Celebration & Support of Live Music in Cleveland, Ohio

In 2020, Cleveland Rocks Past Present Future:

Launched the Northeast Ohio Musician Relief Fund and provided grants for 92 musicians and venue workers in need, totaling $37,300.
Concerned with the extended venue shutdown, Cleveland Rocks helped fundraised more than $60,000 for local independent music venues through the following:
• Recruited musicians who had received a grant from the Northeast Ohio Music Relief Fund to perform live stream shows that raised funds from music loves whose gifts were matched one-to-one through the ioby platforms, garnering over $35,000 to save Cleveland stages.
• Partnered with Axon Agency to promote #SaveCLEVenues Auction of music memorabilia which raised over $24,000 for venues.
Artist development and support continued!
• Between May and October 2020, through Waterloo Makes Music and Wednesday Songs & Stages, CRPPF provided COVID-safe, live streamed, paying performance opportunities for 40 NEO musicians during the venue shutdown.
• The audience reach and development for NEO bands and singer-songwriters more than tripled through this live streamed programming.

If you celebrate live music, or love someone who does, now is the time to support your local music community.

Giving Tuesday - November 30, 2021

Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving to empower the people and organizations within your community and the world. It is through this day, and donations throughout the year, that we are able to fulfill our mission, create connections and provide support within the community, and fully execute all the wide reaching programs we throughout the year. We hope you will remember Cleveland Rocks in your year end giving and remember, that a donation to our organization is a donation back to your community.

Music Support Programming in Northeast Ohio

WATCH: Cleveland Music Industry Conversations #4

This event was hosted and live streamed at The Happy Dog on November 11, 2021. Topics discussed included a recap of the Cleveland Mayoral Election and what it means for music and arts in Cleveland, Rock Hall Induction Week and Ceremony, the status of Cleveland busking, and the Cleveland Rocks: PPF Music Incubator Program.

CelebrityAccess.com – Nov 2, 2021 – The Rock Hall Recognizes NIVA’s Contribution To Saving Live Music

The National Independent Venue Association was in full force at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday as the Rock Hall’s leadership paid tribute to the organization for their efforts on behalf of the live events industry during the dark days of COVID-19.

WATCH: Cleveland Music Industry Conversations #2

This event was hosted and live streamed Wed, August 4, 2021 at The Grog Shop. President and CEO of Assembly for the Arts, Jeremy Johnson, spoke about the organizational priorities and how Cleveland’s music industry will connect with this exciting effort to support Cleveland’s arts and culture community.