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Guest blogged by: Jennifer Colley, Co-Producer, Hear NoHo Music Festival
Guest blogged by: Jennifer Colley, Co-Producer, Hear NoHo Music Festival
I recently ran into friend of mine, a musician. A conversation sparked about the industry and it got me thinking. Look at music in this town. There are students from the Musician's Institute everywhere and recording artists desperately trying to make it. Darlings with big dreams are dying for a break. There are tarts, farts and unruly record labels. Bands are stuck paying to play while others busker on the streets. It seems to me that record stores are long forgotten because people know they can go online for all their music needs. We see big fish eating small ones, fakers and takers. Why is it that radio stations have been regurgitating the same burned out crap for the past 30 years? All of it is vexing to me. How about just enjoying music, live and in person!
In this town, colorful music is everywhere.
I think people hunger for a unique music experience. I know I do. That's why, when I had the opportunity to participate in the HEAR NoHo Music Festival, I jumped for it! It's not just a music festival it's a movement for all emerging art. This is a multi-venue event held in spaces such as art galleries, playhouse theatres even unique storefronts. I’ve witnessed some great performances and have seen North Hollywood morph into a perfect place for mixing artistic disciplines. I used to live there, let me tell you it's come a very long way in a very short time. NoHo is poised to become the next Abbot Kinney.
Over this past year, I have been exposed to some great musical talents such as Carney, Lynda Kay, Estrella Cristina, Kill the Complex, Jessica Payo, Lyndzie Taylor , The Veronicas and Veil Era among many others. I’ve also, discovered the fine art of rising greats like Jeff Ramirez, W.B. Fontenot, Brooke Grucella, and Mark Gleason.
Let me tell you a little bit about this grassroots movement. Kenzie Alexander and Shannon Currie Holmes own and operate Cella Gallery. They are founding members of the NoHo Arts Network and have shown great devotion, and drive for the emerging arts. Naturally, music would be a big part of that vision. With generous support from volunteers and the NoHo BID (Business Improvement District) the festival was up and running. Hear NoHo is under the umbrella, NoHo Arts Network, a 501c3 so all donations are 100% tax deductible.
Great things are happening in the NoHo Arts District. Hear NoHo not only benefits the community, it gives us the opportunity to explore diverse musical styles. It presents an intimate experience not found in very many venues and best of all the bands don't have to pay to play.
Hear NoHo has ambitious plans, and I do as much as I can to help. This event has great potential and I see it as one of the better ways to get out and experience live music today. In a city as large as Los Angeles it’s wonderful to find a little gem like this hosted in such artist-friendly spaces. When you love what you do you just keep doing it, no matter what... Every month there is new music to appreciate. All in all, it continues to be a pretty profound experience. This is what the producers of Hear NoHo are all about and that’s why I’m involved. We share love for music and a strong sense of community. We can see and feel how much it’s worth. Luckily, we have Marques Lyons on our side, THANKS MARQUES!
As I recall, in the year of 19??... I was 12 years old, never hearing rock before and suddenly I'm going for a joyride in a Jeep with a producing engineer for "Exit…Stage Left", he then popped a cassette in the deck and out came this oddball sound. Years later my big brother tossed me a copy of that album. It was then that I realized who Rush is. Red-Barchetta, I love that song but was too young to appreciate it. I never saw that engineer again. All he did was share music with me and it changed my life. Never, will I ever, forget my joyride in the woods. That’s how I discovered my love for music. How did you discover yours?
Come, discover Hear NoHo and rediscover a love for live music.
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