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Lineup Announced for Silicon Valley Rocks!; Benefit Event for 'Music in Schools Today'
Silicon Valley Rocks! kicks off at 7:00PM on December 3rd at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. The Silicon Valley Rocks! benefit event will raise money for Music in Schools Today (MuST), a Bay Area non-profit that seeks to rescue school music programs from budget cuts. The event will also feature a silent auction for items like signed guitars, hotel packages, software, and more.
(I-Newswire) - San Francisco, CA – Today, Silicon Valley Rocks! announced the lineup for its first annual music showcase event. Featured bands include musicians from Intel, Cisco, The Wall Street Journal, Flixster, MusicIP, Jaman, Walden VC, Norwest Venture Partners, and other tech firms and companies from around the Bay Area.
The lineup will feature seven bands – not necessarily in this order – including:
SPIN CONTROL featuring Don Clark and Paul Bergevin
The event will be emceed by local radio station KFOG host, Annalisa. Band history, information, and mp3s will be featured on the Silicon Valley Rocks! blog over the coming weeks. [link to http://svrocks.com]
The Silicon Valley Rocks! benefit event will raise money for Music in Schools Today ( MuST ), a Bay Area non-profit that seeks to rescue school music programs from budget cuts. The event will also feature a silent auction for items like signed guitars, hotel packages, software, and more.
“Silicon Valley Rocks! has generated an enormous amount of enthusiasm,” says Alison Murdock, founder of Silicon Valley Rocks!. “People are excited to network in a way that’s different from an industry conference or party. Live music is always a great way to bring people together.”
Event tickets include entry to all of the evening’s festivities, including the showcase concert and silent auction. The night will conclude at an after-party, with drinks, DJs, and dancing. All proceeds from sponsorships and ticket sales for Silicon Valley Rocks! will be donated to Music in Schools Today ( MuST ) [link to http://www.mustcreate.org/index.shtml].
About Music in Schools Today: MuST is the Bay Area's answer to the crisis in music education. Despite extensive research indicating that music instruction supplies intellectual, emotional and physical components critical to children's development, music and arts programs are often the first victims of budget cuts. MuST advocates, supports and develops integrated, accessible, sustainable and measurable music-in-education programs that improve student achievement.
About Silicon Valley Rocks! Silicon Valley Rocks! is produced by Alison Murdock, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and tech consultant. She has over 16 years in the tech events business and was previously co-founder and president of Dealmaker Media. Alison is also a vocalist and an aspiring bass guitar player.
Contact: For band information and sponsorship opportunities please contact Alison Murdock at alison [at] svrocks [dot] com
For media inquiries, please contact Vanessa Camones at Vanessa [at] themixagency [dot] com
For more information on MuST, please contact Meg Madden at meg [at] mustcreate [dot] org
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