SAVE THE MUSIC AMERICA AMPLIFIES INDUSTRY/PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN WITH “ROUND II”

SAVE THE MUSIC AMERICA

AMPLIFIES INDUSTRY/PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN WITH “ROUND II”

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Save The Music America Perspective 2013

Save The Music America (STMA), a Nashville-based 501(c)(3) charity organization founded as a national initiative to protect copyrighted music work product and to educate the masses about responsible and legal music downloading, has assembled its second event, “Round II,” to harvest awareness for its national campaign and the impending Perspective 2013 benefit dinner and concert scheduled to be held in early December.

SAVE THE MUSIC AMERICA—ROUND II

Monday, November 18, 2013

6:00PM

Douglas Corner

2106 8th Ave S • Nashville, TN 37204

FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCES BY:

Jimmy Charles • Mark Dreyer • AJ Engstrom • Dave Gibson • Lucas Hoge

Shawn Mayer • Nolan Neal • Bernie Nelson • Susan Toney • Jeff Williams

WITH MORE DISTINGUISHED SONGWRITERS TO BE ADDED

FREE/OPEN TO THE PUBLIC*

*A charitable contribution at the door is welcomed.

SAVE THE MUSIC AMERICA—ROUND II supports the plan to launch as official the inaugural Save The Music America Perspective 2013 benefit dinner, auction and concert event. Scheduled to be held amidst one of the mega songwriting communities in the country, the Save The Music America Perspective 2013 will take place Thursday evening, December 5, 2013 at 6:00PM in Nashville, TN at the Listening Room Cafe. The charity’s mission is to change the perception and commonplace of downloading and sharing music illegally and to reveal and realize both the short and long-term effects and damages of FREE music to the financial foundation, livelihood and future of the music entertainment industry and our songcrafters. [For more information surrounding the December 2013 event visit: http://savethemusicamerica.org/events/program]

What songwriters have to say in support of the STMA public awareness campaign:

“Like any other work for hire, every American songwriter, musician and music professional has the right to be paid for the work he or she does.”

– Mark Dreyer, STMA Executive Director

“It is so important that people understand that when they download songs unlawfully, that it is stealing. It’s no different than stealing a gallon of milk off the shelves at the supermarket or pumping gas and not paying for it. When consumers illegally download songs, that we have created, it makes the incredibly hard job as songwriters even harder. Please have a conscience when you download…because we make a conscious effort with the hope to entertain and it’s how we make our living.” – Lucas Hoge

“Every drop of music that’s ever been able to be freely put on ‘repeat’ was created at a price. We get moments like first dances, first kisses and sometimes, songs that can heal us. The songwriter and singers of the songs creatively sacrifice their hearts, souls and time. The gift of music is a gift indeed; however it’s the songwriter’s ‘job’ to give the world the lyrics and sounds that make it spin round…and it respectfully should be the listeners’ job to pay for the privilege of ‘the moments’ that these songs create in their lives.” – Bridgette Tatum

“Writing music is not only a passion for many ‘creatives,’ like myself; we give our heart and soul to our livelihood. Writing music is how we make our living. Much like the art in galleries, the paintings are not free–artists are paid for their work. Music in its art form is not free; it’s a worldwide treasure that has monetary value. The best way you can support a musician or songwriter today is to buy our music, not borrow it. I have faith in mankind–that when they understand the SAVE THE MUSIC mission–they too will return the gesture in giving.”

– Susan Toney

About Save The Music America:

Established in 2011, STMA is a non-for-profit organization with a mission to educate the public and create awareness of intellectual property protection and copyright laws. STMA provides effective ways to counteract illegal downloading of music and media through PSA awareness campaigns designed to capture the hearts and minds of America’s music fans. The goal is to produce future generations with a conscience, preserving the arts and the constitutional rights of people within the creative industries, as well as the history of American music.

STMA has the support of over 80 artists and industry professionals and with a number of PSA campaigns to assist in the movement to restore social Internet responsibility, the organization continues to create empowering messages designed to reach the nation’s younger demographic to “Take The Pledge To Download and Share Music Responsibly.”

For more information on Save The Music America, visit: www.savethemusicamerica.org or contact STMA Executive Director, Mark Dreyer / 615.255.1068 / events@savethemusicamerica.org.

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