Lisa Ventura, Creative Director & Managing Editor of Worcester Women has formed a new music promotions company to organise a tour of bands and musicians in various music venues throughout February to raise funds for the DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal.
Kicking off with a special launch gig on Saturday 30th January 2010 at the Marrs Bar in Worcester, the Help for Haiti tour is the brainchild of Lisa Ventura, formerly of the Worcester Music Festival. Lisa will be organising various gigs in venues throughout Worcester and Malvern in February to draw together the local music community in the area and fund-raising gigs are planned in The Lamb West Malvern, Worcester Arts Workshop, The Mount Pleasant in Malvern and more.
The launch event at the Marrs Bar starts at 6pm with the first act on stage at 6.45pm and features live performances from Chris Jones, Polar Rays, Becky Rose, Inca Hoots and headlining the event will be Ross on Wye’s finest The Dandelion Killers. It costs £3 on the door with a raffle and T-shirts for sale, and all proceeds will go to the DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal.
Lisa Ventura from Wizard Promotions said: “The inspiration for the tour came when I saw the news reports come in from Haiti showing the devastation there and they put things into perspective when I realised that I, like many of us, had been moaning about a couple of weeks of bad weather. Seeing all the TV footage moved me to tears and I thought, what could I do to help raise a bit of money to help them? I decided to organise a one-off gig in Worcester to raise funds but then a colleague suggested a “Help For Haiti” tour, and Wizard Promotions was born”.
Although the line-up at the Marrs Bar is complete for the launch gig, Lisa is still looking for help.
“We are currently looking for musicians and bands who are willing to play and donate their time to help support this worthy fund-raising appeal, and other volunteers to help promote the tour through their networks and online social media channels e.g. myspace, facebook and twitter,” she said. “We are also looking for other promoters who are putting on live music in February and would like to join in the fund-raising efforts. And if you can’t make any of the fund-raising events we have planned, you can still donate by visiting www.justgiving.com/wizardpromotions - please donate to the cause even if you can only spare £1, as every little bit helps”.
For more information about the Help for Haiti tour and about the launch event at the Marrs Bar, please visit the Wizard Promotions website.
Notes to Editors:
1. Photographs are available the Wizard Promotions team that are ready for printing. Please contact enquiries@wizard-promotions.co.uk or call 0845 652 0621 to receive these. Further information can be obtained from Lisa Ventura from Wizard Promotions on 0845 652 0621 or enquiries@wizardpromotions.co.uk.
2. Wizard Promotions is a new promoter of gigs and live events in Worcestershire and the Midlands. Their ethos is to organise quality and entertaining live music events and gigs to showcase the very best live music that the Midlands has to offer and to raise funds for the DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal. They have worked with many bands and musicians in Worcestershire over the years and have experience of promoting live events through their many channels.
3. The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) was formed in 1963. They are an umbrella organisation for 13 humanitarian aid agencies. At times of overseas emergency, the DEC brings together a unique alliance of the UK's aid, corporate, public and broadcasting sectors to rally the nation's compassion, and ensure that funds raised go to DEC agencies best placed to deliver effective and timely relief to people most in need. Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is a Registered Charity No: 1062638.
4. Details for the acts confirmed to play at the Launch Event at the Marrs Bar is as follows:
Chris Jones - www.myspace.com/chrisjonesacoustic
Polar Rays - www.myspace.com/polarrays
Becky Rose - www.myspace.com/thisisbeckyrose
Inca Hoots - www.myspace.com/weareincahoots
The Dandelion Killers - www.myspace.com/dandelionkillers
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