For over 3 years SLAM (Save Live Australia’s Music) volunteers have dedicated countless hours to ensuring Live Music issues are publicised and placed firmly on the political agenda.
To continue the work of SLAM, highly respected artists, both local and International are on board with offers of never to be repeated experiences and recording collaborations.
SLAM are calling on live music lovers to pledge as little as $10 to help meet their goals and in return receive the first in a series downloads, featuring Lee Renaldo (Sonic Youth) and Tim Rogers’ (You Am I). Dedicated fans should jump in quickly to pledge for the 7” vinyl pressing.
One on One Mentoring with legendry players like Gareth Liddiard (Drones), Steve Kilbey (Church), Richard Lloyd (Television), a year’s worth of gig tickets with the “On the Door “ package and VIP show and After Party passes with Tame Impala and Something for Kate.
Kate Miller Heidke, Dan Sultan and Marieke Hardy will host one off ‘Dream Dinners’ around the country.
More rewards including VIP Festival passes will be added to the platform in coming the coming weeks during the http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/slam campaign via http://www.facebook.com/SLAMrally and http://twitter.com/SLAMrally.
SLAM need to raise $10,000 per state per year to reach future sustainability and deliver National SLAM Day. Funds raised will go towards paying bills and out of pocket expenses including: artwork, web building, project managing, publicists time, photography, policy writing, bus fare, coffee, printing, distribution, legal fees, bookkeeping, printer ink, postage etc….
Why not Government Funding or Corporate Sponsorship?
SLAM’s role is to politicise and publicise issues relating to live music. At times we need to be highly critical of Governments, Local, State and Federal, so it is crucial to our independence that we are not beholden to any government. We value the support of businesses and corporations, however we have currently chosen not to enter partnerships. There is no exclusivity with SLAM, the movement belongs to the grassroots music community.
To help SLAM achieve their goals go to:
www.slamrally.org