Traveling Guitar Foundation
Encyclopedia
company_name = The Traveling Guitar Foundation |
company_type = Non-Profit Organization
founding = 2009|
location = New Jersey
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homepage = http://travelingguitarfoundation.org|
THE MISSION:
The Traveling Guitar Foundation’s mission is to provide assistance and support to instrumental music programs in school systems in need . They strive to ensure that elementary and high school students have access to music education and musical instrument instruction while they are in their school years. The foundation accomplishes this mission in two ways: one is to travel to schools . and put on a music educational clinic for the kids - providing musical instruction, performance, and discussion on a wide variety of topics related to music, instruments, and music education. The other is that they donate guitar kits and other instruments directly to the schools to supplement their music programs. This alleviates the financial burdens on the schools and helps them maintain sustainable musical education programs..
HOW IT WORKS:
Renowned guitarist and songwriter Damon Marks
brings the same passion and energy he displays on-stage to his charitable work. In 2009, Marks established the Traveling Guitar Foundation donating instruments to schools whose music programs are endangered due to budget cuts. Based in New Jersey
, TGF and is reaching a national level.
Damon Marks
has developed a roster of artists and music industry manufacturers to support the cause. The joy of making music is displayed in the live performances at schools. In addition to young artists, he also brings along other renowned music personalities to help deliver the message and the guitars. These include Darryl McDaniels
of Run-DMC and producer Kasseem “SWIZZ BEATZ
” Dean . Sponsoring guitarists include Bruce Kulick
, Eric Johnson
and Steve Lukather
.
The Traveling Guitar Foundation’s name derives from the “Traveler” which is a Dean Vendetta 4F donated to the foundation by Dean Guitars
. The guitars are signed, then auctioned off with proceeds helping the foundation fulfill its mission. Yamaha Guitars and Mogami Cables also contribute product to the cause.
NBC Nonstop Sound: Traveling Guitar Foundation
TGF On Z100
WPIX PIX11
company_type = Non-Profit Organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
founding = 2009|
location = New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
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homepage = http://travelingguitarfoundation.org|
THE MISSION:
The Traveling Guitar Foundation’s mission is to provide assistance and support to instrumental music programs in school systems in need . They strive to ensure that elementary and high school students have access to music education and musical instrument instruction while they are in their school years. The foundation accomplishes this mission in two ways: one is to travel to schools . and put on a music educational clinic for the kids - providing musical instruction, performance, and discussion on a wide variety of topics related to music, instruments, and music education. The other is that they donate guitar kits and other instruments directly to the schools to supplement their music programs. This alleviates the financial burdens on the schools and helps them maintain sustainable musical education programs..
HOW IT WORKS:
Renowned guitarist and songwriter Damon Marks
Damon Marks
Damon Marks is an Italian American professional rock and roll guitarist, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist.-Background:...
brings the same passion and energy he displays on-stage to his charitable work. In 2009, Marks established the Traveling Guitar Foundation donating instruments to schools whose music programs are endangered due to budget cuts. Based in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, TGF and is reaching a national level.
Damon Marks
Damon Marks
Damon Marks is an Italian American professional rock and roll guitarist, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist.-Background:...
has developed a roster of artists and music industry manufacturers to support the cause. The joy of making music is displayed in the live performances at schools. In addition to young artists, he also brings along other renowned music personalities to help deliver the message and the guitars. These include Darryl McDaniels
Darryl McDaniels
-Video game appearances:*The Warriors - Scopes*Guitar Hero: Aerosmith - Himself- External links :* * * * * http://articles.latimes.com/2009/dec/12/entertainment/la-et-people-speak12-2009dec12...
of Run-DMC and producer Kasseem “SWIZZ BEATZ
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records...
” Dean . Sponsoring guitarists include Bruce Kulick
Bruce Kulick
Bruce Howard Kulick is an American guitarist, musician and a member of the band Grand Funk Railroad. Previously, Kulick had been a longtime member of the band Kiss....
, Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson is an American guitarist. Though he is best known for his success in the instrumental rock format, Johnson regularly incorporates jazz, fusion, gospel and country and western music into his recordings...
and Steve Lukather
Steve Lukather
Steve "Luke" Lukather is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer best known for his work with the rock band Toto. Lukather has played with many artists, released several solo albums, and worked as a composer, arranger, and session guitarist on more than 1,500 albums...
.
The Traveling Guitar Foundation’s name derives from the “Traveler” which is a Dean Vendetta 4F donated to the foundation by Dean Guitars
Dean Guitars
Dean Guitars is an American manufacturer of guitars. It was founded in 1976 by Dean Zelinsky in Chicago, Illinois and is currently under the ownership of Armadillo Enterprises in Tampa, Florida.- History :...
. The guitars are signed, then auctioned off with proceeds helping the foundation fulfill its mission. Yamaha Guitars and Mogami Cables also contribute product to the cause.
External links
WABC NJ "VIEWPOINT" on May 9, 2010 (originally aired February 14, 2010)- http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news&id=6587508
NBC Nonstop Sound: Traveling Guitar Foundation
- http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/events/Nonstop_Sound__Traveling_Guitar_Foundation_New_York.html
TGF On Z100
- http://www.z100.com/event_portal/view/calendar/calendar.html?type=2&page=4
WPIX PIX11
- http://weblogs.wpix.com/news/local/morningnews/blogs/2010/09/traveling_guitar_foundation.html