"producer AleXannA whose version of “16 Tons” features vocals by Roger, Ranking Junior, and Roger’s daughter Saffren Murphy. “Rock the Casbah”, released in 2015 in collaboration with the charity Strummerville (founded by the friends and family of Joe Strummer to support aspiring musicians and projects that create social mobility through music). This five-track EP featured a previously unheard version of ""Rock The Casbah"", which Joe Strummer and Mick Jones of The Clash, had asked Roger to sing on back in 1981, re-recorded by the Brighton producers Dopegrinders, using the original stems donated by Mick Jones. The EP featured new tracks"
"at all, it's like, 'Whatever, dude.' It doesn't really matter."" In an August 2015 interview, Slash stated that he is now on good terms with Rose. Slash also rejoined Guns N' Roses in 2016. Slash is an honorary board member of Little Kids Rock, a national nonprofit that works to restore and revitalize music education programs in disadvantaged public schools. He has visited Little Kids Rock students, jammed with them and donated instruments and his time. Slash's passion for music is evident in his charity as well as his art. ""Being a musician is something that is good for the"
"off donations). Private contributors, music companies, and schools of music, such as the Eastman School of Music, are working to keep the foundation alive, as it has become financially threatened in recent years. ""Musicians for Peace"" Benefit Album available on playitforward.com from August 18, 2017. Shropshire Music Foundation The Shropshire Music Foundation is a not-for-profit organization which aims to improve the lives of children in war-torn countries through participation in music. Their mission is to ""redress psychosocial trauma, advance emotional health, develop scholastic achievement, foster ethnic tolerance, promote peace, and improve the quality of life for war-affected children and adolescents"
"London Music Masters London Music Masters (LMM) is a UK-based, privately funded charity that supports the involvement of young musicians in classical music. It is focused on both community development activities and supporting exceptional individual talent. Founded in 2007, LMM provides teaching, mentoring, financial support and performance opportunities to musicians between the ages of 4 and 25. It's flagship music education programme, LMM Learning, raises the aspirations and nurtures the potential of disadvantaged primary school children across London. LMM’s creative partners include the London venues Southbank Centre and Wigmore Hall, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal College of Music"
"how parents can help their children discover their educational passions. Caleb Chapman Caleb Chapman (born August 15, 1973) is an American music educator, author, entrepreneur, producer, bandleader, and musician from Derry, New Hampshire who currently resides in Utah. A graduate of Brigham Young University, he is the founder and Chairman of Caleb Chapman's Soundhouse, a professional musician training program with locations across the U.S. and the director of Caleb Chapman's Crescent Super Band. Chapman has been recognized for his contributions to music education and has received numerous honors for his work as an educator. Chapman oversees the 20+ bands at"
"including CentrePoint - to deliver support services to young people. The CEO is Chris Martin The Mix (charity) The Mix is a digital charity in the United Kingdom. It provides information and emotional support to young people under the age of 25 through virtual channels - notably websites, mobile apps, social media and a helpline. The Mix was formed in Jan 2016 from the merger of two youth charities: YouthNet (founded in 1995) and Get Connected (founded in 1999). The Mix website publishes frank and jargon-free articles, videos and Q&As - created by both young people and experts - to"
"Gary Barlow. Music for Youth Music for Youth is a British charity which provides free access to educational and performance opportunities for groups of young musicians and audiences through a series of festivals and concerts throughout the UK. 2 million children have taken part in Music for Youth events since 1971. Sixty thousand 4- to 21-year-olds took part in 76 Music for Youth festivals and concerts in 2006, with 85% of these coming from state schools. Each year MFY aims to work with 100,000 young musicians. Music for Youth (MFY) was founded in 1971, the first event staged was the"
"Clara Lionel Foundation The Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF) is an American nonprofit organization founded in 2012 by singer Rihanna, to benefit impoverished communities across the globe, with healthcare, and education, among other various programs. Rihanna founded the Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF) in 2012, in honor of her grandparents, Clara and Lionel Braithwaite. Programs include the Clara Braithwaite Center for Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados, and education programs. The foundation was set up in order to reach ""across borders to fight together for basic rights to education and health."" The foundation supports and funds innovative"
"2013 and has worked alongside Kevin Bolling (Director of Philanthropy), Gavin Thrasher (Assistant Conductor), Brianne Cohen (Events and Tour Manager), Taylor Hartley (Marketing Operations Manager), and James Geiger (Online Development - Photographer). In January 2017, Jonathan Weedman was named the new Executive Director of GMCLA. Jonathan is an ardent supporter of the arts and of LGBT equal rights advocacy, and former esteemed longtime Wells Fargo Foundation Senior Vice President. The GMCLA has also started the Alive Music Project (AMP) which has reached over 43,000 teenage students in middle and high schools in Los Angeles. Much like the chorus' partnership with"
