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Detroit Events Raise 431k For Local Musicians
Everyone has been hit hard by the pandemic, some more than others. With concerts being canceled and local bars and restaurants being closed, many musicians have been out of work.
Detroit is giving back to local musicians who have been struggling to stay afloat this year. Events going on through the months of August and September raised $431,000 for nearly 450 area artists. About half of that money came from a grant arranged by Oakland County. The Arts, Beats & Eats Musicians Fund raised $83,000 with the help of a GoFundMe page. Eminem s Marshall Mathers Foundation contributed $25,000. And last but not least, $16,000 was generated from a drive-in concert weekend in Royal Oak.
The alternative festival staged this year by Arts, Beats & Eats generated some much-needed income for metro Detroit musicians struggling amid the pandemic shutdown.
AB&E announced Thursday that more than $431,000 was raised for nearly 450 area artists, following a series of makeshift concerts and fundraising efforts in August and September, dubbed The Beats Go On.
Half of that total about $216,000 comes from a matching grant arranged by Oakland County via CARES Act funding.
Fest officials said about $83,000 was raised through donations to the Arts, Beats & Eats Musicians Fund, which included a public GoFundMe campaign. That included a $25,000 contribution from Eminem’s Marshall Mathers Foundation.