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PROJECT MUSZED PAST EVENTS

BandJAM: Performance of various youth bands.
August 3, 2007

Hopeless/Sub City Million Dollar Mark Event: Celebrating over $1 million given to charity.
Project MuszEd opened for the event.
August 26, 2007
Troubadour, West Hollywood
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Project MuszEd's  'Acoustic Evening for Music Education'

A heartfelt thanks to all who supported our first gala fundraiser!  The evening proved to be a success in more ways than one.  Guests were whisked into an exotic Moroccan tent as musicians from Art Share started their evening serenade. Special thanks to the Guitar Ensemble under the instruction of Dave Rona, guitarist Carlos Camacho and The Young Voices Ensemble under the direction of Radha Botofasina.

Highlights of the evening included a duet performance of "Teen Town" by bassist and Berklee Summer Scholarship recipient, Kiblah Delgado along with noted drummer. Franklin Vanderbilt.  The APCH Jazz Ensemble, which includes of 8 year old drummer Afiya Patterson, 10 year old keyboardist Rodrigo Moreno, 10 year old percussionist Jonathan Espina and 15 year old guitarist Aroyn Davis, opened the evening with Sun Goddess, which was originally performed by Ramsey Lewis and Earth Wind & Fire.  Later during the evening, the ensemble re-birthed the cool with their performance of Benny Golson's "Killer Joe."  Rodrigo Moreno encouraged audience participation.  After a 2 minute standing ovation from the audience, the ensemble was introduced to yet another thundering round of applause. 

Our host, Eddie Steeples, was incredible!  Eddie even donated a generous $1,000 to our cause!  Honorees Macy Gray and Ndugu Chancler were not only recognized by Project MuszEd for their accomplishments, but also by Councilwoman Jan Perry, who presented the honorees with a certificate of recognition from the City of Los Angeles.

Legendary guitarist Paul Jackson, Jr. performed with PM's Danyol Metcalf for a beautifully crafted version of "These Foolish Things." Paul joined us again for the finale performance of Macy Gray's "I Try."  We were also surprised and honored when PM Honoree Ndugu Chancler jumped on the drums to hold down the beat.  It was truly a magical evening that brought tears to our eyes and joy to our hearts.

All in all, it was a very wonderful event that could not have happened without the support of our many new friends and sponsors.  Because of their generosity, we were able to send Kiblah Delgado to Berklee College of Music in Boston for five weeks; continue The Young Voices Ensemble and add a pianist at Art Share; provide piano, guitar and vocal instructor for A Place Called Home. We were also able to purchase much needed equipment for the programs.

A special thanks to Macy Gray and The M. Gray Academy of Music, who generously donated 2 scholarships to the MGMA Star Music Camp.  Two lucky students were chosen to benefit from this wonderful opportunity.

Our guests dined from a sumptuous Italian buffet, courtesy of Victorio's Ristorante of North Hollywood.  Bartender In  A Box and Hemisphere Imports/ Exports provided us with wonderful beverages. A generous thank you to these wonde3rful businesses for supporting our event!

We certainly anticipate doing much more.  This is why your support is imperative!

Please keep visiting us and checking out our event calendar to see how you can support this very important mission.

Make sure you visit our photo gallery for pictures from this exciting event!

'An Acoustic Evening for Music Education'
June 29th, 2006

Hosted by EDDIE STEEPLES



Eddie Steeples - Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Rapper, Visual Artist- earned notoriety for his Emmy-nominated "Rubberband Man" character for Office Max. Steeples has a starring role in NBC's 'My Name Is Earl' and recently appeared in 'Akeelah and the Bee' starring Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne.

Wango Tango had some of the hottest young talent as artists from the PM compilation and A Place Called Home rocked the house! LAURA PADILLA, KRYSTAL, DANYOL J. METCALF and LIZZY MORALES performed on the KIIS FM stage at the event. Every act act kept the crowd begging for more!! Can't wait to see them hit the big stage!

PROJECT MUSZED ANNOUCES SCHOLAR

Kiblah Delgado has been selected as the Project MuszEd's D'Addario Scholar and will be attending Berklee College of Music for the SYSTEM-5 summer program. Thanks to The D'Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts for helping to fund Kiblah's music instruction.

PM RECORDS CD RELEASE EVENT - APRIL 7, 2006

The release of Project MuszEd's first CD, PM Records, Volume I, was a huge success. Special guests at the event included OZOMATLI, RAPHAEL SAADIQ and BABY BASH.

Project MuszEd Artist, CARLOS CAMACHO, entered the Project MuszEd Hall of Fame, winning a spot as opening act for OZOMATLI on Saturday, May 27th, 2006 at the House of Blues in Anaheim.

PROJECT MUSZED AND THE ISLEY BROTHERS

2006 started with a bang as our kids once again wowed audiences by performing with the legendary Isley Brothers at Henry Fonda Music Box Theater in Hollywood California!

A special shout out to A Place Called Home & their Mentoring Department!!

BLACK EYED PEAS + PROJECT MUSZED = SUCCESS!!!

Thanks to The Black Eyed Peas for chosing Project MuszEd as one of their beneficiaries for their upcoming 'PEA POD' concert in November.  The Project MuszEd Performance Ensemble rocked the house as opening act for the Peas during the event. We are really honored and excited to have THE BEP supporting our mission!!!

Project MuszEd Founder, Charyn Harris recently hosted a panel for Berklee College of Music entitled "Getting Paid To Play in L.A." The panel featured prominent Berklee Alumn along with well-known music contractor, Barry Squire

Project MuszEd’s Young Voices Ensemble (YVE) recently recorded with legendary producers, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis for the soundtrack of the feature film “Akeelah & The Bee” which features Angela Bassett & Laurence Fishbourne.

DEF JAM'S SAM SCARFO and SOUL DIVA PATTI LABELLE perform with PROJECT MUSZED!

Some very talented kids from A Place Called Home in Los Angeles had the opportunity of a lifetime when they sang background on a single for Def Jam/Island Artist SAM SCARFO. Sam enlisted the services of legendary Soul Diva, PATTI LABELLE for the track.

Def Jam strikes again!!!

Project MuszEd was called once again to bring in young talent to sing... this time, for recently signed Def Jam artist, Asia Lorraine.