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Linkin Park Guitarist,
Brad Delson, Joins the Little Kids Rock Honorary Board of Directors
Southern California Kid Turned Grammy Winner
Helps Put the “Rock” in Little
Kids Rock Music Education Efforts
July 22nd, 2005— Indianapolis, IN (NAMM Show - booth
# 851) - Little Kids Rock (LKR) an innovative non-profit program that
provides free instruments and free music classes to children, announced
today that Linkin Park guitarist, Brad Delson, will be accepting a seat
on their Honorary Board of Directors. Mr. Delson’s post on the
LKR Board of Directors will begin immediately and will help the organization
gain visibility as it provides free music education to children across
the country. Mr. Delson and the band members of Linkin Park have a long
and notable history in philanthropic endeavors. Mr. Delson’s current
involvement in Little Kids Rock is just another example of how these
generous artists have chosen to use their celebrity in a way that helps
make a difference in the world.
”I’m extremely happy to be involved with
an organization that provides such a positive opportunity
for young people, says Mr. Delson. “Music education
can be an invaluable component of a child’s intellectual,
personal, and creative development.”
“We are extremely proud in the amount of diversity
represented in our Honorary Board. With the addition of
Brad Delson, our board truly speaks to just about every
music genre,” says Executive Director and Little
Kids Rock founder, David Wish. “We are inspired
by Brad’s continued support of worthy, charitable
causes and are happy that he has chosen to assist us in
our music education efforts.”
Brad Delson is the latest name on LKR’s growing
list of high profile supporters. Bonnie Raitt, Paul Simon,
BB King, Jason Newsted, Les Paul, Dave Mason, Rick Springfield
and NY Mets pitcher, Al Leiter are all honorary members
of the Board of Directors. Carlos Santana’s Milagro
Foundation has purchased more than $10,000 worth of instruments
for the program. Bob Weir and members of the Grateful
Dead have funded classes. The String Cheese Incident has
held silent auctions
for the organization. John Lee Hooker was a founding Board
Member and visited
classes before his passing.
About Brad Delson
Brad Delson is the guitarist for the Grammy Award winning
group Linkin Park. The band has released multi-platinum
studio albums on Warner Bros. Records, Hybrid Theory
and Meteora. Meteora was the best selling rock album
of 2003, moving 5 million copies in the U.S. alone. Linkin
Park’s debut album, Hybrid Theory, has sold 18
million copies worldwide and was the best selling album
of 2001. Other platinum Warner Bros. releases include
Reanimation and Linkin Park: Live In Texas. Last November
the band released one of the most exciting CD + DVD packages
yet: MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups Presents -Jay-Z / Linkin Park:
Collision Course, a two disc set that features a stellar
performance with rapper Jay-Z at West Hollywood’s
famed Roxy Theater. The album debuted at number 1 and
has since sold over4 million copies worldwide. Last December,
Linkin Park, along with other concerned musicians, formed
Music For Relief, an organization to help provide emergency
relief for disaster victims in need. Since its inception,
Music For Relief has already contributed over 2 million
dollars to the South Asian rebuilding effort, through
their work with partners the American Red Cross, Habitat
For Humanity and Unicef.
About Little Kids Rock
Little Kids Rock believes that music is a critical component
of first-rate education. Many elementary schools have
been stripped of their music programs. These cuts have
had a disproportionately large impact on children from
low-income backgrounds. Little Kids Rock restores music
to its rightful place in the academic lives of kids in
our public schools by providing a rich music education
program including instrument instruction, free instruments
and trained mentors. Founded by a single elementary school
teacher in 1996, Little Kids Rock now serves thousands
of students in CA, NY, NJ and TN. More information can
be found at: www.littlekidsrock.org
Media Contact:
Allison Neves,
PR Director
Little Kids Rock
415-948-1200
allison@littlekidsrock.org
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