In 2020, Cleveland Rocks Past Present Future:
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Launched the Northeast Ohio Musician Relief Fund and provided grants for 92 musicians and venue workers in need, totaling $37,300.
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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.
"When The Lights Come On Again"
Video Premiere: Friday, February 12th
We are excited to share with you this original song collaboration bringing together Cleveland musicians in an effort to help raise critical funds for the local music community and venues through the #SaveCLEVenues Fund. Enjoy the video and if you’re able, consider a donation.
Music Support Programming in Northeast Ohio
Story Behind the Brew: Lights On Lager. The One for All, All for One Venue Brew
Jolly Scholar Brewery and Baenum Hop Farm partner to create “Lights On Lager,” a new beer designed to showcase and support four Cleveland music venues.
The Story Behind the Song: When the Lights Come On Again
Ariel Clayton Karas and Brent Kirby joined together for an original song collaboration uniting different musicians in Cleveland to help benefit the musical community and venues.
Soul City Cleveland
A partnership between Cleveland Rocks: Past, Present and Future, the Youth Resiliency Institute and the National Rites of Passage Institute, Soul City Cleveland Stories is a culturally responsive community arts pilot project designed to connect youth participants residing in under-resourced communities to elder Black artists through generative immersion.