Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts

Musicians: Get Involved

Mungo Jerry
Why Should YOU as a musician, get involved with helping out the planet? 

Music is a form of art that has no boundaries, and artists who create it have enormous power to influence and inspire people globally. At the same time, environmental charities are organizations that work to protect and conserve natural resources, endangered species, and ecosystems all around the world. Let's elaborate on why musicians should get involved in environmental charities. Firstly, musicians have a massive audience base that can be utilized to raise awareness about environmental issues. Secondly, musicians have the ability to convey powerful messages and emotions through their music, which can influence audiences to take action against environmental problems. Thirdly, music can be used as a means to fundraise for environmental charities, and this can be very beneficial for such organizations.

Musicians have a huge fan base that can be used to raise awareness about environmental issues. Fans follow their favorite musicians on social media platforms, concerts, and events. Musicians can use these platforms to share information about environmental issues such as global warming, climate change, and deforestation. By sharing links, articles, and spread awareness using these platforms, musicians can create an impact among their followers. Musicians have the ability to get their fans to care about the environment since fans look up to these artists, and they trust their opinions. By involving themselves in environmental charities, musicians can draw the attention of their massive audience to environmental issues.

Musicians have the ability to convey powerful messages and emotions through their music, which can influence audiences to take action against environmental problems. Music is an essential tool for conveying messages and emotions. Musicians can use music to create awareness about environmental issues and inspire their fans to take action. For example, a musician can create a music video that shows the effects of pollution on the environment. Using a catchy tune and meaningful lyrics, musicians can produce a song that resonates with people and motivates them to think about their actions and take steps to reduce their carbon footprint.

Music can be used as a means to fundraise for environmental charities. Musicians have the ability to produce music that people can buy to support environmental charities. For example, artists such as Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews Band, and Jason Mraz have used their music and concerts to raise awareness and funds for environmental charities. Other musicians can follow suit by hosting concerts, creating merchandise that promotes environmental awareness, and donating money from their album sales to environmental charities. Funds from these events can be used to support research, organize rallies, and spread awareness about environmental issues that require attention.

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Musicians can create partnerships with environmental charities to support their causes. By partnering with environmental charities, musicians can amplify their message and spread awareness even further. These partnerships present an opportunity for musicians to collaborate with environmental charities on fundraising efforts, creating educational content, and hosting awareness events. For example, The Foo Fighters partnered with Rock the Vote to encourage their fans to vote and become politically in
volved in environmental issues. Such partnerships are beneficial as they help increase awareness and amplify the message the musicians try to get across.

Environmental charities and musicians can collaborate together to spread awareness about environmental issues and create change. By joining forces, environmental charities and musicians can host events, rallies, and concerts, all of which would have a significant impact on creating awareness around environmental issues. For instance, environmental charities can host events where musicians can perform, and the proceedings raised can go to support the charity's mission. This type of partnership not only supports the environmental charity but also gives musicians an opportunity to use their platform to raise awareness.

Musicians can use their influence to raise awareness about specific environmental issues that require attention. Musicians can choose to focus on one of the many environmental problems that require attention, such as deforestation, water pollution, and climate change. With this initiative, they can amplify the message and raise awareness of these issues, which will draw attention to the root cause and encourage people to take appropriate action. This way, musicians can effectively target a specific issue, communicate with their fans, and work towards promoting more sustainable lifestyles.
Musicians can encourage their fans to make small changes in their daily lives that have a significant impact on the environment. They can use their platforms to promote sustainable activities such as recycling, public transport, and reducing the use of single-use plastics. By normalizing sustainable lifestyles, those efforts encourage fans to take small steps towards making changes that can benefit the environment. Musicians can create distinct campaigns that promote different sustainable changes, such as touring using carbon-neutral methods.

Musicians can support the use of eco-friendly products through endorsing and partnering with companies that produce sustainable merchandise, such as clothing made from organic cotton or accessories made from recycled materials. They can also use their influence to advocate for policies that support environmental protection and conservation. By using their platform to promote eco-friendly practices, musicians can inspire their fans to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle and contribute to a healthier planet.

So, if you have decided you'd like to help, then get in touch with us at Minds Behind the Music. We're actively looking for musicians to release "singles" in aid of Greenpeace and various other environmental and animal charities. All the chosen releases go MAINSTREAM and are released on every single platform world-wide and we will press release and promote every single at our cost. Simple. 

Born Free - The Second Charity Album!

Art by Irene Gardiner
Welcome to the second charity album from Minds Behind the Music in aid of The Born Free Foundation. 

I just want to say a big massive thank you to all these artists, from both amazing albums, for giving up their talentand time for my dream. I love you all! Phil G. 

