You want to plan an event or have other ideas how to help? Contact us!
‘Every person deserves to have a safe and peaceful place to live in. That’s why I played here, in order to make a statement. ‘ -Joal Joao Nguele
How to organize a MusicForMoria event?
Anyone who shares the following values can cooperate with MusicForMoria:
- Both the audience as the musicians themselves should represent a diverse group, including sex, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion and believe as well as social-cultural background.
- Keep a welcoming and inviting athmosphere where this artistic manifestation creates connection and empathy.
What does a MusicForMoria-event entail?
- Involve music. Whatever that means. Use the resources you have.
- Inform about the current situation of the refugees in Greece.
- Help us to collect donations for Connect By Music.
How can you support us if you are not a musician/music therapist?
- Help with finances and finding funding/ sponsors
- Prepare the food for the staff on the event
- Write something about our events
- Take video recordings or fotos of the events
- Help with translations
- Help with designing posters/ banners/ etc.
- Use your network to connect people that might want to get involved
- Share our events and invite your friends
List of possible events (including ideas for events with Covid-19 restrictions):
- Typical live concert with one act
- Live concert with various acts (small festival)
- Row of smaller concerts with single acts
- Live concert, but play the set several times to reach more audiance
- Live stream without audience (preferably with an experienced location)
- Tiny concert (go live on facebook or instagram)
- A row of tiny concerts on different dates (go live on facebook or instagram)
- Zoom meeting (everyone from his/her own living room)
- Manifestation in a public place
- Play on the street and put a sign with MusicForMoria
- Musical experiments on the streets with passengers
Proposal for steps to plan a concert
Chose a setting, that will be Covid-19-proof considering the current measurements; think of a plan B in case of adapting to new regulations If you plan to do a professional Livestream, search for a location that has the required equipment.
- If you want to split the responsibilities, first find a team to cover the following tasks:
(find location, invite musicians, write the program, do the social media, promote in the radio or newspaper, have an overall overview) - Find location + sound technician and set the date (When chosing the location think of your personal investment -or of the group- and how this can be in proportion with the amount of people you will reach)
- Invite musicians and speakers; try to keep it local (think of travelcosts, flexibility)
- Find a group of staff for the event itself that is in charge of various tasks
(entrance, moderator, stage manager, supervisor, corona-awareness-team, food for the staff, fotographer, livestream-camera-technician) - Chose a payment method
(pay what you want at the entrance, ticket reservation with donation confirmation, low or middle priced ticket to by in advance, open doors and donation boxes) - Design a poster/Flyer (A QR-Code for the payment/donations might be usefull. Think also of ways to make it accessible for people who don’t use Social Media. You might use the music4moria e-mail adress.)
- Start promoting the event and inviting people (Social Media, newspaper, radio)
- Collect information from artists (tech rider + press kit)
- Invite people, post content day by day
- Write an event guide for the whole day (setlist with acts, speeches, moderation,visual content to be presented at the livestream; schedule incl. build-up and soundcheck)
- Be sure everything is prepared for the event
- Enjoy the concert
- Inform the public about the amount of donations you have collected.
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