Hello! Half Access is participating in Project For Awesome 2018. Project For Awesome is a campaign by the Foundation to Decrease World Suck and is a time when online creators and their communities work together to spread awareness about their favorite charities and raise money for them. From Dec. 7 – Dec. 9 you can vote for Half Access to win part of the money raised. This would give us a huge boost moving forward in 2019 in terms of awareness and funding.
Check out our video submission below. Vote for Half Access and learn more at projectforawesome.com! As always you can donate directly to Half Access here. Let’s make live music accessible.
La Dispute Talks Nonprofit Work in Music
Photo by Micala Renee Austin
Our whole mission at Half Access is about informing people. We want accessibility and awareness across the country (read: whole world), and we understand that it starts at the individual level. Any charitable cause begins when someone starts informing others of injustices or needs, and all those individuals come together to make a positive change. This is the same mentality of La Dispute, a band known for their charitable work and dedication to equal rights and accessibility for everyone. Half Access has had the pleasure of working with the band throughout 2019, so we asked them a few questions about their beginnings in supporting nonprofits and their advice on how to contribute, especially within the music scene.
PREMIERE: Luciano Ferrara & The Ensuing Disaster share “Lavender & Honey”
Though you may connect Half Access to Luciano Ferrara & The Ensuing Disaster through the interview we did with them or through their participation in Access Live, today we’re excited to be premiering “Lavender & Honey,” the second single from their new EP. Accompanying the new song is a music video by Timeline Visuals. Their new EP, The Hidebehind, is out next Friday, November 15, was produced by A Will Away/Steadfast Studios.
Playing Music with Disabilities
The Half Access mission is to make live music more accessible, and in most of our recent work we’ve focused on the experience of disabled fans attending shows. There’s another huge part of venue accessibility, which is making sure that disabled musicians can access venues. But, before playing shows comes learning an instrument, which can often look different for disabled musicians. I got the chance to interview a few disabled musicians to share their experiences with adapting how they learn and play their instruments in a way that works with their disabilities.
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