A good friend of mine Ant Phillips just sent me something that I'm sure all of you should get involved in. Ant's working on a music project for Snickers where they are getting two Melbourne artists, Miami Horror and Phrase to cover a classic Aussie track from outside of their genre. The public get to vote for which song they will cover, and for every vote Snickers will donate $1 to the charity Heaps Decent.
Heaps Decent is committed to finding and nurturing the creativity of underprivileged and Indigenous young people and emerging artists. By providing resources and opportunities. And yes that is a picture of Diplo up top because Heaps Decent actually began when Diplo - CEO and godfather of the 'Mad Decent' label - spent time in Australia after touring to work with indigenous communities in hip-hop production and DJ workshops. He linkied up with two Sydney-based DJ’s -Andrew Levins and Nina Agzarian - and the project quickly spiraled from there, roping in artists like Devlin, Darko, Pase Rock, and even M.I.A. for various workshops and programs in rural communities, correctional facilities, and universities around the country. The results have been widely available on iTunes, where proceeds are donated back into the program to continue outreach.
This project is great in many ways:
- It gets you reaquainted with some Australian classics from years gone by. And for you international readers out there, introduce yourself to some great Aussie music.
- You will be able to hear something fresh from two of Melbourne's best.
- You will be indirectly giving to charity simply by clicking a button.
- It's only going to take you less than a minute... get on it.
And you can also 'like' the project on facebook and sign up for updates here: www.facebook.com/snickerssessions
To learn more about Heaps Decent go here: https://www.facebook.com/heapsdecent
For the record, my votes went to Miami Horror covering 'Under the Milky Way' and Phrase to give 'Reckless' a re-work.
R. Hunter
