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San Antonio's Doc Watkins Plans Charity Boxing to Help Local Musicians
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All About Jazz
The idea first came to Doc Watkins back in December. The 40-year-old jazz pianist, bandleader and owner of popular jny: San Antonio live jazz club Jazz, TX, thought it was crazy. That's why he immediately liked it. The idea: Punch back at the Covid-related shutdown that was devastating San Antonio's music community with a charity boxing show. But not with boxers; instead, musicians, bartenders and local business people would be matched up. “I was ...
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Charity Gigs: Should I Do Them?
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HypeBot
As a performing musician, you will at some point undoubtably be asked to perform for free at a charity or non-profit, and while these gigs can be an excellent opportunity to do good, there are still times when they should be passed up on. Guest post by Brian Jenkins of Gig Salad Almost every artist or talent will be approached to do a gig for charity or nonprofit. It may seem like an easy choice to spread some good around ...
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I Give You Give - Using Music To Fundraise For A Charity
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All About Jazz
I Give You Give is a new website designed by musicians for musicians. It has been developed by drum and bass artist Foreign Concept to make it as easy as possible for artists to gift a track to a charity or a cause and ask fans to donate to download. I Give You Give do not take a cut or charge any fees so all the donated money goes to the charity. UK saxophonist Gilad Atzmon is the first jazz ...
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Legendary Yes Singer/Songwriter Jon Anderson And Counting Crows Matt Malley To Release Charity Single The Family Circle
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Glass Onyon PR - William James
London, UK - GONZO Multimedia is proud to announce the release of a new charity single “The Family Circle” by legendary YES vocalist/songwriter Jon Anderson and former Counting Crows bassist Matt Malley. The money received from the single will go to the following charities: Flutie Foundation (Jon Anderson), Sahaja Yoga Meditation(Matt Malley) and National Autistic Society (Rob Ayling, GONZO Multimedia president) “'Family Circle' came together when Matt sent me the beautiful music earlier this year. I sang the song and ...
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A Christmas Day World Record for Charity
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Chris M. Slawecki
In an urgent appeal to help families in need, Danny Kastner will create personalized Holiday Request Song Videos on YouTube for 100 donors on Christmas Day. The families, nominated by participating Boys and Girls Clubs across the US, will benefit in the New Year through donations on crowdfunding site Indiegogo. Kastner, once known as the Troubadour of Trump Tower, was well known for his on-the-spot, song-antics back in Season 3 of The Apprentice with Donald Trump. Kastner noted, “It’s time ...
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Actress Lydia Cornell Records Psa For Upcoming Eric Marienthal Charity Event
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Lauren Rogers
Award-winning actress, author, teen mentor, talk-show host, comedienne and public speaker, Lydia Cornell grew up in America’s living rooms. An international celebrity best known for her starring role as the daughter of TV legend Ted Knight in the hit ABC series Too Close for Comfort, Cornell was one of the most popular sex symbols of the '80s, playing virginal blonde bombshell cheerleader Sara Rush. The series airs daily on Tribune Broadcasting’s new channel Antenna TV. This year Cornell has worked ...
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Fanatic.FM Connects Bands with Brands for Charity
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HypeBot
How to monetize music is the biggest challenge of the post-Napster music industry. At Midem 2010, Ian K. introduced himself with an exciting concept that's a four-way win for artists, brands, charities and fans. I've acted as an advisor since and late last week, Ian launched fanatic.fm in beta with Samsung Imaging as the lead sponsor. Here's how it fanatic.fm works and an intro video: Artists upload music to fanatic.fm where brands and fans bid to sponsor it. After the ...
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Touring and Charity: Growing Your Band While Giving Back
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We All Make Music
I think it's safe to say that most of us feel good about giving back to our communities and helping those who have less than we do. Charity is something that most human beings can connect with, and if properly approached, charities can also be a great way for bands to expose themselves to more fans, draw more people to shows, and most importantly, connect on a personal level with the communities they play in.
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Clare Teal plays home town Charity Concert to raise money for The Brandon Trust
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Callum Jones
Bath Resident Clare Teal, one of the country's most popular jazz singers, returns to the stage in her adopted home town on Friday 19th November wth a stunning new show in aid of The Brandon Trust. The concert, which is to raise money to help people with learning difficulties and complex needs, will be held at Komedia Bath 22-23 Westgate Street Bath BA1 1EP After many years of performing sell out shows based on the traditional American songs of the ...
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Auctions for Phil Lesh's Unbroken Chain Charity
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JamBase
PROJECT TO BRING CLEAN AND SAFE DRINKING WATER TO PEOPLE IN DEVELOPING NATIONS Phil Lesh has begun work on his Box of Rain campaign. To help raise more funds, Phil has put together the following auctions: 1) “The Deal Package"—A Post-Show Black Jack Tournament with Phil Lesh in Vegas! Winner receives 2 tickets to the show, tournament entry, and the chance to win $500 in Hard Rock chips. 2) Vegas Lover's Package including 2 Tickets, Meet Phil, Hotel Suite, Dinner, ...
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