A Ukraine Benefit Jam will take place on March 31st at 6 p.m. PT with a bill featuring Macy Gray, Aloe Black, Justin-Lee Schultz, Judith Hill, Moontower, and more. The event will air for free with a recommended donation, and proceeds will support humanitarian relief efforts for Ukraine.
The benefit concert will be held at Tiny Room Studios in Los Angeles, CA and streamed on YouTube and Twitch. It will be hosted by crowdfunding platform weeBid to support the $1K Project, a matching program that links U.S. donors to Ukrainian families to give them $1,000. Crowdfunding sponsors have until March 31st to reach the goal of $10,000.
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Attendees are invited to help curate the show by suggesting songs for the featured artists to cover through weeBid. Simply create or log into your weeBid account, submit a cover request for a particular artist, and tune in to see them perform it live.
Make a pledge to support humanitarian relief efforts for Ukraine here. All pledges will benefit 501(c)(3) organization Direct Relief. Tax-deductible donation receipts will be issued after the benefit livestream performance for pledges over $50, with three tiers of pledge rewards. Contributions of $75 will earn donors one of 200 commemorative NFTs, $100 gets a shoutout during the live performance, and $1,000 allows brand collaborator to feature their logo in the syndicated stream to be seen by an estimated 20,000 viewers.
weeBid is a crowdfunding platform that allows people to pitch fundraising ideas to their favorite creators. Users can submit pitches and make pledges to help pitches reach their funding goal, and they are only charged if a creator fulfills the pitch.
Pitch covers to Aloe Black here.
Pitch covers to Justin-Lee Schultz here.
Pitch covers to Judith Hill here.