“Bringing music to the inner city and to the homeless”
By: Michael Tolman
Tags: Gofundme Heroes, Homeless

“Bringing music to the inner city and to the homeless”

Hello I’m fundraising for musicians to get a midi controller, microphone, and laptop computer, and to get myself into a position where I can continue to create music for more streaming sites. eventually starting a community around music creation and getting artists like myself onto music streaming sites I’ve gotten myself as far as SoundCloud and am in the process of getting on all major music download and streaming sites, but to qualify I need to pay fees to get verified and to get my music monetized. Now I pay annual fees for music creator apps and would love to have MIDI controllers, preferably a mini 25 key MIDI controller with drum pads, and midi controller for recording audio.

All I have now is my iPod touch and iPad mini alongside with apps that offer digital synthesizers but I can only go so far,

I’ve been approached by music promoters who are now showcasing my music I have on SoundCloud for free. I go by two artist names on SoundCloud Emoji Mike, and Flock Of Another please consider me for donation as I will grow into a public service offered to inner city kids and the homeless as I live next door to the youth shelters, homeless shelters, rehab and detox centres, as well as safe injection sites and the public service buildings churches and charitable organizations they all go to during the day for food, shelter, and services and is a social gathering for all. who use these services daily I would like to eventually be in a position to offer a Mobile recording experience to the people there.

I’ve in the past used many of these services myself, and if I get funded for MIDI controllers, microphone and laptop computer I would have a fully functional mobile recording studio, the education in how to use them. I now have a close connection to people in need by both living experience and living next to the social services places they all hang out at, and I know many of them personally and believe they would benefit in the music creating experience and connecting to something like music is good for mental well-being and is a therapy I need. I now am in an assisted living building and have a lot of free time I’m unable to work and the only thing I’ve recently found that brings me joy is creating, producing, promoting music and am able to go into communities where drugs violence and poverty is a large social issue, music is a way to get out or to positively express yourself and put your time towards, and is the one thing I can bring to a community packaged in a way that is genuine unique, and not a service that is in my city’s inner city. If you fund me you will also be funding a mobile recording studio that I believe will bring inner city people together and focus on something rewarding and positive and has a possibility in my hands to grow into endless possibilities, and fill in some of the gaps in my city.

there is a link below if you want to listen to the music I’ve recorded with just my iPod and iPad with little experience, all and self taught in music. I also have a music promotion page on Facebook called “Music Creators,edm, hip hop,” please go fund me & feel free to share this story with your friends and family thank you