009.

Since then the Playing for Change Foundation has opened music schools around the world, and has provided valuable resources for musicians.

They’ve also announced a new project coming out in May 2011.

Johnson will be featured on CNN’s Connect The World, tell CNN what questions you want Mark to answer here.

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