''From Here to Now to You Live'' is an EP by American

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Jack Johnson. The EP was released on April 22, 2014 in celebration of

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Recording

All of the songs recorded were during his 2013 From Here to Now to You Tour with musicians

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, Adam Topol, Merlo Podlewski, and Paula Fuga. The EP's six tracks were all recorded in different venues.

Promotion

To promote the EP, Johnson visited Mililani Mauka Elementary School in Hawaii on Earth-Day 2014. Jack also performed all of the songs featured on the EP including others during the kids' lunchtime at the school. Johnson also started the "2014 Hawaii School Bottle Cap Challenge" sponsored by the Kokua Foundation. Throughout 2014, 21,862 pounds of

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caps were collected throughout

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's waste stream. Johnson made many news headlines in Hawaii because of this challenge.

Release

The EP was officially announced two days before its official release on April 20, 2014. The EP was released on April 20, 2014 as a digital download and on CD. All the profits made from the EP went to the Kokua Foundation, which is co-run by Johnson himself.

Track list

Charts

References

External links

* {{Jack Johnson 2014 EPs Jack Johnson (musician) albums Brushfire Records live albums Brushfire Records EPs Live EPs 2014 live albums Albums produced by Mario Caldato Jr.