"Leap Confronting Conflict Established in 1987 by British Quaker Alec Davison,[1] Leap Confronting Conflict is a UK-Based charity delivering training to young people aged 11–25, and the professionals working with them, to manage the conflict they experience in their lives and reduce violence in our communities. Leap believe that young people are best placed to resolve their own conflicts. They work with young people who are at risk of exclusion from school, struggling with low aspirations or low self-esteem and those who are already involved in the criminal justice system, helping them make the most of their talent and potential"
"Teenage Cancer Trust, Norwood Child Care and the Evelina Children's Hospital. As well as Daltrey and Desmond, the line-up occasionally includes Robert Plant, Lulu, Steve Harley, guitarists Russ Ballard (of Argent) and Rick Wills (of Foreigner and Bad Company), keyboardist Steve Smith and organist Zoot Money. Desmond, an active supporter of children's charities, became president of Norwood in 2006. Norwood is a leading UK Jewish charity, supporting vulnerable children, families and people with learning disabilities. He also ensured the attachment of his name to a children's centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital, by contributing £2.5m to the £15m project. The centre"
"The Mix (charity) The Mix is a digital charity in the United Kingdom. It provides information and emotional support to young people under the age of 25 through virtual channels - notably websites, mobile apps, social media and a helpline. The Mix was formed in Jan 2016 from the merger of two youth charities: YouthNet (founded in 1995) and Get Connected (founded in 1999). The Mix website publishes frank and jargon-free articles, videos and Q&As - created by both young people and experts - to empower young people to take informed decisions in their life. The website also hosts moderated"
"Arts Emergency Arts Emergency is a British charity working with 16- to 19-year-olds in further education from diverse backgrounds. They work with those most able to benefit from, but least able to access higher education in the Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences. In response to increasing tuition fees and the abolition of public funding for the teaching of arts subjects in British universities, the charity was co-founded in 2011 by comedian Josie Long and campaigner Neil Griffiths. They launched with an event at the Hackney Empire, in the London borough that hosted their pilot project in 2012. They run a"
"Children's Development Trust The Children's Development Trust is a charity established in the UK in 2008, aimed at helping children and young people develop their individual or group skills in education, sport, the arts, health and wellbeing. The charity organised and promoted the music festivals 'Music On The Hill' held at Kings Hill, West Malling in 2011 and 2013 and featuring artists such as Katherine Jenkins, Jools Holland, McFly, Sugababes, Peter Andre and many others, with 100% of the profits donated to Demelza Hospice Care for Children and Teens Unite Fighting Cancer, the charity established by designer Karen Millen OBE"
"Reach, a Harlem-based initiative for children of incarcerated parents. In addition to using his musical abilities to help spread a positive message to children, he has been working with a New York-based charity called Music Unites to promote the arts in under served communities, where he educates students on his version of life, lessons learned, and the pursuit of happiness through music. Forté has also been involved with various organizations dedicated to prison reform, mitigating prisoner recidivism, and reforming federal and state drug laws. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Fortune Society - a New York"
"plays an important role in supporting emerging and graduate musicians. The charity’s creative programme helps launch musician’s careers by offering targeted financial support and opportunities when people need it most. The programme offers funding awards to postgraduate musicians undertaking advanced training and also helps with short-term treatment costs for music students experiencing health problems. • Help Musicians Transmission Fund supports talented artists to train in additional fields, expanding their skill set and develop their career. • Help Musicians Fusion Fund enables artists to branch out their musical skill set to other genres, instruments and collaborations with other artists. • Emerging"
""""" (2005), and ""War Child Presents Heroes"" (2009). NME in Association with War Child Presents 1 Love NME in Association with War Child Presents 1 Love is a charity album by various artists. ""New Musical Express"" (better known as NME) is a popular music magazine in the United Kingdom which has been published weekly since March 1952. War Child is a charitable organization that works with children affected by war in Iraq, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. War Child works with children who have been hit hardest by the joint forces of poverty, conflict, and social exclusion. Other"
