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The “30 Artistes, 30 Songs, 30 Days” Interview – Adam Web

Apr 8th

Posted by Suloshini Jahanath in Interviews

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As part of  The Pixel Project’s 30 Artistes, 30 Songs, 30 Days” project in support of the Celebrity Male Role Model Pixel Reveal campaign, we talk to the artistes who have participated in the project about why they are using their music to speak out and to say NO to violence against women. 

Our second featured artiste is Adam Web. Adam Web = optimistic acoustic funk. Though living in Philadelphia, PA, his career began about 10,000 miles across the world in Australia.  It was here, while studying abroad, that Adam began writing of his inspiring travels and experiences. The music that emerged was shaped with percussive guitar grooves, soulful vocals, and spiritually conscious sentiment. With his rootsy approach he has drawn comparisons to such contemporaries as Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, and Jason Mraz, but still maintains a definitive sound of his own. This sound has made its way across the U.S with his last album “Once We Were Stars” being played on over 100 college radio stations in 2010.  It also caught the ears of 2 major TV networks, as his single “Standstill” was used in an episode of MTV’s “The Real World Las Vegas (2011)” and his song “Life is My Play” was used on Oxygen’s “The  Bad Girls Club (2011)”.  Through multiple tours, Adam has performed in 14 states across the country including such festivals as South by Southwest  (Austin, TX) and Musikfest (Bethlehem, PA).  He has performed at such prominent venues as the Hard Rock Café in Nashville, TN and MilkboyPhilly in Philadelphia, PA. Follow Adam’s updates and videos on Facebook and YouTube.

Adam has written the song “A Toast To All You Do” especially for the “30 Artistes, 30 Songs, 30 Days” campaign in support of the Celebrity Male Role Model Pixel Reveal campaign that in benefit of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence and The Pixel Project. Donate at just US$1 per pixel to reveal the mystery Celebrity Male Role Models and help raise US$1 million for the cause while raising awareness about the important role men and boys play in ending violence against women in their communities worldwide. Donations begin at just US$10 and you can donate here.

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Adam WebTell us about yourself and why you decided to take part in The Pixel Project’s “30 Artistes, 30 Songs, 30 Days” project.                  

When I was asked to join The Pixel Project’s “30 Artistes, 30 Songs, 30 Days” project I was very excited to participate. I write many songs filled with positivity, hope, and love, but didn’t have one that truly worked for this setting. So, I decided to write a song about the importance of women in our lives. Using my mother and my wife as my inspiration, I thought about what the world would be like with out them. My conclusion was that it would be a world completely out of balance. It would be a world severely lacking love and compassion. I decided to take part in this project, because I feel the need to celebrate women and their ever important role in our lives.

Why is ending violence against women important to you?                                            

I think that when we envision any of the important women in our lives in danger, our protective nature kicks in. If we can expand these feelings beyond our immediate families and friends to that of all woman across the world, amazing things can happen. Ultimately I feel that a shift in consciousness changes the world and I want to be a part of that change. I want to help restore balance in this world, and that cannot happen if women are suppressed and harmed.

In your opinion how does music help in efforts to end violence against women?      

If you are trying to spread a message that needs to reach many nations and languages, you’ll need to have something that can universally speak to everyone. I believe that music bridges these gaps.  Even if the lyrics are written in a specific language, the music, melodies, and emotion felt in the delivery of the song can speak volumes to the listener. We can raise awareness about the issue of violence against women through this universal language.

What actions can music artists take to help end violence against women?

Musicians can use their voice. They can weave their message throughout their songs and use their story telling abilities to help people relate to what they are saying. They can raise awareness that this issue exists all over the world spanning all cultures and races. Starting a conversation is such an important step in beginning the healing process for an issue like ending violence against women. The more we talk, the more opportunities there are for creating solutions and music can be the spark that get’s people talking.

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The “Music For Pixels 2014” charity digital album is available from 1 April 2014 – 1 April 2015 as a companion to the “30 Artistes, 30 Songs, 30 Days” campaign. The album features a selection of 12 positive and empowering songs from the campaign by artistes including  Adam Web, AHMIR, AJ Rafael, Bob Sima, Courtney Jenae, Debbie Reifer, Delaney Gibson, Ellis, Macy Kate, Mary Sholz, Pete Ahonen, and Troy Horne. 

The album is the perfect and affordable gift for music lovers and for celebrating special occasions such as birthdays and Mother’s Day. It is available for download worldwide via major online music retailers including iTunes and Amazon.com. 100% of the album proceeds will benefit The Pixel Project to help keep their anti-Violence Against Women campaigns, projects, and programmes running.

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CAMPAIGN UPDATE: Get Ready to Count Down with The “30 Artistes, 30 Songs, 30 Days” Project

Jan 24th

Posted by Regina in Pixel Project Announcements

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Get ready to count down to the launch of the Celebrity Male Role Model Pixel Reveal campaign on International Women’s Day with 30 songs by 30 artistes from 5 countries.

