New Found Glory signed guitar

A cool Cort Revolver guitarsigned by New Found Glory, famous for their smash hit “My Friend’s Over You.”It is signed by the members Cyrus Bolooki, Steve Klein and Chad Gilbert. It is in perfect condition and Letter of authenticity provided
If you are interested in this item please go to visit our store to purchase the guitars for your own collection of punk history.

Visit our NEW WordPress Blog!

This link to our new  WordPress blog for the Fender Music Foundation is:

http://thefendermusicfoundation.wordpress.com/

In the future, we will continue all our updates, blogs and press links on this blog.

Thanks and see you there!

The Fender Music Foundation Team

The Guitar Center Music Foundation Announces Company Name Change

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (April 6, 2009) – The Guitar Center Music Foundation announced today that it will change its name to The Fender Music Foundation. The independent public nonprofit will continue to award grants to music education programs across the United States and will still be headed by chairman and founder Larry Thomas. There are no plans to change the mission of the foundation, and most of the leadership will remain the same.

The foundation will become an authorized, official licensee of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC). It will remain a separate entity, serving as a platform for the music industry, and the public alike, to come together to support music education.

The name change came about when FMIC invited Thomas to join their corporate Board of Directors. As part of the invitation, FMIC expressed support for the foundation and its migration to becoming The Fender Music Foundation.

Thomas commented, “I’m thrilled to be appointed to the FMIC board and honored with the opportunity to continue my lifelong passion for music. I’m especially grateful for the support Fender has given my foundation, continuing our efforts to bring the music industry together for this cause that has been so important to me throughout my career.”

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Andrea LaBarge chooses GCMF as beneficiary

Photographer Andrea LaBarge has selected the Guitar Center Music Foundation as the beneficiary for a contest she has entered called “Name Your Dream Assignment.” Contestants were give the opportunity to pitch their most creative and inspiring photo shoot ideas in hopes of winning $50,000 to live out that dream. Andrea has proposed the idea of taking a road trip with her father Dennis LaBarge, who served as her photographic and musical inspiration growing up, on the historic Route 66, documenting the music along the way, from the anonymous to the famous, from the historic to the trendy. While on the trip, she plans to record her status in a blog that will contain photos and videos from her trip across the United States. After her trip, she plans to publish a coffee-table book containing the images from the trip and produce a gallery show of prints from the trip as well. All proceeds from the book and prints are to benefit the Guitar Center Music Foundation. Visit the link below, and vote for her idea to win! She must secure a spot in the top 20 by April 3, 2009, in order to move on in the competition.

http://www.nameyourdreamassignment.com/the-ideas/LaBargex2/the-musical-culture-of-route-66/

Andrea LaBarge Mills is a freelance photographer based out of Los Angeles, CA. She has been working in the photo industry for more than 10 years with experience in a major photo agency, a small design studio, and a gallery before entering the editorial world in 2005. She has worked with the music industry both as a photographer and as Photo Editor at Filter Magazine, a position she held for three years. Other music clients have included Interscope, Polyvinyl, and Domino Records, Spin, and Death+Taxes Magazine. Prior to embarking on her career, she earned degrees in Visual Media at American University – with a semester at FAMU, Prague’s famed film academy – and in Photography at Art Center College of Design.

Dennis LaBarge is a physics teacher at Gateway High School in Kissimmee, FL. His 35 years of photography experience, and even more experience playing guitar and bass, are frequently incorporated in his science lectures and assignments. Dennis has attended several photo workshops, including the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops and the Mentor Series, and his work has been published in the Texas Department of Tourism magazine.

Photo cred. Dennis LaBarge

Copyright © 2004 Andrea R. LaBarge

Help save our schools’ music education programs!

Here is an easy way that you can help to save music education programs across the nation! Recently, the National Association for Music Education started a petition for equal access to music education, aiming to reach one million signatures by June 18th, 2009 when it will be sent to the new Secretary of Education. Share this opportunity with your friends and community! Help our schools’ music education programs and visit the link below.
http://www.menc.org/resources/view/3-ways-to-change-music-education-petition-drive

Black Mountain Productions selects GCMF as Beneficiary for Indie Music Assault Competition

 

The Guitar Center Music Foundation has been chosen as the beneficiary for the annual “Indie Music Assault” contest and showcase presented by Black Mountain Productions and Skinnie Magazine.

 

The contest is now accepting entries from all unsigned independent rock bands from across the nation for the chance to play at Paramount Studios, the place of the MTV Video Music Awards, on May 9, 2009. It’s open to all different genres ranging from pop rock to heavy metal and only requires a $35 fee to enter. 

 

Fans will be able to vote for their favorite bands via a widget that can be placed on either the band’s Myspace or Facebook page. After a selection process, Indie Music Assault gives 10 chosen bands a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as they perform their music for celebrities and music industry professionals alike. These ten bands will all be vying for the top prize of a 2-year record deal. Even if these bands don’t make it to the podium, they will still be receiving great exposure from radio, e-blasts and Skinnie Magazine. The event will also be streamed live over the web so even their hometown fans can watch the show.

 

Visit the link below for more information about the contest or how to enter.

http://www.blackmountainproductions.net/indieworld/indiemusicassault.html

Guitar Center Music Foundation

http://www.guitarcentermusicfoundation.org/

 

Don Felder (formerly of The Eagles) signed skis

 

An interesting item we have for sale is a set of 164-inch Volkl T-Rock (2007) skis
signed by guitarist Don Felder, formerly of The Eagles. He signed them for us to raise money for music education in silver Sharpie at his home in Los Angeles, CA, on July 27, 2007. The skis come with a certificate of authenticity. Visit our store to purchase the skis for your own collection of rock history.

Guitar Center Music Foundation – who we are

The Guitar Center Music Foundation was created to provide funding and resources for music programs across America so that kids and adults alike will have an opportunity to experience the joys of music. We also educate the public on the value of a musical education. With your help, we can make a difference in people’s lives by providing them a gift that lasts a lifetime.

MISSION STATEMENT
The Guitar Center Music Foundation believes that music participation is an essential element in the fabric of an enduring society. Our mission is to have the benefits of making music available to everyone in the communities in which we serve, to promote its importance through education and media initiatives, and to provide financial and in-kind resources in collaboration with other organizations to achieve our common goal.

VISION STATEMENT
We understand the impact music has on the lives of people of all ages, and the tremendous gift it brings to participants and listeners. We understand the power of music on the soul and the vehicle it provides for our sanity, health and creativity. We want to help make that gift available to everyone, with the understanding that the process of participating in music is a means to this end; that people don’t have to be rock stars or professional musicians to enjoy the rewards of music participation, and that age is not a factor in the enjoyment or ability to learn to play music.

Please leave us a comment if you have any questions.

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