"The Reach Foundation The Reach Foundation (Reach) is a youth Not-for-profit organisation established by AFL Brownlow Medalist and 2010 Melbournian of the Year Jim Stynes OAM and film director Paul Currie in 1994. Reach was created from a desire to inspire every young person to believe in themselves and get the most out of life. Reach runs national school and community-based programs for young people aged 10 to 18 designed to promote their mental health and wellbeing. Programs are run by the young Reach ""Crew"" in over 500 metropolitan and regional schools and communities across Australia. The main focus is"
"our music has been raging against for two decades."" In June 2013, Morello and numerous other celebrities appeared in a video showing support for Chelsea Manning. On September 26, 2014, Morello played a benefit concert for 15 Now, the group launched by Socialist Alternative and Kshama Sawant to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour. The concert is aimed at expanding the organization nationally. Morello and Serj Tankian of System of a Down are the co-founders of Axis of Justice, a political group whose declared purpose is ""to bring together musicians, fans of music, and grassroots political organizations to fight for"
"Jail Guitar Doors is an independent initiative set up by Billy Bragg with the aim of providing musical equipment for the use of inmates serving time in prisons and funding individual projects such as recording sessions in UK prisons and for former inmates throughout the United Kingdom. It takes its name from the b-side of the Clash's 1978 single ""Clash City Rockers"". Jail Guitar Doors, USA is an independent initiative set up by Wayne Kramer, Billy Bragg and Margaret Saadi Kramer in the United States in 2009. Jail Guitar Doors aims to provide musical instruments to inmates across the United"
"the 2000s. Coldplay have supported various social and political causes, such as Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign and Amnesty International. They have also performed at charity projects, including Band Aid 20, Live 8, Global Citizen Festival, Sound Relief, , One Love Manchester, The Secret Policeman's Ball, Sport Relief and the UK Teenage Cancer Trust. Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland first met during their orientation week at University College London (UCL) in September 1996. The pair spent the rest of the university year planning a band, ultimately forming a group called Pectoralz. Guy Berryman, a classmate of Martin and Buckland, later"
"Notting Hill Academy of Music The Notting Hill Academy of Music is a vocational music business school located in Notting Hill, London, United Kingdom. Notting Hill Academy of Music offers courses for individuals interested in pursuing a career in the music industry, with courses focusing on A&R Songwriting and Music Business Entrepreneurship. The academy is backed by the likes of Trevor Nelson, BPI, SONY Music, Warner Music, SJM Concerts and Method Management. The academy was founded by Relentless Records MD, Shabs Jobanputra and former Senior Manager at BMG, Universal and Ministry of Sound, Ewan Grant in 2015.[4] Since the launch"
"Music for Youth Music for Youth is a British charity which provides free access to educational and performance opportunities for groups of young musicians and audiences through a series of festivals and concerts throughout the UK. 2 million children have taken part in Music for Youth events since 1971. Sixty thousand 4- to 21-year-olds took part in 76 Music for Youth festivals and concerts in 2006, with 85% of these coming from state schools. Each year MFY aims to work with 100,000 young musicians. Music for Youth (MFY) was founded in 1971, the first event staged was the National Festival"
"the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Charity and the Saint Mary's Hospital Charity's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Members of the public were invited to sign up and run as part of the Boon Army to raise sponsorship money for the charities. Clint Boon Clinton David Boon (born 28 June 1959) is an English musician, DJ and radio presenter. Boon originally rose to fame as the keyboard player (and sometimes vocalist) of Inspiral Carpets. Born in Oldham, Lancashire, Boon joined the Inspiral Carpets in 1986 after previously playing in a band called The Mill. After the Inspiral Carpets split in 1995, Boon"
"people a chance to express their musical creativity regardless of race, class, sex or ability. The BRIT Trust is the only music charity actively supporting all types of education across the entire spectrum of music. Through the projects it supports, which include Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy and the BRIT School, the Trust offers young people the opportunity to enhance their lives through music. Proceeds from the BRIT Awards and the Classic BRITs shows go to the BRIT Trust, which has donated almost £15m to charitable causes nationwide since its foundation. Opened in September 1991, the BRIT School is a joint venture"
"Shropshire Music Foundation The Shropshire Music Foundation is a not-for-profit organization which aims to improve the lives of children in war-torn countries through participation in music. Their mission is to ""redress psychosocial trauma, advance emotional health, develop scholastic achievement, foster ethnic tolerance, promote peace, and improve the quality of life for war-affected children and adolescents through the establishment of on-going music education and performance programs."" Founded by Liz Shropshire in 1999, the Shropshire Foundation currently has programs in three countries. The Kosovo branch is helping children recover from the trauma of the ethnic cleansing that Serbian forces undertook in 1998."
