New York, NY (Top40 Charts / Rightscorp) Ticked Off
Music Fest, a US concert series dedicated to the prevention, awareness, and cure of Lyme Disease and other tick-borne illnesses that has become the fastest growing infectious disease in the country, is pleased to announce its benefit concert sponsorship from Rightscorp (OTCQB: RIHT), the leading provider of monetization services for artists and holders of copyrighted Intellectual Property (IP). Ticked Off
Music Fest Benefit Concert will be held in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the House of Blues - Sunset Strip.
The west coast debut of the Ticked Off
Music Fest is the fourth in a series of nationwide events. Many people including musicians, entertainers and pro-athletes have been affected by Lyme disease and over the past few years have brought more awareness to the disease by sharing their stories. Proceeds from the events are used to raise money for research, treatment and a cure for Lyme Disease. Musicians at the LA event include: Cracker, Les Stroud, Tony Gilkyson, Alisa Turner,
Natalie London & Hey King!, Keta, and Gregg Kirk and The Zen Engines. Speakers at the event will include: Katina Makris, author/motivational speaker, Mara Williams, author and founder of Inanna House,
Lorraine Johnson, CEO Lymediease.org/attorney, and Nancy Rollett of the LymeLight Foundation.
"We are thrilled to help sponsor such a great event and do our part to raise awareness on Lyme disease and raise proceeds to help find a cure," said
Christopher Sabec, CEO of Rightscorp. "Our Company is based on protecting our clients from copyright infringement and we are glad that we could help support musicians and entertainers in this capacity."
"We are very thankful for Rightscorp's sponsorship and support," said Gregg Kirk, founder of The Ticked Off
Music Fest. "Our first event took place in Wilmington, Delaware in 2013. We had a couple of events in 2014 and are slated for three events for 2015. These events are a great way to shed light on the disease and to raise funds for research. We are very grateful for the help of Rightscorp and other sponsors and individuals who support our vision and mission."
Proceeds to Benefit
The proceeds from this event will go to three organizations. Lyme Disease.org dedicated to raising awareness, supporting research and promoting advocacy to find a cure for Lyme Disease; Inanna House, a planned inpatient recovery center for chronic Lyme sufferers, and The LymeLight Foundation, who provide grants to enable eligible children and young adults with Lyme disease to receive proper treatment and medication.
Background on Ticked Off Festival
The Ticked Off
Music Fest is a US concert series dedicated to the prevention, awareness and cure of Lyme Disease and other tick-borne illnesses that have become the fastest growing infectious diseases in the country. Concerts have already taken place in Delaware, Florida, and Maryland with several more planned including The Hamptons, NY's Hudson Valley, Atlanta, GA, and Eugene, OR.
About Lyme Disease
Lyme and tick-borne diseases are the fastest growing infectious diseases in the country, around the world, and in California. The ticks that carry Lyme disease have been found in all but two counties in California. Los Angeles County alone has seven parks where infected ticks have been found. There is a very large community of Lyme patients across the country who struggle to get the help & support they need.
