Not directly 301 related, but very musical and for a very good cause.
Electro-Voice has produced and released a 3-CD, 57 song benefit CD with all proceeds going to the Minnesota Helps: Bridge Disaster Fund™. Many folks are not aware that EV, a fairly major pro audio manufacturer is based in Burnsville, MN. After the bridge disaster, calls began coming from around the world (litterally) from people asking if everybody was OK and how they could help. EV saw an opportunity to try to help the survivors and families of the affected, so they asked their endorsers to contribute songs to a benefit CD. It took a while to get together, and was originally intended as a 2-CD set, but the contributions were so numerous, that it was expanded to 3.
The collection has just gone on sale, and is quite an expansive mix, featuring artists ranging from George Clinton and Dick Dale to Les Claypool and DJ Spooky. There are some other events planned around this as well. Here is a link where more information can be found:
http://www.electrovoice.com/musiciansforminneapolis/about.html
Check it out and take a look. Neither EV or any of the artists are making any money from this, it is a pure benefit, non-profit project. Buy 5 or 6 copies and spread the word.
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