Raise the MIC

RAISE THE MIC!
As musicians and music lovers, you innately understand the power of music to connect us across lines of faith, culture, race, and ethnicity. Music In Common speaks directly to that boundary-breaking magic, transforming apprehension into trust, fear into acceptance, powerlessness into action, and yes - changing the world.

Raise the MIC empowers YOU to be part of that change by hosting, organizing or performing
an event to raise money and awareness for Music In Common.

We’ll be there every step of the way to help you with planning, producing and hosting a fun, informative and successful event. If your event is public, we’ll promote it and any participating performers across all our communications channels. And, if you like, a Music In Common team member will attend to speak, emcee, or lead a Q&A - whatever makes the most sense for the style of your event.

Events can include any combination of:

A concert
A jam session
A screening of our two short documentaries
A talkback with a Music in Common team member
Sales of Music in Common swag and CDs

And can take place almost anywhere:

In a club, theater, arts/community center, school, house of worship, or other public space
In your home - no, it’s not too small!
As a public event
As a private/invite only event

Our two documentary films, From Madness To Music (23 minutes) and Amplified: Young Voices Rising, (11 minutes) are powerful introductions to the origins and impact of Music In Common.
Click the film images to view trailers.

Join the growing wave of musicians, bands, music lovers,
compassionate people, and concerned citizens who are taking
action to #EmpowerYouthAgainstHate -- and Raise the MIC!

Click a button below to get started!

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Host Raise the MIC

"IT WAS DOWNRIGHT GLORIOUS. GREAT EVENT. GREAT ENGAGEMENT. SO MUCH FUN AND SOME NICE FRIEND-RAISING AND FUNDRAISING FOR MY FAVORITE ORGANIZATION!"

~ CJ Albert, Raise the MIC Co-Host