New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Digiwaxx Media) - In honor of June being
Black Music Month, Digiwaxx Media, has been paying homage to the cultural richness and variety of today's black music scene with their 30 Artists in 30 Days feature series and on Tuesday June 29, 2010, the month long celebration will culminate with the 'DIGIWAXX PRESENTS: THE BLAST LIVE - IN HONOR OF BLACK MUSIC MONTH'. THE BLAST LIVE will be a charity focused show featuring groundbreaking artists from various genres in an effort to raise awareness and money for the Harlem School of Music.
Powered by Centric (www.centrictv.com) this live celebration will take place at Uptown Grand (formerly Gospel Uptown) from 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM with performances by former Floetry star, Marsha Ambrosius, hip-hop violinists Nuttin But Stringz, Brandon Hines, Jaiden The Cure, Melene Younglao, and Sean Fair. To further enhance the viewing experience the event will be streamed live on both Digiwaxx's blog (www.theblastbydigiwaxx.com) as well as Centric's main site.
THE BLAST LIVE will be Digiwaxx's live ode to the richness of Black music today with soul, alternative, and R&B performances. All taking place in Harlem, America's mecca for Black culture, the event will also serve as a fundraiser for the Harlem School of Music which is in serious danger of closing its doors due to financial restraints. 'Black music month is bigger than just African American music,' says Corey 'CL' Llewellyn, CEO of Digiwaxx Media. 'It's an opportunity to show our appreciation for this rich culture that we love so much, while also giving back to a worthy cause.'
Opus 118 Harlem School of Music that works in tandem with more than two dozen school and community programs to teach classical music to both children and adults with lessons in violin, cello, and piano. Truly a unique and one of a kind gem in Harlem's predominately African-American community, the school is engaged in a crucial campaign to raise $500,000 to keep their programs going. Recognizing the importance of such arts programs and their impact on the future of our children and Black music, Digiwaxx Media has stepped up to help support the Harlem School of Music in their campaign with THE BLAST LIVE being the first effort. People are also invited to contribute to the Opus 118 Harlem School of Music by visiting their website www.opus118.org for more information and initiatives to take part in.
Digiwaxx Media, a premier music and marketing agency, has been at the forefront of breaking new trends in music, culture, and technology for over a decade and now they are using that influence to recognition of the Black music's influence and the celebration of all Black music past, present, and future. Pushing people to expand their perception of Black music, Digiwaxx is highlighting artists from a wide range of genres including rock, soul, R&B, house, reggae, alternative, hip-hop, pop, and gospel. Everyday throughout the month of June, Digiwaxx has highlighted a different artist with their 30 Artists in 30 Days campaign to bring more support and exposure to rising artists within the scope of Black music. The complete list of artists can be found at: https://www.theblastbydigiwaxx.com/profiles/blog/list?tag=30
For more information on Digiwaxx and their Black Music Month endeavors please visit www.theblastbydigiwaxx.com.
