Santa Monica, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - WHO: Honorees: Legendary artist
Alice Cooper to receive the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award and GRAMMY-winning guitarist
Slash to receive the MusiCares From the
Heart Award.
Host: Actor and comedian Cheech Marin.
Presenters: Bernie Taupin will present the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award to honoree Alice Cooper; Steven Tyler will present the MusiCares From the Heart Award to honoree Slash.
Performers: Blind Melon (Glen Graham, Brad Smith, Rogers Stevens, Christopher Thorn and Travis Warren) and Camp Freddy (Chris Chaney, Donovan Leitch, Billy Morrison, Matt Sorum) with Slash on guitar, along with special guests Chester Bennington (Linkin Park), Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) and Robin Zander (Cheap Trick). The evening will also feature special performances by Alice Cooper and Slash.
Attendees: MusiCares Foundation Board Chair John Branca; President/CEO of The Recording Academy and President of the MusiCares Foundation Neil Portnow.
Dinner Chairs: John Branca; two-time GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter and 2007 Stevie Ray Vaughan Award honoree Chris Cornell (Audioslave, Soundgarden); investment executive Todd Ficeto; seven-time GRAMMY-winning artist and 2006 Stevie Ray Vaughan Award honoree James Hetfield (Metallica); nine-time GRAMMY-winning artist Bonnie Raitt; and concert promoter/manager and 2006 From the Heart Award honoree Bill Silva.
WHAT: The 4th Annual MusiCares MAP FundSM Benefit Concert — A dinner and concert to benefit the MusiCares MAP Fund, which provides members of the music community access to addiction recovery treatment regardless of their financial situation. Cooper will be honored as the recipient of the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for his dedication to and support of the MusiCares MAP Fund and his devotion to helping other addicts with the recovery process. Slash will be the recipient of the MusiCares From the Heart Award for his unconditional friendship and dedication to the mission and goals of the organization. The evening will feature a buffet dinner and performances by a range of special musical guests. The benefit is sponsored in part by Gibson Foundation. Balcony seating is available for $100 per ticket; please contact Wynnie Wynn at 310.392.3777 or [email protected].
WHERE: The Music Box @ Fonda
6126 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, Calif. 90028
(Self-parking, $8; Sunshine Parking lot, Argyle Avenue, between Selma Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard.)
WHEN: Friday, May 9, 2008
5:30 p.m. Media Check-in
6:15 p.m. Red Carpet Arrivals
7 p.m. Buffet Dinner
8:30 p.m. Awards Presentation & Concert
MEDIA R.S.V.P. MANDATORY: [email protected] or 310.581.8790 (e-mail preferred)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: If you are interested in covering this event, you MUST request credentials no later than 5 p.m. PST on Wednesday, May 7, 2008. Credentials will be picked up at media check-in on the day of the event. All crews must be self-contained, ENG crews. All satellite truck/van parking must be coordinated with Christina Cassidy no later than Wednesday, May 7, 2008. ALL MEDIA MUST BE CREDENTIALED for this event.
NOTE: To plug into mult-box, media must bring XLR cable with a deck.
Established in 1989 by The Recording Academy, MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares' services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community. For more information, please visit www.musicares.com.
As a result of acquiring MAP in September 2004, MusiCares developed the MusiCares MAP Fund as a pool of resources set aside specifically to address addiction recovery and sober living needs. Named for the Musicians' Assistance Program, the MusiCares MAP Fund represents the joint goal of MAP and MusiCares to provide members of the music community access to addiction recovery treatment regardless of their financial circumstances.
Gibson Foundation is the philanthropic division of Gibson Guitar Corp., the world's premier musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology. The mission of Gibson Foundation is to make the world a better place for children by creating, developing and implementing programs as well as through its support of other nonprofit organizations that advance education, music and the arts, the environment, and health and welfare causes. For more information please visit www.gibsonfoundation.org.
