MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit a The 10th anniversary MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert honored Unleashing The Black Sabbath’s GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter Ozzy Osbourne and owner/CEO of The Village studios Jeff Greenberg on May 12 in Los Angeles. Osbourne was presented with the Stevie Ray Power Of Music Vaughan Award for his support of the MusiCares MAP Fund and his commitment to helping others with the addiction recovery process. Greenberg was the recipient of the MusiCares From the Heart Award for his unconditional friendship and dedication to the mission and (l-r): Slash performs at the MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit | Members of Mayday Parade at Vans Warped Tour in Mesa, Ariz. | Music Educator Award recipient Kent Knappenberger ® ® goals of the organization. More than $300,000 was raised from this VOICES AND NEWS FROM THE GRAMMY FOUNDatION AND MUSICARES SUMMER 2014 event and all proceeds went to benefit the MusiCares MAP Fund, which provides members of the music community access to addiction Ozzy Osbourne PRESORTED recovery treatment regardless of their financial situation. FIRST CLASS MAIL UPDATES U.S. POSTAGE P A I D Upcoming Application Music Educator Award MERCURY MAILING SYSTEMS, INC. + Deadlines Quarterfinalistsa 3030 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 Summer certainly isn’t a downtime for the In May the GRAMMY Foundation announced the names Phone: 310.392.3777 GRAMMY GRAMMY Foundation. While staff mem- of the 222 quarterfinalists for the second annual Music Fax: 310.392.2188 Camp — bers are busy hosting GRAMMY Camp Educator Award. These exceptional music teachers hail sessions, house concerts and conducting Jazz Session from 208 cities across 41 states and the semifinalists will legacy interviews with artists, applications be announced in September. In total, more than 7,000 for the next round of our many programs initial nominations were submitted from all 50 states. are streaming in. Upcoming application This award recognizes current educators who’ve made deadlines are as follows: Letters of Inquiry a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music for the GRAMMY Foundation’s Grants education and who demonstrate a commitment to the NEWS program (Oct. 1); GRAMMY Camp — Jazz broader cause of maintaining music education in the Session (Oct. 22); and GRAMMY Signature schools. Nominations for the 2016 Music Educator Music Builds Community Schools award (Oct. 22). Award are now open at www.grammymusicteacher.com. The GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares make a lasting impact. Over the past year, our programs and services had GRAMMY Foundation And MusiCares Donor Spotlight: an exponential effect throughout the country. In California, this year’s National GRAMMY Signature Schools award RBC Capital Markets a Unleashing The recipient, Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar, Calif., leveraged its grant to gain additional support from the local community, which in turn inspired more students to become involved in music. In Nashville, Tenn., country music artists MAP Fund Photo: Donors can come from unexpected places, as is the case with one of the Foundations’ newest corporate and fans came out in full force to take part in Marty Stuart’s Late Night Jam benefiting MusiCares. Everyone in attendance 48997839: Ozzy Osbourne sponsors, RBC Capital Markets. With a strong philanthropic commitment to arts and education for low income youth, it was a natural fit to align themselves with our efforts. “You are on the forefront of connecting our Power Of Music was touched by someone who had been helped by MusiCares. Participating in the jam was their way of extending youth with opportunities in the arts as well as supporting emerging artists,” said Sharon Solomon, head of U.S. Application Deadlines: marketing and brand strategy at RBC Capital Markets. The company first lent its support to the GRAMMY aid to others. We hope that you will help propel our programs into the next stages by making a contribution today. Jazz Session Apps: GRAMMY Camp Jazz Session Signature Schools Community Award program in Chicago before expanding to GRAMMY Camp and the VOICES AND NEWS FROM THE GRAMMY FOUNDatION AND MUSICARES SUMMER 2014 MusiCares MAP Fund. 