Our first CD

Short Bus: The Musical.

The original cast recording, pressed to disc. Fifteen songs about finding your voice, breathing through the panic, and the friends who sing you home.

Short Bus: The Musical CD in a cellophane-wrapped jewel case

Fresh off the press. Cellophane and all.

Play the album

The whole record, right here. Pick a track and press play.

  1. 1Just Be Cool!
    Dlaney, the bus ride of shame
    Play
  2. 2Welcome to Camp
    Chadwick Blaze, the big welcome (recording soon)
    Soon
  3. 3Balloon Heads
    Marty, comedy as armor
    Play
  4. 4Trauma Upside Down
    Marty, a song whispered in the dark
    Play
  5. 5Why Am I Here?
    Dinesh, behind the camera (recording soon)
    Soon
  6. 6What the Water Couldn't Wash
    Haddie, Gloria and Sally, the kitchen trio (recording soon)
    Soon
  7. 7I Have a Voice
    Sally, finding it again
    Play
  8. 8Lead Me Lord!
    Haddie, Sunday morning
    Play
  9. 9Don't Knock the Country
    Tex, a rainy-afternoon truth
    Play
  10. 10Find Your Island (Chill Club Mix)
    Jah Vibez, dance night
    Play
  11. 11Enjoy the Flow
    Echo, headphones off, at last
    Play
  12. 12Se Sentia Genial
    Mateo, the encore
    Play
  13. 13Take 5 Breaths
    Chadwick Blaze, through the panic
    Play
  14. 14I Am Strong
    Sally, the rooftop finale
    Play
  15. 15This Is Why I'm Here
    Full cast, fifteen years later (recording soon)
    Soon

How this album got made

A short version of a long, happy story.

It started with a kids book. Short Bus is the story of six teenagers, one little yellow short bus, and five days at Pine Lake Camp. Kids who would rather be anywhere else, slowly learning to hear one another.

Then the characters started singing. Sally found her voice on a rooftop. Marty turned comedy into armor and then into a whispered song in the dark. Haddie led a Sunday morning. Tex told a rainy-afternoon truth. Each song arrived like it had been waiting for its kid.

We are just trying to make good music for people, connect with people, and put goodness out into the world.

Eleven of the fifteen songs are recorded. The last four are on their way. When the set is complete, we press it to disc, the old-fashioned way, something you can hold, give to a friend, keep in the car.

This page is the album's home while we finish it. Listen here, follow along, and when the CD is ready, it will be right here too.

Meet the cast

The voices on the record. Tap anyone to visit their page.

Want your own CD?

We are figuring out the whole process, and we want to share it.

We can help you make yours.

There is something magic about holding your music in your hands. A disc you can give to someone, sign, keep in the car. Streaming is convenient, but a CD is a keepsake.

We are learning the full path right now: recording, mastering for disc, artwork and layout, finding an affordable press, and getting CDs into people's hands. When we have it dialed in, we will help other independent artists do the same, step by step, without the confusing industry runaround.

If you are making music and dreaming of a physical release, join us and tell us about your project. You might be the first artist we help press.

Tell us about your music

The CD is coming.

Eleven songs down, four to go. Follow the album's progress or read the book that started it all.