My name is David Palomo and I want to tell you the story about why I founded The Studio Hope Project.  When I was studying for my master’s degree in counseling psychology, I spent an internship working with emotionally disturbed children ages 8-13.  As an amateur musician, I found that my digital four track recorder became a valuable tool in my work with these children.  Not only did the kids enjoy playing with music in the studio, the ability to make voices echo or sound like Darth Vader or like chipmunks opened the door for some great storytelling by the students.  As I explored further, I discovered that the digital revolution has made music available to children of all ages and developmental levels in new and exciting ways. Easy to use software programs make it possible to work with children to create high quality sounding compositions from clips of professionally pre-recorded music. This medium provides kids an experience of making creative, positive choices when working with limitations.  It provides a powerful medium for children and adolescents to develop positive values in dealing with challenging life problems.  After seeing the way studio work helped troubled kids learn to make better choices and develop positive values, I founded Studio Hope.