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Music With A Cause

Celebrate Human Rights with Amnesty International and Bob Dylan Song Collection

December 12, 2011

I am delayed in posting this, but better late than never.  December 10 was Human Rights Day and Amnesty International celebrated the day by premiering Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International on the organization’s Facebook  Page. Selections are currently still available to listen to through Facebook. Saturday also helped [...]

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Help Bring the World Together through Music by Supporting the Suzuki Association of the Americas

October 17, 2011

There are lots of people out there who want to change the world, but very few who actually do anything about it. Violin instructor and musical pedagogue Dr. Shinichi Suzuki was one of the few. In the years following World War II, he decided that he wanted to use music to help make the world [...]

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DIRTY DANCING Songwriter Hopes to Raise Funds for Cancer Charity in Memory of Patrick Swayze

July 20, 2011

As a girl who grew up in the 80s, I would rate Dirty Dancing pretty high on my list of nostalgic guilty pleasure movies. Like many others, I was deeply saddened when the movie’s leading man Patrick Swayze recently passed away of pancreatic cancer. The film’s 25th anniversary is approaching next year, and Oscar-winning Dirty [...]

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Your Artistic Voice May Create a World with Less Cancer and More Birthdays

July 14, 2011

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is launching a fantastic contest for musicians and artists to share their talents and support a great cause.  You’ve probably seen the ACS’s TV spots, where celebrity entertainers such as Celine Dion, Rihanna, Eric Carle and Usher sing “Happy Birthday”. Well now, everyday folks can join in with the ACS’s [...]

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Get Ready For the Film DUDAMEL: Let the Children Play

June 12, 2011

Music has the power to save lives.  When I first started blogging, three years ago (crazy how time flies), I shared my own story.  I grew up lost as a teenager unsure what path I should follow. If it wasn’t for a couple of people who recognized my talent and encouraged me to pursue music, [...]

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Joe Satriani and Stave Jam To Help A&R Exec Who Discovered Them

June 5, 2011

It’s always nice to hear how musicians help one another and don’t forget where they came from.  Joe Satriani and Steve Vai will headline a benefit concert at the House of Blues in Hollywood to help music industry veteran and friend Cliff Cultreri pay his medical bills. Cliff Cultreri is the A&R executive who first discovered [...]

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New Music Video Composed by Hans Zimmer Celebrates Amnesty International 50th Anniversary

May 28, 2011

Fifty years ago today, Amnesty International was founded when Peter Benenson published an appeal for amnesty for six prisoners unjustly imprisoned. What began as a calling has transformed into the world’s largest human rights organization. “Since the Amnesty International candle first shone a light on the world’s hellholes, there has been a human rights revolution. [...]

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CMT Distaster Relief Concert: Country Music Stars Help Raise Funds for Tornado and Flood Victims

May 11, 2011

It’s been a dramatic and traumatic month with a combination a flooding and tornadoes causing all kinds of havoc in the south and along the Mississippi River.  As a result, the country music community is coming together to raise money to support victims. CMT and its pro-social initiative CMT One Country will air Music Builds: [...]

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Sepultura Collaborates with Orchestra to Raise Awareness about Endangered Brazilwood

April 15, 2011

Brazilian extreme metal band Sepultura will perform with Brazil’s Orquestra Experimental de Repertório to bring attention to the plight of brazilwood, which is in danger of extinction due to its popularity as a material for violin bows and other stringed instruments. According to a post on Noisecreep.com, the two unlikely partners will be playing a [...]

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Katy Perry, Billy Corgan, and Sting among Stars to Donate Items for Red Cross Japanese Relief Charity Auction

April 13, 2011

EMI’s family of current and former recording artists are holding one of the biggest charity auctions in eBay history to help the Red Cross support victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. An incredible range of stars have donated some fantastic items which you can view at ebay.com/EMIfamily4Japan Billy Corgan Of The Smashing Pumpkins [...]

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