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Whether it was audio engineering and electronic music production or www.youtube.com/grammyfoundation www.youtube.com/musicaresfoundation vocal and instrument performance, students immersed themselves in a www.instagram.com/grammyfdn www.instagram.com/musicares transformative experience at the McNally Smith College of Music. Both GRAMMY Camp Nashville camps culminated in a student-run showcase event. The Los Angeles camp has just concluded and the New York camp runs from Aug. 3–11. If you no longer wish to receive future mailings, please contact Kristen Jennings at [email protected]. Top row (l-r): GRAMMY Camp St. Paul Open Mic Night | GRAMMY Camp — Basic Training at West Valley High School in Fairbanks, Ala. | Music Educator Award recipient Kent Knappenberger with Lady Antebellum • Bottom row (l-r): Steve Acciani | Jeff Greenberg, Ozzy Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Joe Walsh and Neil Portnow, Photos courtesy of The Recording Academy, WireImage.com, and Getty Images. President/CEO of The Recording Academy, MusiCares and the GRAMMY Foundation at the MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit © July 2014 GRAMMY Foundation® © July 2014 MusiCares Foundation® Make a donation today at www.grammyfoundation.org & www.musicares.org Make a donation today at www.grammyfoundation.org & www.musicares.org Make a donation today at www.grammyfoundation.org & www.musicares.org OUTSIDE LEFT PANEL OUTSIDE RIGHT PANEL (Cover When Folded) FOLD FOLD WHERE MUSIC SPARKS AMAZING™ Music Multiplies Music Resonates FOR MUSIC PEOPLE GRAMMY Signature School Uses Award To Gain New Funding GRAMMY Winner Hosts Annual Showcase for MusiCares In March 2014 the GRAMMY Foundation recognized Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar, Calif., with the National GRAMMY Marty Stuart, a five-time GRAMMY-winning country music singer/ Signature School award. Created in 1998, the GRAMMY Signature Schools program recognizes top U.S. public high schools that songwriter, has hosted his Late Night Jam at the Ryman Auditorium have made an outstanding commitment to music education during an academic school year. As this year’s winner, Diamond Bar High in Nashville, Tenn., since 2001. A country music throwdown, hillbilly School received a grant of $6,000 for their music education program. Steve Acciani, a 25-year veteran in the school district and the homecoming rave-up, this variety show benefits MusiCares and current director of instrumental music, used this grant to help leverage an additional $100,000 for the school. We spoke with Acciani gives artists of all ages and fame a chance onstage. We recently sat down with Stuart to learn more about this annual event. to learn more about how he made this all possible: MusiCares: You’ve been a longtime supporter of MusiCares; can “ GRAMMY Foundation: How did you come up with you describe why you feel so strongly about MusiCares? the idea for your program, Riding The GRAMMY Marty Stuart: Well, the stories come from our time working together Wave, to leverage your National GRAMMY with MusiCares. One experience is when the flood hit Nashville Signature Schools award for additional funds? in 2010. I cannot think of a greater example of a natural disaster, Steve Acciani: We figured this was a once in a wiping so many people out — whether it’s no rent due to lost gigs, lifetime opportunity to showcase what we’re doing losing instruments, jobs, buildings, or homes. I know for a fact that — I mean the GRAMMYs are something special, MusiCares was at the forefront of providing vital and immediate help something everybody knows about. We wanted to people in our industry who needed assistance. You can’t ask for a to see if we could use this recognition to make an even bigger impact in what we do here. greater example than that. GF: Take us through each of the events or GIVE PASSIONATELY MC: How have you seen MusiCares help those in need? programs you hosted that centered on this award? MS: Everybody thinks that since we sing, have records and are on TV, that everybody has a lot of SA: First we held a “Play-a-Thon” where we sold money. There was an old country music hero of mine who gave and gave during the good years of his $5 sponsorships for each of the kids who then Music moves us. These stories demonstrate how the contributions made by the life. He came off the road, got old and diabetes set in. He lost a leg and that was unthinkable, but he weathered through. He began receiving rehab and then the unimaginable happened: he lost the other performed in a 12-hour long rehearsal; we ended GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares provide the stimulus for individuals to reach out up raising $25,000.