From the Inside Looking Out: Electric Daisy Carnival 2015

A message from Insomniac sends Headliners off with good wishes as the sun rises on the final day at EDC.

By Felicia Daniele

June 22, 2015, 9:02 a.m. My feet hit the concrete as I step off the Insomniac shuttle bus and the all-too familiar Las Vegas sun greets me with open arms. I turn to my friend, Jimmy who already has hands up over his eyes attempting to shield himself from the overwhelmingly bright light surrounding us. Cars are passing us left and right and there’s a soreness in my knees that slowly surfaces as we walk to our hotel room. We look at each other briefly and, without speaking, we understand we’re not in wonderland anymore.

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Making Moves at Movement

By: Mick Jacobs

This past weekend, Give a Beat took to the north to partake in Detroit's famed Movement Festival.  Amidst the air of music, dance, and camaraderie, our booth went about discovering how festival-goers felt about the power of electronic music to affect social change.
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Re-Visioning Justice

Photo taken from Re-Visioning Justice Facebook Page

By: Mick Jacobs

Two weeks ago, our director Lauren traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to take part in the Re-Visioning Justice conference, immersing herself in an education of the injustices that occur every day in these United States. 

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Meet Marissa Guzman: Artist with an act

By Mick Jacobs

What did your childhood bestow upon you musically?

MG: Well that was a big inspiration because my dad was in the most successful white group at Motown records.  It was really exciting to be a part of a thousand screaming fans who wanted to meet my dad, and it really inspired me to want to do something that makes people so happy!  It just made everyone smile, and forget their worries and dance and it just really hit home for me.  It took a while though, because I was so incredibly shy, as a little girl.  I didn’t want my mom to hold my hand in public.  I was just so embarrassed about everything.  It wasn’t until I was like probably 25-26 to be able to sing in front of people.

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Music, meals & making a difference

By: Mick Jacobs

Few things make us feel better than music and food.  Combine those two with positive change, and you’ll probably have a lot of happy campers.

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Tales From the Dancefloor

By: Mick Jacobs

Music makes us impulsive.  It makes you want to dance, to sing, to cry, to speak out; ultimately, music wants you to be part of the experience. 

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COMMUNITY MUSIC PROGRAMS ENHANCE BRAIN FUNCTION IN AT-RISK CHILDREN

A new Northwestern University study provides the first direct evidence that a community music program for at-risk youth has a biological effect on children’s developing nervous systems.


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Notes for Notes Opens Second LA Studio

Congratulations to our beneficiary program partner organization Notes for Notes on the grand opening of their second Los Angeles studio location! This is the fifth studio from Notes for Notes. Earlier this year, we partnered with this amazing organization to help build one of their studios in Detroit. Currently, funding is still needed to repair the roof at the Boys and Girls club before construction on the music studio can start. Learn more about the organization here.

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Today is World Humanitarian Day

Today, August 19, 2014, is World Humanitarian Day! Show your support for the inspiring change-makers around the world and learn how you can make an impact on humanitarian crises around the world - http://worldhumanitarianday.org.

Last year, David Guetta partnered with the United Nations to create a social media campaign #TheWorldNeedsMore for World Humanitarian Day. Watch the inspiring "One Voice" track video below.

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Music in the soul can be heard in the Universe

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Love from Movement!

In their most recent newsletter, Movement gave a special shout-out to Give a Beat and our Music for Music Online Fundraising Campaign to raise funds for a Notes for Notes' free music studio in Detroit! Thank you for your continued support and love, Paxahau and Movement!

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The Hall Pass Tour

The Hall Pass Tour is a nationwide concert and event series for grades 6-12 designed to help kids from underserved schools and community centers get excited about leveraging higher learning to pursue their dreams. Website / Facebook

Hall Pass Tour | Fall 2011 Wrap-Up from Holley with an E. on Vimeo.

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Behind Bars: Music at Sing Sing

I think that the only thing that can combat that feeling of isolation and aloneness and depression is hope - Rob (a participant in Carnegie Hall's music program for inmates)

Carnegie Hall brings musical performances and workshops into correctional facilities to contribute to inmates’ rehabilitation, preparing them to return to life outside of prison. Carnegie Hall’s work at Sing Sing Correctional Facility reaches 1,200 inmates and guards each year. Selected inmates participate in a yearlong composition workshop led by composer Daniel Levy. These men earn a place in the program by demonstrating a commitment to education and personal development. Learn more about Carnegie Hall's program here. 

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How Music Affects Your Productivity

Interesting article on the impact of different genres of music on your productivity. Thoughts? Continue reading →

Do It For the Love Foundation

Do It For The Love is a nonprofit wish granting foundation, that brings people in advanced stages of life-threatening illness, children with severe challenges, and wounded veterans to live concerts. They draw upon the power of music to provide empowering moments. By bringing together a network of artists dedicated to using music as a transformative experience, they are committed to facilitating a range of personal encounters and live concert moments. Their goal is to offer lasting celebratory memories in the face of severe illness or trauma. 

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Music Story Sharing from Notes for Notes!

How has music changed your life? 3 stories from one of the Notes for Notes studio.

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Beats, Rhymes and Relief

We recently heard about Beats, Rhymes & Relief, a non-profit utilizing the arts to raise awareness and support for worldwide humanitarian relief efforts. Beats, Rhymes & Relief harnesses the power of cultural diplomacy to raise the profile of global issues through high-profile public music concerts. Their first concert in 2013 raised funds to support the humanitarian crisis in Syria. Learn more on their website and follow them on Facebook!

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Music is Medicine, Music is Sanity

Robert Gupta, violinist with the LA Philharmonic, talks about a violin lesson he once gave to a brilliant, schizophrenic musician — and what he learned in this inspiring TED Talk.

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Love Live Forgive: Insights from Artists

Check out the inspiring project Love Live Forgive from the Fetzer Institute, with over 100 exclusive interviews with a diverse range of artists reveal and explore the transformative power of love, forgiveness, and the creative spirit!

Watch the Book Trailer on YouTube.

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1BlueString

1BlueString is a campaign that asks guitarists to replace 1 of their 6 strings with a blue string to symbolize the 1 in 6 men who have survived childhood sexual abuse. Learn more about the campaign here and follow the campaign on Facebook.

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