"Sounds of Relief" for Haiti

Local musicians and DJs unite for a wide-ranging fundraising event

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“Sounds ofRelief” will be heard all through the Old Town Temple Building in Lansing witha wide range of music from rock to hip-hop to electronic in an event to benefitrelief efforts in Haiti.

Whatstarted out as a modestly sized event sponsored by Lansing Electronic ArtistKollective and other organizations has turned into an eight-hour night of musicfrom 6 p.m.-2 a.m Friday, March 19.

“We started to piecetogether more and more people to really get this thing flying,” said Dean Cueof Kurrent Productions, who helped organize the event and is also acting asdisc jockey. “As more people were interested in doing something and the abilityand motivation came to make this even bigger, it has turned into something verylarge.”

The eventconsists of two shows, the first featuring live local and high school bands,including Catalina Wine Mixer and 10 to Impact, and the second featuring localDJs such as Beatloaf and DiscoGirlfriend for attendees 18 years and older.

“The eventis musically all across the board,” Cue said. “It shows the collective effortgoing into it.”

CaseyMcKeel of Global Exchange helped spark the idea for the event and experienced first-handthe collaborative efforts involved.

“It’s beenreally cool to work with people with such different backgrounds and workingwith all these different artists,” McKeel said.

The eventis part of a two-week campaign with Global Exchange and the Energy ActionCoalition called “Define Our Decade.” This national campaign is hosting eventswith environmental groups all over the country calling out for clean energy andsustainability, and “Sounds of Relief” is one of these events.

Allproceeds will be donated to Partners in Help, an organization that has beenworking in Haiti for over 10 years.

“I know[the money] is going to be used the way we’d like it to be used,” Cue said.“It’s not a quick fix, but sustainable growth economically, health-wise and educationally.”

The goalof “Sounds of Relief” is local and national impact through a night of music anddonating to a lasting cause in Haiti.

“It’sgoing beyond immediate relief to a long-lasting infrastructure,” McKeel said.“We want to support sustainable solutions that you can see along with helpingother countries.”

Ticketsfor “Sounds of Relief” can be purchased at soundsofrelief.eventbrite.com andcan also be purchased at the door.

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