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A new philanthropic organization, Live Music Society, has awarded grants to 20 small music clubs in the United States to triumph over the existing closure, ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 depending on the location.
The organization announced Wednesday that the grant program will also continue over a two-year period, with $2 million at the end earmarked for concert halls in misery due to quarantine orders.
The budget is particularly for clubs with a capacity of 250 or less. The 20 operators decided on the first circular were informed on Tuesday of their grant status. Among those who won cash in this first circular are favorite rooms such as the Café Hotel in Hollywood, an evening show for long-time singer-songwriters; Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, New York; Jazz Showcase in Saratoga, New York, dating back to 1947; and Café Lena in Saratoga Springs, New York, a café known for hosting some of Bob Dylan’s early concerts in the early 1960s.
On its website, Live Music Society has released a video committed to highlighting the network position of a specific club, Soho in Santa Barbara, California. Other sites will have videos in the coming months.
In a statement, the founder/chairman of the Board of Directors of the Live Music Society, Pete Muller, said: “Music is magical. It has enormous strength to unite other people and create energy. There are small places across the country that create enriching experiences. “reports for their audiences and local musicians and travelers. These clubs are a valuable and vital component of our country’s music ecosystem, and our purpose is to help them continue to excel in what they do.
Much, if not all, of the cash for grants would come from Muller, director of PDT Partners, an investment control company that is also a singer-songwriter. In the past, he intervened to save the Power Station studio in New York.
Calls for clubs to apply for grants were introduced this fall through NIVA and word of mouth, before the Live Music Society was officially announced. One jury reduced the number of applicants to the 20 most sensitive. There will be more programs for the next round, with the organization saying that the procedure will begin on January 5.
“They are very grateful,” Joyce Lim, executive director of the Live Music Society, said Tuesday shortly after the site was notified, and said the subsidies were not a panacea for any of the clubs, given the scale of monetary investment. difficulties they face. ” This is just the beginning,” he says. We’re not saying it’s okay now. We review to highlight their stories and let others know that there are those options on their network that have done a wonderful job. Be careful with them, save them. What we’re doing is the tip of the iceberg. We are not the ultimate solution, but we want to show those clubs so that their communities are proud of them and know that they want our help”.
Other board members come with singer Nona Hendrux; Rafe Offer, co-founder of Sofar SOunds; Adam Fell, president of Quincy Jones Productions; former President of folk alliance and director of the Val Denn Val Denn agency; Nick Forster, bluegrass band Hot Rize; Stephen Webber, Dean of Strategic Initiatives, Berklee College of Music; and accountant and nonprofit veteran Jeff Wilkins.
The capacity limit of 250 for grant-eligible clubs is intended to provide special assistance to smaller locations that would possibly attract less attention, even though other organizations such as the National Association of Independent Headquarters are lobbying and drawing attention to clubs and theaters at risk. Other prerequisites that the Live Music Society has set out in the application procedure are that clubs must be open for at least 3 years and focus mainly on live music, unlike restaurants or bars that will offer live music mainly in addition to food. drinks service.
The full list of clubs receiving the first prize:
The Hotel Café (Los Angeles, CA) Dazzle Denver (Denver, Colorado) Hi-Dive (Denver, Colorado) SPACE (Evanston, Ill. ) The Jazz Showcase (Chicago, Ill. ) Club Passim (Cambridge, Mass. ) Jonathan’s Ogunquit (Ogunquit, Maine) Seven Steps Up (Spring Lake, Michigan) The Word Barn (Exeter, NH) The Bowery Electric (New York, NY) Café Lena (Saratoga Springs, NY) Levon Helm Studios, Inc. (Woodstock, NY) BOP STOP ? The Music Settlement (Cleveland, Ohio) Mercury Lounge (Tulsa, Okla. ) The Kennett Flash (Kennett Square, PA) Club Café (Pittsburgh, PA) McGonigel’s Mucky Duck (Houston, Texas) Jammin ‘Java (Vienna, Virginia) ) Barboza (Seattle, Washington) The Royal Room (Seattle, Washington)
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