24 January 2014, WORLDWIDE: The Pixel Project, the virtual volunteer-led 501(c)3 non-profit working to end Violence Against Women (VAW) worldwide, will be launching the “30 Artistes, 30 Songs, 30 Days” (30/30/30) project on 6 February 2014. 30/30/30 is a month-long online positive music marathon featuring 30 artistes from 5 countries (Barbados, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore and the USA) saying NO to VAW with their music, including YouTube stars AHMIR, AJ Rafael, and Macy Kate. One new artiste will be highlighted each day to the global audience with his or her song available for free downloading and/or as a YouTube music video for 24 hours only via http://reveal.thepixelproject.net. The project will run from 6 February 2014 until 7 March 2014.

30/30/30 is part of The Pixel Project’s Music For Pixels program, and will count down the final 30 days to the launch of the Celebrity Male Role Model Pixel Reveal campaign on International Women’s Day 2014 (8 March 2014). The Pixel Reveal campaign aims to raise US$1 million in aid of the U.S.’s National Coalition Against Domestic Violence and The Pixel Project by inspiring the global audience to collectively reveal a million-pixel collage of mystery Celebrity Male Role Model portraits online by donating US$1 per pixel. The distinguished line-up of mystery Celebrity Male Role Models includes a Nobel Laureate, a Pulitzer Prize Winner, and a superstar Environmentalist.

Regina Yau, Founder and President of The Pixel Project, said: “We decided to count down to the launch of the Pixel Reveal campaign with a song a day because music is a potent force for spreading ideas for change. With 30 songs covering themes including women’s empowerment, compassion, and courage, we hope that 30/30/30 will not only get everyone excited about the upcoming Celebrity Male Role Model Pixel Reveal campaign, but will also be a powerful counterpoint to the misogyny and violence expressed through today’s popular music. We look forward to doing so with the support of the 30/30/30 artistes, our YouTube Music Ambassador, AHMIR; and our music partner, the Positive Music Association.”

Scott Johnson, Founder and Executive Director of the Positive Music Association, said: ““The Positive Music Association is happy to be part of the Pixel Project’s 30/30/30 project, using the international language of music to inspire positive change in how people treat girls and women around the world.”

AHMIR, whose brand-new anti-VAW music video PSA is set to kick off the campaign, said: “”We are once again honoured and proud to be joining 29 other artistes including our friend AJ Rafael for The Pixel Project’s 30/30/30 project which we feel is going to be a powerful way to bring musical energy from all over the world to send a message of strength and resiliency to all women and girls.”

The 30/30/30 artistes are: Adam Web, AHMIR, AJ Rafael, Ali Handal, Andrew Allen (Canada), Bob Sima, Courtney Jenae, Darius Lux, Debbie Reifer (Barbados), Delaney Gibson, Diverse Attentions (Singapore), Ellen Bukstel, Ellis, Faith Rivera, Jana Stanfield, Katie Hull, Kevin Mileski, Laura Berman, Lisa Bell, Macy Kate, Mary Sholz, Narmi (Malaysia), Pete Ahonen, Scott Johnson, Shane Cooley and Paulo Franco, Teri Rambo, ToRi-LyNN, and Troy Horne.

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For further information, please contact:
Regina Yau or Maria Del Rio – info@thepixelproject.net

About The Pixel Project (www.thepixelproject.net)

The Pixel Project is a complete virtual, volunteer-led global 501(c)3 nonprofit organisation whose mission is to raise awareness, funds and volunteer power for the cause to end violence against women using social media, new technologies, and popular culture/ the Arts. Their flagship initiative is the Celebrity Male Role Model Pixel Reveal campaign which aims to turbo-charge global awareness about VAW using social media while raising US$1 million by getting a global audience to collectively unveil a million-pixel mystery collage of Celebrity Male Role Models at US$1 per pixel.

About Music For Pixels (http://music4pixels.thepixelproject.net)

Music For Pixels, a campaign by The Pixel Project, is the first music-based social media campaign to exclusively collaborate with YouTube artistes and rising stars speaking up to prevent and stop VAW through music video PSAs while raising funds for the cause via digital music downloads. All funds raised from song proceeds donated by artistes will go towards supporting The Pixel Project’s anti-VAW projects, campaigns and initiatives.

About AHMIR (www.youtube.com/ahmirTV)  

Featured on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Us Weekly, FUSE, and Billboard, AHMIR is the #1 Most Popular R&B Group on YouTube with over 75 million video views and comments by celebrities such as Ryan Seacrest, Ashton Kutcher, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, and more.  Yahoo! listed them as the “Top 5 YouTube Cover Artists:  The Best Acts You Should Be Listening To Today.” The group has used their success to support several charity organizations including The Pixel Project, Lucy’s Love Bus, and the American Cancer Society. Their cover video of P!nk’s “Perfect” was named one of the top Anti-Bullying PSA’s by The Huffington Post. AHMIR is signed to Robbins Entertainment and have recently released their debut single entitled “WAR” to Top 40 radio nationwide.

About the Positive Music Association (http://www.PositiveMusicAssociation.com)

The Positive Music Association is an international membership organisation dedicated to promoting Positive music artists and Positive music as a distinct genre of music. Positive music is defined as lyric-based songs with universal, life-affirming messages. Positive music can inspire, heal, uplift, empower, energize, unite and enlighten as we create and awaken to a more peaceful, sustainable and healthy world that works for everyone. Founded in 2003, the PMA has over 350 members in over 12 countries and growing. For more information, contact Scott@PositiveMusicAssociation.com.

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