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RAJIWORLD CLIENTS WIN BIG AT BLACK BALL

Austin music patron organization Black Fret announces recipients of this year’s grants

Local music patron organization Black Fret announced the winners of this year’s $18,000 major grants, along with recipients of $5,000 minor grants, on Saturday night at the organization’s annual Black Ball season finale concert at the Paramount Theatre.

The 10 acts receiving $18,000 grants are: Jackie Venson, Warren Hood, Sarah Sharp, Carolyn Wonderland, Bright Light Social Hour, Whiskey Shivers, Eric Tessmer, the Deer, Mobley and Leopold & His Fiction. They were selected by Black Fret members, who pay $1,500 annual dues to attend private functions throughout the year along with the opportunity to nominate and vote on grant recipients.

Another nine acts received $5,000 grants: Akina Adderley, Cowboy Diplomacy, Croy & the Boys, Daniel Eyes, David Ramirez, Greyhounds, Jane Ellen Bryant, Kinky Machine and Los Coast. All 20 acts had been announced as 2017 Black Fret nominees earlier in the year. One nominated act, Black Pistol Fire, “chose to remove themselves from consideration and asked that Black Fret allocate those funds to the other minor grant recipients,” a Black Fret representative said.

Launched in 2014 by Matt Ott and Colin Kendrick, Black Fret has gradually increased the amount of its grants each year. This year’s cumulative total of $230,000 is up from $220,000 in 2016. Recipients must perform tasks such as releasing records or playing shows to unlock the grant money over the course of the following year.

 

Peter Blackstock

RAJIWORLD LOVES BLACK FRET, BLACK FRET LOVES ELIZABETH MCQUEEN

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RajiWorld’s own Roggie Baer is excited to be a part of Austin’s new Non-profit, Black Fret, which is aimed at helping local artists (including our own Elizabeth McQueen) develop through education with music industry veterans with distinguished careers, people work with artists on a daily basis including: producers, engineers, managers, booking agents, Experts in licensing, legal, public relations, marketing and band merchandise. Mentors meet with Nominees one on one to offer advice and scholarship to support their careers. Read more about what it is and how it will benefit you in the Austinot article below. Expect flourishing futures for Black Fret and RajiWorld!

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– Truly Julie