By Haley BeMiller, Special to Blue Sky

Originally published at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/chi-c2st-music-technology-panel-bsi-20150325-story.html

Advances in technology have made it possible for just about anyone, even those who quit after one piano lesson, to explore music making.

That was the message of a panel of three music and music-technology experts who spoke during a Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) event Tuesday night. The event was moderated by Aaron Freeman, C2ST’s artist in residence and former host of NPR’s Metropolis and WTTW’s Chicago Tomorrow.

Music producer Doug McBride, owner of Gravity Studios in Wicker Park, cited Apple’s GarageBand program as an example of production at a user’s fingertips.

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By Jennifer Fisher, Pioneer Press via the Chicago Tribune

Originally published at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/news/ct-hpn-aaron-freeman-tl-0319-20150316-story.html

For the first time in his long career as a comedian, Aaron Freeman’s jokes are being fact-checked.

“I’ve never had anyone fact-check my jokes,” says the Highland Park resident. “It adds an extra degree of difficulty.”

An extra degree of difficulty, however, comes with the territory in Freeman’s new role as artist-in-residence for the Chicago Council on Science & Technology, a regional consortium on science and technology education and policy.

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