The goal of The Fair Trade Music Campaign is to establish a fair compensation for musicians in Portland, Oregon.

Take Our Survey Now!

This project is gathering information about live music venues in Portland, Oregon. This survey should take you well under five minutes.

Your responses are anonymous and confidential. Your contact info, should you decide to leave it, will not be shared with anyone else.

If you'd like to provide information about additional venues, feel free to take the survey as many times as you have venues.

Thank you for your time.

10 Things You Can Do In Under 5 Minutes

We've had an exciting few months here at Fair Trade Music! We're working hard to spread the word about our cause.


Here are some quick things you can do in five minutes or less to help spread the word about Fair Trade Music:

1. <---Sign up for our newsletter. Stay updated on Fair Trade Music News and Events as venue's begin participating.

2. Do you believe a venue may be a good fit for Fair Trade Music? We are now in the early stages of discussions with music venues. Suggest a venue in Portland, Oregon for participation.

3. There has been some notable press on Fair Trade Music recently. Read a recent article or listen to a radio interview about Fair Trade Music. If you see something you like, share it with your social network via the convenient "Share/Save" button or leave a comment.

Fair Trade Music Concert Update

The Village Building Convergence, located at 2800 SE Harrison St., continues this week with evening events and musical performances May 31 through June 5th. Every evening features dinner, presentations and music. Performers for the week ending June 5th are listed below. Please come out and support Fair Trade Music and The Village Building Convergence.

Tuesday, June 1
9-11: Fruition String Band

Wednesday, June 2
9-11: Chervona

Thursday, June 3
9-11: Physical Hearts

Friday, June 4
9-11: Jujuba
11-12: Off the Grid

Saturday, June 5
9-11: Tapwater
11-12: AkaBella

Fair Trade Music Concerts This Weekend

Our First Participant, the Village Building Convergence, begins Friday May 28th and runs until June 6th. Every evening features dinner, presentations and music. Performers for the week ending May 30 are listed below. Please come out and support Fair Trade Music and The Village Building Convergence.

Friday May 28th

9:00-10:30 z'Bumba

10:30-12:00 Infinitia Art Ensemble

Saturday May 29th

9:00 - 11:00pm Medicine for the People

Sunday May 30th

9:00-11:00pm SaraTone & the Earth Tribe Gospel

Fair Trade Music Update

Greetings from Fair Trade Music.

We have had alot of activity over the past month. Our last Happy Hour was a wonderful insight into the inner workings of Casey Jarman's role as Music Editor at the Willamette Week.

We have signed our first participating venue! The Village Building Convergence is a bit like a conference, a bit like a festival, and a bit like a neighborhood improvement day. Of course, it is uniquely unlike any of those events, but if you are familiar with any of these types of events, you can start to understand VBC. As part of this year's VBC they have agreed to participate with Fair Trade Music and compensate the musicians that perform at the evening events. Please come out, show your support for local musicians and help make our campaign a success. More information on the The Village Building Convergence can be found at http://vbc.cityrepair.org/vbc

Happy Hour Details

The last reminder about the Fair Trade Music Happy Hour inadvertently was a bit short on details such as where and when. Here they are:

Date:
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Location:
McMenamins Tavern and Pool
1716 NW 23rd
Portland, OR

Casey Jarman, Music Editor for Willamette Week will give a
brief presentation on the how, why and what of his job and then open it up to
questions.

Our sincerest apologies for the double mailing. We dislike spam as much as the next person.

Thanks,
Fair Trade Music PDX
http://www.fairtrademusicpdx.org/

Fair Trade Music Happy Hour

This is reminder about our Happy Hour event tomorrow

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location:
McMenamins Tavern and Pool
1716 NW 23rd
Portland, OR

Our special guest will be Casey Jarman, Music Editor for Willamette Week. He will give a brief presentation on the how, why and what of his job and then open it up to questions.
The McMenamins Happy Hour runs from 3-6, so if you want cheaper drinks and appetizers, plan on being there early.

Also, don't forget to fill out our anonymous survey at http://www.fairtrademusicpdx.org/?q=node/275 to help us identify potential venues for participation in our campaign.

As always, help spread the word by sharing Fair Trade Music with your friends
and peers.

Thanks,
Fair Trade Music PDX
http://www.fairtrademusicpdx.org/

Fair Trade Music Happy Hour

This is reminder about our Happy Hour event tomorrow April 27th. Our special guest will be Casey Jarman, Music Editor for Willamette Week. He will give a brief presentation on the how, why and what of his job and then open it up to questions.
The McMenamins Happy Hour runs from 3-6, so if you want cheaper drinks and appetizers, plan on being there early.

Also, don't forget to fill out our anonymous survey at http://www.fairtrademusicpdx.org/?q=node/275 to help us identify potential venues for participation in our campaign.

As always, help spread the word by sharing Fair Trade Music with your friends
and peers.

Thanks,
Fair Trade Music PDX
http://www.fairtrademusicpdx.org/

Fair Trade Music Happy Hour

Location: 
McMenamins Tavern and Pool
1716 NW 23rd
Portland, OR

The Fair Trade Music Campaign is holding it's next Happy Hour. Our special guest will be Casey Jarman, Music Editor for Willamette Week. He will give a brief presentation on the how, why and what of his job and then open it up to questions.
The McMenamins Happy Hour runs from 3-6, so if you want cheaper drinks and appetizers, plan on being there early.

Location

McMenamins Tavern and Pool
1716 NW 23rd
Portland, OR
United States
45° 31' 42.8016" N, 122° 41' 54.9924" W

Fair Trade Music Update

Greetings from Fair Trade Music,

We would like to thank everyone who came out for our last Happy Hour event featuring Entertainment Attorney Peter Vaughan Shaver. We have another planned for April featuring a member of the press to provide insight into the media and promotions world and answer questions. Stay tuned while we formalize the details. We'll be sure to let you know when everything is confirmed.

Help out with the PDX Venue Information Project!

We are conducting grassroots research on the Portland music scene and need help from you - the working musician.
Please take our anonymous survey and share it with your friends and peers. This information will help us identify venues that engage in fair dealings with musicians.

http://www.fairtrademusicpdx.org/?q=node/275

As always, help spread the word by sharing Fair Trade Music with your friends and peers.

Thanks,
Fair Trade Music PDX
www.fairtrademusicpdx.org/

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