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our dearest friends: Kevin Fry Photography | Kevin is the official Recess Monkey photographer: his camera WILL turn you into a six year old. Waldmania PR | Elizabeth Waldman Frazier is the one-woman show who is probably the reason that you are reading this. She is the pinacle of publicists! Burnside Distribution Corportation | They have an epic catalog of some of our favorite kindie bands, and are just super supportive of quality kids' music! Jarrett Krosoczka | Jarrett is the renowned children's book author/illustrator behind Punk Farm and the Lunch Lady graphic novels- we recorded a jingle for it! He's a crazy nice and FUNNY- and he illustrates The Final Funktier and FLYING! Matt Hawk | Seattle based illustrator who created the artwork for Field Trip. He's talented and extremely funny! our favorites in the kids'-music community! Zooglobble.com | stefan shepherd runs a pretty mean website: this is the place to go for a diverse listing of amazing kids' musicians! Out With the Kids | our good friend jeff bogle is the brains behind this fun resource for kids' music that parents will like too. he's a nice, nice guy! Children's Music That Rocks | warren truitt is the children's librarian at the new york city central library- and he has an ear for great music. Hilltown Families | an excellent example of the binding energy that ties family-friendly performers together. Saints and spinners | here's a local seattle-area storyteller named farida dowler! she's built a great music and storytelling resource great local kids' music Kindiependent | there's something in the water in seattle- so many great kid-driven musicians! kindiependent is a collaborative collective that we've built. The Not-Its! | the super talented, 5-piece kids band from our stomping grounds. really nice and fun to listen to! Caspar Babypants | the kids music alter-ego of Presidents' front man Chris Ballew, like a sippycup holding superhero! Johnny Bregar | hugely talented singer songwriter who just happens to live four blocks from jack. we love playing with Johnny! Board of Education | great songs from the kids' arm of central services, a popular seattle band. their new album is unreal! The Harmonica Pocket | kid-driven music with a ton of seattle ear-candy. we wish we could play the instruments they can! 
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business friends of ours Lice Knowing You | a professional lice removal specialist in Seattle who apparently are listening to L.I.C.E. nonstop as they nitpick! lice have never been so easy to evict! Ravenna Third Place Books | this great neighborhood bookstore is where recess monkey cut its live show teeth! tons of local storytellers and musicians play on saturday mornings Island Books | independently owned by the fabulous page family, this bookstore is like our "inside man" on mercer island! (a nice place to get good book recommendations too!) 
"what's happening?" (space-aged resources for busy families) Red Tricycle | an endless supply of fun family activities in seattle. find out about music BEFORE it happens!
Parent Map | tons of reviews, event listings and parent-centered articles. GoCityKids | another spectacular listing of events, events, events... the only thing we don't like is it gives you 100 alternatives for recess monkey each time we play! Seattle's Child | another super helpful and content-rich parenting publication! free!  cd
recording/mixing mastering: Jon Ervie | this super talented recording and mixing engineer's got bigger ears than maymo's got ego! he recorded and mixed FLYING! and The Final Funktier! Rick Fisher & Ed Brooks @ RFI CD mastering | ed brooks could be called the fourth recess monkey- he takes our homespun album recordings and adds a thick layer of cool on top. seriously, he's the coolest person any of us have met. Martin Feveyear | he's a talented and super nice guy who mastered FLYING! and The Final Funktier. this guy's got more Seattle album credits than you can shake a stick at Jupiter Studios | we recorded FLYING! and The Final Funktier here. it's a really nice room in wallingford for a reasonable rate and run by none other than Mr. Martin Feveyear. |
local andkid-driven radio that we love! Kids Place Live | robbie, kenny and mindy are seriously out of their minds! siriusxm's kids station is like our home away from home! recess monkey is frequently played! Gooney Bird Kids | gwyneth runs an amazing online radio station and knows good music when she hears it! Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child | broadcasting out of northampton, mass, bill and his daughter ella spin two hours of great music on saturday mornings Greasy Kid Stuff | more fun radio with Belinda and Hova that stays crunchy... even in milk Kids Public Radio (KPR) | lots of fun commercial-free music and stories for kids available on the interwebs! Saturday Morning Cereal Bowl | it broadcasts every saturday morning on wawl radio, chatanooga! Hip Young Parent | another awesome online source for stereotype-bashing kids' music. great stuff here! KUOW, public radio | our local npr affiliate KEXP, indie radio | independent radio, somehow affiliated with the emp? KPLU, public radio | slightly less local npr  fine, fine seattle schools: UCDS | drew and jack teach at university child development school Spruce Street School | daron teaches at spruce street school kids' music retailers (that just happen to carry recess monkey too!) CD Baby | known as the premier online store for independent musicians- we're proud to be along for the ride! Big Kids Music | based in austin texas, they distribute all over the country and have helped break some big names in kids' music Sonic Boom | a great local record store in Seattle in both Ballard (Jack's'hood) and Capitol Hill (Daron's). They have live music in store frequently! The AV Cafe | based in nebraska, they specialize in getting great music in the hands of library systems and schools. a great resource for these kinds of institutions! Amazon.com | a small little local seattle bookseller. have you heard of them? you HAVE!? The Land of Nod | the kids' arm of crate and barrel, based in chicago. Pokey Pup | another fun online music retailer. music instruction for kids: The Northwest Choirs | jack is an alumnus of the northwest boychoir and now sits on the board of the choirs. an unreal music education with great teachers and peers! Rob Hampton | simultaneously the nicest and van-halen-iest guitarist in town. rob teaches guitar lessons, singing and even has time to play "sick licks" on songs of ours. Mike Hyland | a stunning jazz guitarist an equally stunning guitar teacher based in the Denver/Boulder area. He's on most of our albums and a really nice guy. |
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daron puts the finishing touches on the aminal house cover!