Click here to pre-save Minds Behind the Music: Born Free (orcd.co)

Available EVERYWHERE!!! Cover art by Irene Gardiner (artist)

And now a little about some of  the artists on the album. 

Paul Shortino

Paul Shortino is an American rock singer and musician who has sung for Rough Cutt/The Cutt, Quiet Riot, Bad Boyz, and Shortino. He briefly recorded with J.K. Northrup as the duo, Shortino/Northrup. He has also recorded as a solo artist, writing and performing the song "E.G.G.M.A.N." as the theme for Dr. Eggman in Sonic Adventure 2 for Sega, and in Shadow the Hedgehog as "E.G.G.M.A.N. Doc Robeatnix Mix". Shortino recorded lead vocals for the Heavy Metal benefit project Hear 'n Aid in 1985. The single from this project, "Stars", also features lead vocals by heavy metal singers Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, Geoff Tate, Don Dokken, Kevin DuBrow, Eric Bloom and Dave Meniketti.



Brad Walsh

Brad Walsh is an American singer and record producer known for his own pop and experimental music, as well as his dance remixes of pop artists including Britney Spears, Adam Lambert, and Lady Gaga.

Lorenzo Gabanizza

Lorenzo is a long life singer songwriter. Starting at an early age, 3 years old, he worked with legends and hit makers such as multi platinum Jeff Christie, Snake Davis, Rusty Wright, Vic Elmes, Grammy fiddler Ian Cameron and many more. Romantic (he likes to be remember for being born in Verona, town of the Shakespeare 's tragedy) passionate, always exploring and expanding, he likes to break barriers as an advocate for freedom in life and Arts so that you may find him on multi genre patterns from symphonic to country music. He often involves himself in important human rights, health and social campaigns like Mercury Phoenix Trust, R. F. Kennedy H.R., Mbtm, 320 Changes Direction etc.

 

SchizoFranic 

SchizoFranic is an musician from Toledo, Ohio USA. SchizoFranic started this journey in music when she was six years of age, ever since her father introduced her to music. Over the years SchizoFanic has learned how to play an array of instruments, but mostly concentrated on guitar and piano. For the most part SchozoFranic is a self made musician that has a passion for ambient electronic music, music from the soul... Music that expresses peace, happiness  and tranquility.

 

Those Men 

Those Men are a UK based progressive art pop project.The duo work in the area of concept albums dealing with subjects ranging from the disposability of the modern world (Sobgod 2007)  to a day in the life of a municipal car park (Car Park 2003); pollution on the earth in its many facets (Ponky Hates Pollution 2000)  to reflections on the overrated concept of movement (Why Move? 2006); a musical interpretation of the pituitary gland (Pituitary 1999) to a four second internal journey of a middle aged man’s thought processes in response to his wife’s question ‘What’s the matter darling you don’tseem yourself?’ (Theman Simpulse 2010).

Using diverse musical forms ranging from pop songs to prog epics, from ballads to comedy moments, from dance to new millennium psychedelia Those Men have addressed these issues in a number of recordings and videos stretching over four decades. Their latest release ‘Fecundness’ (2022), which pays homage to the energy of The River and its associated elements of growth, has been released on the Minds Behind The Music label.

 

Phillip Foxley 

Phillip Foxley is a multi-genre songwriter and musician. He writes and produces music from his home studio in Conwy, North Wales, UK.

With influences from every corner of the world, Foxley has long experience in writing music in any genre, including original blistering blues rock guitar and soft acoustic and piano tracks, and is delighted to have a track selected for the Born Free compilation album released by MBTM in July 2022.

 

mAncient 

Haakon Rian mAncient Ueland is an artist, DJ, healer, therapist and Viking Buddha. Since 2018 he has been a pilgrim monk. His music genre is called 'Earth House', which is also the name of his charity. His music can be found on all the major services - search for "mAncient" -  and is healing. He started with music at the age of four, 51 years ago, and his best friend and bodyguard is called Trollheads Nessi.

Web: https://earthhouse.church/

 

Coen Rhys

Coen Rhys is a positive over-thinker and experimental singer-songwriter drawing inspiration from music through the ages, balancing reality with hope for a better future.
He first started writing music after picking up the guitar at the age of 11, and has since written music to “diarise” his thoughts while trying to work out this wonderful yet mad world.
Twitter: www.twitter.com/coenrhys

 

Doctor Zee

Doctor Zee are a family based band comprising of Will Jack - electro acoustic guitar & Vocals; Willie Jack Lead guitar & backing vocals; and Paul Ringrose - Bass guitar. With songs destined to be classics, they perform ‘anthems' for festival crowds to sing along to epic choruses & soaring

guitar riffs written for the 'lockdown generation.' Vocals that convey an angst ridden 21 st century message link with subtle dynamics & melodies delivering hook's which make Doctor Zee something truly special! They are about to shake up the jaded mainstream music scene and bring about a 'musical revolution!' with songs that are simply.."too good to be ignored!".

