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ABOUT THE GRAMMY MUSEUM
Established in 2008, the GRAMMY Museum is a nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating a greater understanding of the history and significance of music through exhibits, education, grants, preservation initiatives, and public programming. Paying tribute to our collective musical heritage, the Museum explores and celebrates all aspects of the art form — from the technology of the recording process to the legends who’ve made lasting marks on our cultural identity.
For more information, visit www.grammymuseum.org, “like” the GRAMMY Museum on Facebook, and follow @GRAMMYMuseum on Twitter and Instagram.
ABOUT MUSICPOWER
MusicPower offers financial and analytical support to worthy organizations and individuals using music as a tool for solving societal problems, boosting the happiness levels of those most in need, and otherwise empowering people (young or old) through music. To succeed at this, we conduct intensive research to identify nonprofit organizations and individuals seeking to make an exceptional positive impact through music. For more information, visitwww.MusicPower.org.
ABOUT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND
As the automaker’s philanthropic arm, Ford Motor Company Fund has been supporting underserved and
underrepresented communities for more than 70 years. Working with nonprofit organizations, community partners and across the Ford network in the U.S. and around the world, Ford Fund provides resources and opportunities that advance equity and help people reach their highest potential. Since 1949, Ford Fund has invested more than $2.1 billion in initiatives that ensure basic needs are met, provide access to essential services, offer tools to build new skill sets and open pathways to high-quality jobs. For more information, visit www.fordfund.org or join us at @FordFund on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
ABOUT GATEWAYS BRASS COLLECTIVE
Through dynamic performances and outstanding educational outreach, the Gateways Brass Collective, an all
African American quintet, continues to break new ground inspiring artists from all backgrounds. The group was
founded in 2018 and includes members Isrea Butler, Trombone; Eric Davis, French Horn; Richard White, Tuba; and Herbert Smith and Courtney Jones, Trumpets. In addition to their work with the Gateways Music Festival, each member currently teaches at the collegiate level and regularly hosts educational clinics as well as masterclasses for students in elementary school through high school, college and beyond. Their love for music is equally matched by their dedication, passion and commitment to community and education.With the help of their sponsors Conn-Selme, GBC regularly partners with historically Black colleges across the country with the help of the HBCU National Band Directors Consortium, the Gateways Music Festival and many others. Accomplished in multiple genres, GBC members have performed with orchestras, big bands, as soloists, on
Broadway, commercial recordings, with indie bands, and more. They’ve collaborated with the Count Basie Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Lukes, New Jersey Symphony, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Mingus Big Band, New Mexico Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, David Byrne, Aretha Franklin, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Johnny Mathis, and Bernadette Peters, among others. Their work has also been featured on Netflix, Lifetime Network, CW Network, and movie soundtracks.
ABOUT JEFF PILSON FROM FOREIGNER
Though best known for his work as an original member of seminal ’80s rock band Dokken, Jeff has played bass and sung with a host of groups including rockers Dio and MSG, and his own band War and Peace and Lynch/Pilson. Jeff also had a principal role in the 2001 Warner Brothers film Rock Star, alongside actors Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston. Jeff sums up his experience with Foreigner: “It all feels so natural because I was a big fan of the band, and the music and style are a part of my blood. Foreigner, to me, was always the perfect combination of strong songs, great singing, intense heavy rock musicianship, with a touch of R&B added in. Plus, the band has great chemistry. There’s just no feeling in the world like going out and kicking butt every night. I feel like I’ve finally found my home!”
ABOUT KATIE THIROUX
Los Angeles-based bassist and vocalist Katie Thiroux has clearly established herself as one of the most excitingand in-demand musicians today. Thiroux’s unique gift of simultaneously balancing sultry vocals and virtuosic bass playing leaves audiences worldwide in awe. Her most recent album, Off Beat, was awarded a “Best Album Of 2018” by Downbeat Magazine as well as “Rising Star” 2018 and 2019. Thiroux is dedicated to jazz education and outreach for students and audiences conducting masterclasses, workshops and in July 2019, released an online course for the renowned website, Discover Double Bass and was asked to start a jazz camp in Maui, Jazz Maui Camp. In addition, Thiroux is the director of “Women in Jazz” for the Monterey Jazz Festival and is the No. 1 selling artist on Capri Records.
