Acts Confirmed for Feb. 12 Benefit Concert for Haiti

So Liberated Muse members were called to perfom for free for this benefit concert for Haiti and they came...check out the dope line-up. This will be a Valentine day weekend concert that will resonate deeper than your average V-day celebration. All donations at the door benefit YeleHAITI and their efforts to re-build Haiti. Dinner and desserts served. Email us at LiberatedMuseProductions@gmail.com for all inquiries.

Special thanks to our support from Kapital Magazine.

"To Haiti, With Love" Benefit Concert Seeks Acts

Liberated Muse will be having a benefit concert for the crisis in Haiti on Friday, Feb. 12 at the Potter's House in Adams Morgan in DC as part of the Potter's House Sounds of Hope series. All proceeds will support Wyclef Jean's nonprofit YeleHaiti at Yele.org which is providing on the ground support. Special thanks to all of you members who emailed me to see if LiberatedMuse.com was going to do something to support the nation of Haiti, hopefully this event is worthy of your participation.

The fundraiser will be held on the Friday preceding Valentine's Day and entitled "To Haiti, With Love". If you are a performance artist (singer, poet, musician, live visual artist, etc.) who would like to perform in this benefit concert, message us through www.LiberatedMuse.com or email us atLiberatedMuseProductions@gmail.com. Our hope is that the people of Haiti will get the assistance they need for as long as it takes. A month from now, will folks still be talking about ways to help Haiti? We will, because we will be doing it. Contact us today if you are interested in performing. We ask that performers meet these guidelines:

1) Have live accompaniment if you are a singer. We prefer live instrumentation to track. If you are interested in performing but not connected to a live musician, let us know and we will connect you to artists on the site who are musicians.

2)We would like performers to be able to perform a 15 minute set (approximately 3 songs). We LOVE original music, but, we ask that one of those songs be your own remake of a song that audience members know if they aren't familiar with your music yet. The weekend of Feb. 12 is Valentine's Day as well, so if its a valentine's day appropriate song, all the better.

3) If you have never performed in a Liberated Muse production before, please make sure your page on www.LiberatedMuse.com is uploaded with a link to your music, video, etc. that we can use to determine your sound and appropriateness for this show.

We would like to have a roster of acts determined no later than Jan. 20 so we can begin with promoting the show. If you have any questions, feel free to shoot us a message.

Together, we can make a difference.

In peace,

Moon

www.LiberatedMuse.com

Wyclef Jean Leads Aid Efforts to Haiti

Not since Hurricane Katrina has a natural disaster galvanized so many people to action as has yesterday's tsunami earthquake that shook Haiti, devastating the tiny Caribbean island. AP News reports that Haitians are piling bodies along the streets of their capital after a powerful magnitude-7 earthquake flattened the president's palace, the main prison, the cathedral, hospitals, schools, and thousands of homes. Untold numbers are still trapped beneath rubble.

Haitian president Rene Preval says he believes thousands of people are dead. His prime minister, Jean-Max Bellerive told CNN" "I believe we are well over 100, 000 [deaths]", though he gave no basis for that estimate.

Wyclef Jean, the famous member of the hip-hop group The Fugees, has led the online advocacy for aid to the region, encouraging folks to either you use their cell phone to text "Yele" to 501501, which will automatically donate $5 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund (it will be charged to your cell phone bill), or visit www.Yele.org and click on DONATE.

Jean released this statement yesterday:

"Haiti today faced a natural disaster of unprecedented proportion, an earthquake unlike anything the country has ever experienced. The magnitude 7.0 earthquake - and several very strong aftershocks - struck only 10 miles from Port-au-Prince. I cannot stress enough what a human disaster this is, and idle hands will only make this tragedy worse. The over 2 million people in Port-au-Prince tonight face catastrophe alone. We must act now. President Obama has already said that the U.S. stands 'ready to assist' the Haitian people. The U.S. Military is the only group trained and prepared to offer that assistance immediately. They must do so as soon as possible. The international community must also rise to the occasion and help the Haitian people in every way possible."

Liberated Muse Productions would like to encourage everyone to keep this region in our prayers as they work on reconstructing their country.To check the status of family member in Haiti please call the U.S. State Department at 888.407.4747