StudiO+ | Richard Buckner

Richard Buckner is a critically acclaimed American singer-songwriter who has been releasing meaningful, personal music with integrity for almost 20 years (1994 - 2013). In 2012, Richard performed at the third annual O+ Festival and received "priceless" dental work from several providers in exchange. Richard called it "one of the best gigs that I played all year". He is now a staunch supporter of O+. In August of 2013, Richard performed several of his compositions, (and one by Ted Lucas) for StudiO+ while speaking with Rob Galgano (RadiO+) at length about "falling between the cracks" when trying to attain health insurance as a musician in America. StudiO+ is a developing extension of the O+ Festival. It is a collaborative media project that brings together an ensemble of producers & artists to capture intimate portraits of the O+ community. Currently in its nascent stages, StudiO+ has begun to create exclusive content including videos, music recordings and interviews with artists, participants, providers, and supporters. StudiO+ is collecting and sharing the stories of the O+ Festival and the O+ community as it grows and evolves. StudiO+ will eventually allow the O+ Festival to extend its art for health services, "The Art of Medicine for the Medicine of Art" into a year 'round activity. The exclusive material that comes out of StudiO+ sessions will be used to raise awareness of the O+ movement, to aid artists and performers in their own careers, and to support fundraising efforts at O+ when appropriate. As with all elements of the O+ Festival, StudiO+ is about people helping each other, to achieve a higher quality of life through creative community collaboration. If you want to be involved in StudiO+, please get in touch with us.