Recording Artists Say: “Don’t Forget About Haiti” With Notes For Haiti Compilation Album

June 1, 2010 - PRLog -- DETROIT, MI and LOS ANGELES, CA  – Moved by the catastrophic earthquake and aftershocks that ravaged the island nation of Haiti, a group of artists is asking the public to remember the difference each of us can make. The project, “Notes for Haiti,” is a way for the collective to thank the public for their support of the island nation to date – and hopefully inspire folks to give more of the help that’s that still needed.

Estimates are that beyond the more than 230,000 Haitians who lost their lives as a result of the earthquakes, another 300,000 were injured and over one million were left homeless.

The album is available digitally in a “pay-what-you-want” format as of Tuesday, June 1, 2010 through the website notesforhaiti.bandcamp.com. All proceeds from album sales and donations are funneled directly to Oxfam America’s ongoing Haiti relief efforts.

The compilation features exclusive content and album material from some of the most creative artists in hip-hop today. Those featured include Karriem Riggins, eLZhi (of Slum Village), Blu (XXL Freshman Top 10 2009), Fashawn (XXL Freshman Top 10 2010), Exile, Aloe Blacc, Crown Royale (Buff 1 and DJ Rhettmatic), Invincible, Now On (Mayer Hawthorne, IX Lives, Jackson Perry), 14KT, Houseshoes, Co$$, Sene, AB, Marv Won, Jordan Rockswell, and SlopFunkDust.

The concept behind the “pay-what-you-want” format (used previously by bands such as Radiohead) is that the user can dictate the price paid for the album as a whole, or for each song purchased individually (for as little as $1). The donations are processed directly to Oxfam America through the secure BandCamp-PayPal portal, removing unnecessary overhead or infrastructure costs at the point of sale.

Oxfam America’s relief efforts in Haiti have already affected a reported 400,000 lives on the island. Oxfam is working in multiple locations to provide clean water, sanitation, shelter, seeds and running cash for work programs. Though their public appeal to Haiti has closed (for the time), this project will continue to affect their ongoing efforts on the island.

Detroit natives Niles Heron (Los Angeles) and Sarah Lockridge-Steckel (Boston) executive produced the album with gracious contributions from artists, promoters, managers, and good people nationwide.

“We wanted to help thank the artists and fans for their generosity, and remind them that our support yesterday, today, and tomorrow, really can change lives.” –Niles Heron and Sarah Lockridge-Steckel

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