| ABOUT MUSIC AID
Music Aid International was
launched in 1998 as the public face of the World Music Foundation (at
that time a government registered charity). It was one of the first
organizations to work with NetAid and the United Nations UNV online
program
and has helped to fund and administer projects on
three continents. Music Aid International raises awareness of social
issues, charities and causes in partnership with the international
music industry and also provides career opportunities for new musical
talent.
HISTORY
Music
Aid and the WMF were 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 launch event - "The Art of Music Festival" - was
sponsored by AOL and Tower Records and it took over an entire floor at
the huge Whitley's Center in central London. It ran for a week and was
attended by over 100,000 people who enjoyed seven days of art exhibits,
free live music concerts 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 many others as well as
memorabilia, signed guitars and signed album covers from many famous
names including Paul McCartney, John Lee Hooker, Oasis, Prince, Eric
Clapton, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger and Bono.
Funds raised at the launch
event were used to provide schooling for children in SE Asia
and to 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 education.
PROJECTS
AND PARTNERS
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 managing hundreds of volunters for the United
Nations UNV Online Volunteer Program. During these past
12 years it has provided resources and educational
opportunities for musicians worldwide, provided schooling and aid for
children in developing countries, distributed free musical
instruments, promoted and supported many music benefit events and CDs
and helped to fund and administer worthwhile projects on three
continents.
In 2006, 2007 and
2009 Music Aid ran the Music Aid International Song Contest and
Music Awards which provided an international
showcase and springboard for new musical talent. Participants
from thirty five countries have taken part in these
events and in 2009 alone over $500,000 in prizes was given to
songwriters and musicians to help them achieve their
musical ambitions. The results and winners of the last event in 2009
can be seen here.
These events also provided an opportunity to highlight and
promote awareness of good causes such as Linkin Park's Music For Relief
program, The Earth Lab Foundation and the Agape Orphanage. Music Aid
has worked on many projects with a wide range of partners including the
World Music Foundation, the BBC, AOL, the United Nations UNV Program,
the BRIT Trust, WMF Child Aid, The International Song Copyright
Organization (SCO), The Earth Lab Foundation, The UK Songwriting
Contest, Amazon Stores, Diaspora for Africa, Linkin' Park's
Music For Relief program and many others.
2011 CONCERT EVENTS:
Next year Music Aid will launch the first in a series of
annual concerts and broadcast events - Music Aid 2011.
There are various venues in major cities under consideration
for the main concert, and on the same day there will be a series of
intertactive internet events and live streaming of other local
concerts and events around the world. Mumbai, London, Lagos, Rio de
Janeiro, Manila, New York and Moscow are cities currently
being considered for the main concert in the first year. Promoters,
producers and broadcasters are welcome to contact us to get involved
and partner with us in this unique event. There are more detaills about
the concerts and events here.
COMMUNITY
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