Music Label Motherwolf & Music Collective Jazz Mafia Launch Relief Fund for Bay Area Musicians Impacted by COVID-19

Motherwolf, a digital music label created by artists for artists, and Jazz Mafia, an eclectic artist collective, today announced The Music Relief Project, a relief fund to support San Francisco-Bay Area musicians who are losing income amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Motherwolf and Jazz Mafia, both rooted in the Bay Area, created the Music Relief Project to raise funds and reward grants to musicians who are struggling to pay rent and living costs. 

The first round of The Music Relief Project starts April 2nd and ends April 30th. Here’s how it works:

1. Bay Area musicians write an original song that’s centered around bringing musical relief to the community.
2. They share the song in a video post on Instagram, tagging #musicrelief, @motherwolfofficial and @jazzmafiaofficial. 
3. The song will be enjoyed by music fans, and judged by reps from Motherwolf and Jazz Mafia based on the entry’s engagement, the power of its message, its musicality, originality and other criteria.
4. In the first round of funding, the top 60 finalists will be awarded a $500 grant.

Entries can be submitted starting today through April 30th. Additional rounds of grants will be available as more donors contribute to The Music Relief Project.

“What a moment to pause and reset the stage for how artists and the larger community coexist,” says Tom Chavez, President and CEO of Chavez Family Foundation, who sparked The Music Relief Project with an initial $25,000 donation. “Artists and audiences need each other. Let’s make something beautiful together.” 

A longtime resident of San Francisco, Chavez turned immediately to the beloved local music scene, and teamed up with Adam Theis, founder and leader of renowned Bay Area music collective Jazz Mafia. 

“The Bay Area is the most expensive place to live in the U.S., and a majority of artists I know are living on such a thin line as it is, which makes this situation even more catastrophic,” adds Theis. “The relief that musicians and music fans provide for each other in these unprecedented times and circumstances will define the Bay Area music scene for many years.” 

For more information about The Music Relief Project, visit themusicreliefproject.com.

Contacts
For press inquiries, contact Baochi Nguyen: baochi@motherwolf.com
Colleen Courtney - Executive Producer - coco@motherwolf.com
Adam Theis - Music Director - adamtheismusic@gmail.com

ABOUT MOTHERWOLF

Motherwolf is a new digital music label created by artists for artists. Motherwolf creates multi-sensory musical experiences that stimulate human possibility. Jts mission is to make you feel something so you will do something.

ABOUT JAZZ MAFIA

Adam Theis co-founded Jazz Mafia; an eclectic artist collective of some of the most forward-thinking and accomplished players of Electro, Hip-Hop, World, Classical, and of course, Jazz. In its 20 years, it has become one of the most prolific music collectives on the West Coast, bringing together many of the Bay Area’s most creative and accomplished instrumentalists, vocalists, MCs, composers and arrangers in what has become the quintessential San Francisco sound.
 

Contact Information

Baochi Nguyen

PR

Baochi Nguyen

baochi@motherwolf.com