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Music Matters May
by Sean Michael Morris This May, music matters more than ever. Denver’s Arts District on Santa Fe, along with Flobots.org, will host evenings of music, art, food, and wine throughout the month, all to benefit the Youth Media Studio (youthmediastudiodenver.org). Enjoy the talents of our best local artists in the beautiful spaces of the [...]
Music Matters May ****MEDIA ALERT FOR MAY 10, 11, 18, 19, 24, 25, 2013****
FLOBOTS.ORG AND DENVER’S ARTS DISTRICT ON SANTA FE PARTNER FOR THE FIRST-EVER MUSIC MATTERS MAY 3 Weekends, 6 Days, 9 Art Galleries, and 18 Local Artists Come Together to Celebrate the Intrinsic Connection Between Music and Visual Art for a Cause WHO: Flobots.org members, Denver’s Arts District on Santa Fe members, local recording [...]
The Vote is In – Music Matters
by Jami Duffy There is an understanding– spoken and unspoken – that young people are more engaged in their education if they are also involved in creative activities. Having growing up with both a love of art, and with reasonable athletic ability, I found myself on the volleyball court, the track field, sculpting and [...]
State-of-the-Art Youth Media Studio Coming to Denver this Summer!
Flobots.org, the Playing for Change Foundation, and Denver Housing Authority are building a state-of-the-art Youth Media Studio right here in Denver! We broke ground on April 10, 2012 and we plan on making our dreams a reality in August 2013 when we open our doors. Things are going to get pretty wild, in the best [...]
Revolutionary Figures in Music
by Nathan Schmit nschmit@coloradomusicbuzz.com This month, students were asked who they considered revolutionary in music. And while our discussion in class focused on people who have helped shape music as a medium (Duke Ellington, Dj Kool Herc, Miles Davis, and Lee Scratch Perry), the students were impressed by what certain artists said, rather than the [...]
Support Systems-Building Relationships with Students in Residential Treatment
by Andre Hallman (DJ SYMPL), Youth On Record nschmit@coloradomusicbuzz.com Hello, my name is Andre Hallman. My growth from childhood to adulthood was not the most pleasant experience. The main reason for that is I did not have support systems growing up. As my life was going on, I was at the point of giving up–it [...]
“SHOOT CAMERAS NOT GUNS” PRESENTS “BEERS FOR BURMA” Dec. 7th
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Local arts project holds craft beer festival to support international photography workshops DENVER, Colorado, November 25th, 2012 – The first annual “Beers for Burma” Colorado Craft Beer Festival will be held on December 7th at the ArtHaus Gallery in the RiNo arts district. This premier fundraising event will feature over a [...]
What Gift Would You Give to the World?
Happy Holidays from all the Students at Flobots.org and Youth On Record by Nathan Schmit, Youth On Record nschmit@coloradomusicbuzz.com In light of the holiday season, we asked our students the following question: If you could give, or receive, just one gift from anyone in the world, what would that gift be? (Some names have been [...]
Flobots.org’s Bowling Ball 4 – Not your mama’s annual fundraiser!
It’s a rare and special occasion to find Colorado’s most sought-after musicians including OneRepublic’s two-time Grammy winner Ryan Tedder, Flobots, DeVotchka, Churchill, The Fray and many others together in the same room. But at Flobots.org’s annual Bowling Ball, that rarity is now an annual tradition Now in its fourth year, Flobots.org’s Bowling Ball 4 and [...]
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