Even in the best of times, it's tough to earn a living as a musician. It's even harder when you have to contend with social distancing. Here are some ways of profiting from your art during the pandemic and its limited in-person audience opportunities.
Baltimore City Public schools don't include music classes or music programs. To mitigate this deficit, Rise with a Purpose, Inc.(RISE) will provide an instructional music program for Baltimore City underserved youth & aspiring musicians on the fundamentals of song creation/structure, vocal tones, classical music, dance, & the recording process. Donations will be used for providing an after-school facility, students with instruments and accessories, studio & recording equipment, stipends for teachers, purchase of equipment and technology for virtual instruction.
Nowhere is rap more popular than on the East Coast of the United States. Specifically, the upper East Coast in areas like the South Bronx in New York is where modern Rap music took root and began to spread from an underground art form to something mainstream and commercial. And while New York City and the surrounding areas are still known to have countless highly talented, yet not widely known rap artists, the ultimate goal for most (if not all) of these musicians is to rise to prominence.