ABOUT KID SISTR
Kid Sistr is the all-women bubblegum rock trio that the world needs right now. Members Sabel (guitar) Sara (bass) and Becca (drums) turn Trader Joe’s gluten-free pizza and shitty ex-boyfriends into guitar-pop ear candy that steals the hearts of their friends and foes alike. Their focus on femmes supporting femmes, finding the humor in heartbreak, and truthfully representing all facets of femininity makes Kid Sistr undeniable to the riot kids of TikTok and Taylor’s Versions. When you think Kid Sistr, think Twilight but with Alice as the main character. Think Y2K childhood babysitter who straightened your hair and let you borrow her mascara. Think elbow-to-elbow with your five best friends in the bathroom mirror getting ready for the house party. Think burst of teary laughter that comes in the midst of a deep cry. Think ultimate mix of friendship, finesse, folk, and Fergie. Think of your next favorite band.
ABOUT MANNY MARROQUIN
Manny Marroquin is a prominent figure in the music industry. His attention to detail, vision and passion has cemented him as one of the music industry’s preeminent mixing engineers. Having graced over 300 million albums worldwide, his ear for sound has helped earn him over 50 No. 1 albums and 100 Top 10 albums on the Billboard 200. Add to that another 20 Hot 100 No. 1 singles and over 50 singles in the Top 10; the range of his talent is extraordinary and his work reaches far beyond one genre. He received his first GRAMMY® Award in 2005 and since then has earned another eight, including Best Engineered Album for John Mayer’s Battle Studies in 2011 and most recently Best Urban Contemporary Album for Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You. He’s firmly secured his role as one of the most in-demand mixing engineers in the industry today. Over the course of two and a half decades in the business he has mixed and engineered for artists including Post Malone, Rihanna, Portugal.The Man, The Weeknd, Eminem, Linkin Park, John Legend, Imagine Dragons, Mac Miller, Bastille, Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera, Charlie Puth, Camilla Cabello, Alessia Cara, Sia, Future, Thirty Seconds to Mars, and the Rolling Stones. Among countless records, his discography encompasses classics such as John Mayer’s Continuum, Alicia Keys’ As I Am, Bruno Mars’ Unorthodox Jukebox, and Kanye West’s The College Dropout to name a few.
ABOUT MUNA
Founded by Katie Gavin (Lead Vocals/Production), Josette Maskin (Lead Guitar) and Naomi McPherson (Rhythm Guitar/Synths/Production), MUNA is an indie pop band based in Los Angeles, blending the brooding sensuality of R&B, rhythms of funk, and audacity of synthpop with raw, unbridled lyricism. They hope their songs lend themselves both to the euphoric dance floor and emo bedroom solitude.
ABOUT NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS
It took Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats less than five years to become one of the most recognizable new forces in contemporary rock and roll. Since 2015, Ratefliff has led his denim-clad, horn-flanked Night Sweats, supplying the zeal of a whiskey-chugging pentacostal preacher to songs about this world’s shared woes. They’ve had hits, sure, but their combustible mix of soul and rock quickly cemented them as the rare generational band who balanced ecstatic live shows with engrossing and rich records. To wit, is there any other modern act capable of revving up stadium crowds for the Rolling Stones while also appearing on “Saturday Night Live” and “CMT Crossroads” and at NPR’s “Tiny Desk” in short order? When Ratefliff returned from his pandemic-truncated solo tour in March 2020, he struggled with the same question that vexed so many of us then — what now? Fortunately, he returned to his Colorado homestead and penned a set of songs that synthesized his introspection with his anthemic inclinations. The result is The Future, the third Night Sweats album but the first to capture this octet’s true depth and breadth. An instant classic of 11 songs, the album presents something more sustainable, interesting and indeed open – a songwriter and band growing into bigger questions and sounds, into a future that allows them to remain recognizable but be so much more compelling than some denim-clad caricature.
ABOUT SWITCHFOOT
SWITCHFOOT has sold almost 10 million copies worldwide of their 12 studio albums (including their 2003 double-platinum breakthrough The Beautiful Letdown and 2009’s GRAMMY Award-winning Hello Hurricane), racked up a string of alternative radio hit singles, and performed sold-out tours with over 5 million concert tickets sold in over 40 countries around the world. SWITCHFOOT has raised over $2 million dollars to aid kids in their community through their BRO-AM Foundation. Through their unique blend of emotionally intelligent and uplifting brand of alternative rock, SWITCHFOOT has earned a devoted and loyal global fan base. SWITCHFOOT consists of Jon Foreman (Vocals, Guitar), Tim Foreman (Bass), Jerome Fontamillas (Keys, Guitar), Drew Shirley (Guitar), and Chad Butler (Drums).
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