Call for Trans and Genderqueer Music Performers (Patreon)

Hi all, Jeremy here, passing along this message from a fellow Patron for a good cause and a chance to perform:

Hello! My name is Ari Pennington (she/they). I'm a student at the University of Central Missouri (UCM), and for the past six months I've been organizing an event and fundraiser in collaboration with the Gender and Sexuality Studies program (GSS) at my university. I'm putting this out because I think you might be interested in performing at our event and/or helping us out as we move forward with this event.

The GSS/Music fundraiser is scheduled for Sunday, September 8 from 7-8:30pm at UCM's Hart Recital Hall as well as on the official UCM Music Youtube channel under the name "Synth Solidarity: Electronic Music for a Cause."

It will be a 90 minute electronic music performance set meant to highlight the influence transgender and genderqueer individuals have had over the history and current-day iterations of electronic music, and all proceeds will go to the Southern Trans Youth Emergency Project.

It's a project close to my heart as that's the region of the U.S. I was born in and have lived in, and I want to be able to pay that support forward to the communities that helped me.

I'm asking if you'd be interested in performing during this show; due to the nature of the show, your performance can either be live in Warrensburg, MO or it could be a pre-recorded video that will be broadcast during the event.

Each musician will have about 10-15 minutes to perform. You do not need to identify as trans or genderqueer to perform, although we hope you support these communities if you choose to take part! I can provide any and all details you'd like upon further request.

If you're interested, I'd love to hear back from you! I can be contacted through email at mwp22120@ucmo.edu or, if it's more convenient, through Discord under the username Fashionably_Ari.

Video submissions are due August 25, and should have high-quality audio in addition to a 1080p video feed of some kind, preferably a recording of the performance itself.

If not, would you be so kind as to direct this inquiry to others who may be interested? Thank you so much for your time and consideration in this endeavor!