 

The Star Prairie Project 

The Star Prairie Project is the brainchild of Nolen R. Chew Jr., a song writer from Star Prairie, Wisconsin. The purpose of his recording project is to write original songs and make them into records. Nolen collaborates with musicians and producers from LA to London to bring his songs to life. The Star Prairie Project is named for the village of Star Prairie (50) miles NE of Minneapolis/St Paul and the Alan Parsons Project from back in the day.
Find them here www.thestarprairieproject.net

 

Bad Skullianz

They say that music is the language of the soul, and nothing could be truer for this Rock Band.

Composed of a group of inspirational musicians and skillful performers, the artists behind Bad Scullianz have earned their reputation as a talented band to look out for. From live gigs to studio sessions and more, they continue to touch fans around the world with their distinct and enjoyable musical style.

 

Jay Elle

Jay Elle is a singer, songwriter, and guitar player currently residing in New York City. Jay Elle has a soothing and passionate voice, blending perfectly with unique guitar arrangements. His songs bring together lyrics and music in a singular fashion.

 

Tom Tikka

Tom has had an illustrious career with number one hits, awards and more. In 2021, Tom Tikka won the ISSA award for International Male Emerging Artist Of The Year. He was also awarded four Josie-Award nominations as well as a nomination in the prestigious Hollywood Music In Media Awards. His new album, Better Man, was released in 2022 under the Minds Behind the Music Record label. He also appears on Born Free!


It's Those Men

Both of Those Men Answer Our Questions


Those Men are a UK based prog art pop group. They are both quit insane, which is why I love them so much. Kindred spirits. You can find them here https://thosemen.co.uk

If you had to name one song from any genre that really speaks to you, which one would it be and why?

Mark
'The Rain Song' by Led Zep as it is musically perfect with poetic moving lyrics

Martin
'I am the Walrus' by The Beatles. Its ability to become almost visual, its groove and a voice that comes from another place.

Are you a Mulder or Scully? Do you believe aliens have visited planet earth and if so what do you think they think about mankind?

Mark
I'd probably be more an Inspector Clouseau.

Martin
Mulder. Logic has its place but is by no means at all the total picture. Science and the 'other stuff' should rent a cottage away somewhere and have a good old chat.

Mark
I think they visited us a few thousand years ago and probably thought we were a bit primitive so they might have given us a few tips.

Martin
I think that we will all be witness to this soon. 'They've found stars in the hole in the sun'. It feels as if everything is moving towards an unblanketing of these 'alien' questions . A bit like when Graham Chapman used to come into the Python sketches and stop them , saying it was getting too silly. It depends how 'logical' They are. They may admire our ability to be illogical. Opposites attract and all that.

What was the happiest day of your life and why?

Mark
26th July 1982. I bought my first bass.

Martin
I think I was about 15. I remember one day feeling everything opening up. As if a painting I knew well suddenly expanded and presented itself with a myriad more nuances. That day fed into all the others after such as daughter birth and partner joy.

If “God” (whatever your idea is on that) were stood before you now, what one question would you ask him/her and why?

Mark
If there is a God I'd ask it if it did create humans then why do we never learn fully from our mistakes?

Martin
When are we returning to purity please God? I'd like to know so I can spend my time up until then living out of it.

As an expressive artist in the music industry, how does the state of the planet make you feel?

Mark
As a non driver and passionate recycler I'm very angry and worried about the state of the planet.

Martin
There is so much to write about resulting from the confusions and delights we all create. The interplays and fluxing of emotions and moods seem to manifest in some of the most peculiar ways. Every day something I or we do never ceases to amaze me. Mother Earth is the playground we act it out in. We need to keep an eye on that .

Do you think as a person of some influence that there is a duty on us to help influence humanity for the better?

Mark
Yes, absolutely and at every opportunity.

Martin
Self reflection is the way forward for me. Get your own house in order. A life long task but one worth starting at any time. When you can see ,feel and witness your own faults there seems to be a positively pervasive influence springing out of this. Not sanctimonious or lecturing. Just happening.

If you were stood before the leaders of the world, what would you say to them?

Mark
Please type Thomas Malthus into Wikipedia

Martin
Do you have a look inside yourself before you make your work decisions? I would also ask them what the power and responsibility feels like in their work life.

And finally my last question is in fact one written by Freddie Mercury in the song “Is This the World We Created”?

Mark
We didn't create it but we seem to be very good at hastening its and therefore our own demise.

Martin
Yes in terms of how we live out our destinies but no in terms of the Earth's physical soul. We are puny in comparison to that.



Those Men have a new album out on 22nd April!