Save The Music Honors Jesse Collins at the #Musicsaves Fundraiser Wednesday, December 8, Erykah Badu and D-Nice to Perform Live

Save The Music (STM) is honoring Jesse Collins, Founder & CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment, at its annual fundraiser on Wednesday, December 8 to support STM’s partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to ensure students have access to music education.

Hosted by Chris Spencer, the event will celebrate Collins’ achievements in the entertainment industry and his dedication to music education. The evening will feature performances by Erykah Badu and D-Nice, and attendees will also hear from teachers and students impacted by Save The Music programs. Proceeds will help STM develop music programs in underserved schools in LAUSD.

There has never been a more important time to help save music. Music education is experiencing an existential crisis because of the pandemic. School districts are facing devastating budget cuts and new safety guidelines are creating restrictions for music classes.

The benefit is sponsored by Dionne Harmon, Gibson Gives, Love, Tito’s, Meta, MTV Entertainment Group, Netflix, Roc Nation, SiriusXM + Pandora, Sony Music Group, ViacomCBS, Victrola, and Warner Music Group.

WHO: Jesse Collins (honoree), Chris Spencer (host), Erykah Badu (performer), D-Nice (performer)

WHEN: Wednesday, December 8^th at 5:30PM PST*

WHERE: NeueHouse (6121 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028)

*All media must be masked, provide proof of vaccination prior to the event by uploading your card to a portal (more information to come upon confirmation of your attendance), and take a Covid test after 9AM on 12/8/21 with a negative result. (Limited testing on-site will be available before the event.) In addition, all media must present their vaccination card (original or photo/copy is acceptable) OR the CA Digital COVID-19 Vaccine card via the state portal upon arrival along with Government-issued photo ID.

About Jesse Collins Entertainment

Jesse Collins Entertainment (JCE) is a full-service television and film production company that has played an integral role in producing many of television’s most memorable moments in music entertainment. The Emmy® nominated company has a multi-year overall agreement with ViacomCBS Cable Networks. On the theatrical film side, the company also has a first look on JCE’s film development projects which could include Viacom’s film entities such as Paramount Players. The award-winning and critically acclaimed television that JCE has produced includes miniseries—The New Edition Story and The Bobby Brown Story; scripted series—American Soul and Real Husbands of Hollywood; unscripted series – Cardi Tries; talk show – Face to Face with Becky G; Emmy Award winning children’s series—Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices; award shows—BET Awards, Black Girls Rock!, BET Honors, UNCF’s An Evening of Stars, BET Hip Hop Awards, ABFF Honors and Soul Train Awards; specials—John Lewis: Celebrating A Hero, Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration, Change Together: From The March On Washington To Today, Stand Up for Heroes, Dear Mama, Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin’, Def Comedy Jam 25 and Leslie Jones: Time Machine; as well as competition/game shows—Sunday Best, Hip Hop Squares, Nashville Squares and Rhythm & Flow. Jesse Collins, founder and CEO of the company, is the executive producer of all programming. He is also an executive producer for the iconic Grammy Awards, The American Music Awards and The Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show and also produced The 2021 Academy Awards. Go to jessecollinsent.com for more information on the company.

About Save The Music

For nearly 25 years, Save The Music has addressed the systemic inequalities in music education by investing in underserved communities across the US – donating school instruments and technology; working as a convener, expert, and catalyst; helping to train and support teachers; and starting and building thousands of new music programs in over 286 school districts nationwide. Learn more at savethemusic.org.

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