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ABOUT MUSIC AID

Music Aid is an annual musical event, an internet TV channel and an international association of organizations, companies, individuals and music industry bodies that have come together to provide opportunities for musicians and songwriters and to promote and support good causes and selected charities through music.

HISTORY
Music Aid was founded in 1998 and launched with the support of many well known names from the worlds of music, art and film including Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, the artist Rolf Harris and Sliding Doors film director and actor Peter Howitt. The original idea for Music Aid came from meetings between US rock legend Carlos Santana and UK producer Alan Hardman in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Both men were excited by the idea of using music for global change and they discussed many possibilities while passing time together between shows at Rock In Rio. Carlos went on to set up the Milagro Foundation in the USA in 1998 to help vulnerable and underrepresented children and during that same year Alan organised the Music Aid international launch event in London, England. The Music Aid launch took over an entire floor at the huge Whitley's center in central London and was attended by over 100,000 people who enjoyed seven days of art exhibits, live music and dance. This event holds the record for the largest exhibition of music related art ever staged with original works by Andy Warhol, John Lennon, Peter Max and others as well as artifacts, signed guitars and album covers from many famous names including Sir Paul McCartney, John Lee Hooker, Oasis and Bono.

Funds raised at the Music Aid launch event were used to provide schooling for children in SE Asia and to launch and support the World Music Foundation which operated for six years as a government registered international charity working with the United Nations UNV online volunteer project in the areas of poverty relief and music education.

PROJECTS AND PARTNERS
The Music Aid 2009 International Song Contest will involve thousands of musicians, songwriters and bands worldwide and provide an international showcase for new musical talent. Working with Music Aid partners such as Linkin Park's Music For Relief, The Earth Lab Foundation and the Agape Orphanage the event supports children in need and promotes awareness of the ways we can all work together to combat the climate crisis.

Since its foundation in 1998 Music Aid has worked with some of the biggest names in music and it has been an important non profit presence working with many international bodies including the United Nations UNV Program. During these ten years it has provided resources and educational opportunities for musicians worldwide, provided schooling and educational support for children in developing countries, helped thousands of people wishing to enter the music industry, distributed free musical instruments, launched Music Aid TV, promoted and supported many music benefit events and CDs and helped to fund and administer worthwhile projects on three continents.

MUSIC AID 2009 INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST
Music Aid 2009 supports children in need and promotes awareness of the current climate crisis. It also provides a unique and exciting global platform to showcase and discover new musical talent and launch careers for songwriters, bands, musicians, singers and composers. Supporters and partners  in the music industry have pledged a total of $500,000 in prizes which will be divided between all the songwriters, bands, singers and musicians who enter.

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Follow Music Aid 2009 at Twitter.
Visit the Music Aid community site at MySpace.
See past Music Aid Award Winners and finalists such as Soul 2 Soul singer Charlotte Kelly and American Idol Underground winner Alyssa Atherton and many others at Music Aid TV.

For more international song contest details click here.

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