"it was their dear hope that others would come forward to continue the work of the charity. The charity resumed under new management in October of the same year. He is also the co-founder and organiser of a large-scale annual musical event which has raised tens of thousands of pounds for Scottish charities, including the Ayrshire Hospice, C.H.A.S., Combat Stress, Sight-Savers, Erskine Hospital and Food for Africa. Gordon Cree Gordon Charles Cree BMus FGMS (born 14 July 1977, Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a Scottish singer, actor, musician and entertainer. Cree is the only child of a blacksmith father and a"
"the UK Singles Chart, in an attempt to emulate a successful 2009 Facebook campaign to promote Rage Against the Machine's song ""Killing in the Name"", and hence prevent the X Factor winners from taking the spot. Rhythmix Rhythmix is one of the United Kingdom's leading music charities, providing a large range of music making opportunities for young people across the South East region. Since 1999, Rhythmix has worked with more than 40,000 young people, enabling their creative activity through music and developing their personal and social skills. Rhythmix works with partner organisations to provide music making opportunities to children and"
"Ken Howard OBE, Guardian columnist/ex-offender Erwin James and pianist Nicholas McCarthy. Create was co-founded on 7 July 2003 by current Chief Executive Nicky Goulder with the aim of empowering lives through the creative arts. Prior to this, she was Chief Executive of the Orchestra of St John's. In 2013, Nicky won the Clarins Most Dynamisante Woman of the Year Award, which recognises ""the action and commitment of inspirational British women who work tirelessly to help underprivileged or sick children across the globe."" In 2015/16, Create ran 989 workshops, delivering 20,249 contact hours to 2,150 disadvantaged and vulnerable children and adults."
"Music Saves Lives Music Saves Lives is a not for profit 501(c)3 organization and is listed in the IRS publication 78. Established in January 2006 by founder Russel Hornbeek in Seal Beach, California. Music Saves Lives has educated students and encouraged over 250,000 summer blood donations from youth under the age of 25. This organization has been honored by the American Red Cross Blood Services 6 years in a row for organizing the largest national collection of blood from youth ages 16–25 during the summer months of June, July and August. Music Saves Lives has attributed its record setting blood"
"YoungArts The National YoungArts Foundation or YoungArts (previously the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, or NFAA) is an American charity established in 1981 by Lin and Ted Arison to help nurture emerging high-school artists. The foundation is based in Miami, Florida, and alumni of the program have included Timothée Chalamet, Kerry Washington, Matthew Bomer, Neal Dodson, Viola Davis, Nicki Minaj, Doug Aitken, and Max Schneider. Ted Arison wanted to bring the arts to the city where he built his successful company. In 1981 Arison gave $5 million, an unprecedented sum, to launch the National Foundation for Advancement in"
"In 1998, he established the Crossroads Centre in Antigua to help others overcome their addictions to drugs and alcohol and is active in its management oversight and fundraising to the present day. Clapton has organised the Crossroads Guitar Festival in 1999, 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2013 to raise funds for this centre. Clapton has collaborated with The Prince's Trust, the leading UK youth charity, which provides training, personal development, business start up support, mentoring, and advice. He has performed at the charity's rock concert numerous times since the 1980s, most recently in 2010. In 2008, he donated a song to"
"shows. The band shot a promotional music video in 2008 for their song, ""Tomorrow's Industry"" which supported the United Healthcare Workers East and hospitals of Massachusetts who were fighting for free and fair union elections so their voice could be heard in the workplace and would provide a better future for their families and communities. In 2009, Ken Casey founded the charity organization, ""The Claddagh Fund"" which supports community-based non-profits with a focus on children and veterans organizations and programs that support alcohol and drug rehabilitation in cities across the country and around the world. In 2011, the band donated"