Relief fund created for local musicians

Relief fund created for local musicians

Local musicians have not been immune to the coronavirus pandemic.

But thanks to an angel donation, a few organizations have found a way to help them out.

Professional, local organist buddy shirk says the music world is seeing affects from the covid-19 pandemic.

Buddy shirk: "it's hit me in every aspect of my life basically and i've just been scrambling to try to make things work, keep my bills current and keep everything afloat as most of my friends who are in the music industry."

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Music therapy gateway in communications martha summa-chadwick: "i think we've all realize especially in the time of covid how important the music.

We have reached out to music in all forms and in ways we really haven't done before."

I went on zoom and spoke with the executive director of soundcorps and the executive director of music therapy gateway in communications.

The two nonprofits are trying to help area musicians who may have been affected by the pandemic.

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Soundcorps stratton tingle: "the day that covid, the day that chattanooga and hamilton county shut down went on lockdown soundcorps had to cancel our major fundraising event st.

Paddy's party on the parkway which was set to feature around 12 different bands.

So you can imagine.

If we're canceling our event all events have been cancelled for the last number of months and all pretty much all gigs for live musicians that were scheduled or set up and it's hit the music industry really really hard."

Using grant funds from the unfoundation they've started a relief fund for musicians.

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Music therapy gateway in communications martha summa-chadwick: "this musicians fund is to basically create a stipend to help some of the performing musicians who has given so much of their time to chattanooga and the surrounding area and the gifts that they have with all of that."

If you want to support local performers, they recommend reaching out to the musician and ask if they're holding virtual performances or see if there are other ways you can support them.

You can also donate to the chattanooga musicians' relief