The weeks following the killing of George Floyd have been devastating. For too long, people of color have disproportionately suffered from police brutality and reform has been stifled by the systemic and structural racism in this country since slavery. SPR is located in the heart of Minneapolis, and while seeing our city burn was heartbreaking, it doesn’t come close to the heartbreak of seeing our black community, our fellow human beings, repeatedly robbed of their lives at the hands of the police.
In response, SPR will donate 50% of our profits from Bandcamp sales in June, July and August to Black Lives Matter and a handful of other more localized organizations in the Twin Cities, Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago. In addition, every single one of our artists has pledged to donate a portion of their royalties from Bandcamp during this time as well, some as much as 100%.
We understand this is a tiny step in a huge fight, but we hope it helps in some way. The music that we love and play would not exist without the brave innovation of Black Musicians. We thank you and we stand with you in solidarity. No justice, no peace.
In response, SPR will donate 50% of our profits from Bandcamp sales in June, July and August to Black Lives Matter and a handful of other more localized organizations in the Twin Cities, Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago. In addition, every single one of our artists has pledged to donate a portion of their royalties from Bandcamp during this time as well, some as much as 100%.
We understand this is a tiny step in a huge fight, but we hope it helps in some way. The music that we love and play would not exist without the brave innovation of Black Musicians. We thank you and we stand with you in solidarity. No justice, no peace.
We are launching a new Zoom "house concert" series featuring solo sets from our artists. Our first two shows were a huge success with great feedback from the performers and audience. Our next Quarantine Qoncert is Friday, June 5 at 7pm CST and features sets by Madison/Milwaukee artists Tony Barba, Devin Drobka, Johannes Wallmann, Michael Rossetto, John Christensen and Joshua Catania. Watch from your own living room. GET TICKETS HERE!!!
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ABOUT SHIFTING PARADIGM
Shifting Paradigm Records is a collective label, featuring some of the most exciting and compelling improvisors and composers in the Midwest and beyond! Our objective is to create a greater footprint on the music landscape by uniting together. In addition, we hope to provide high quality digital downloads to listeners at a lower cost than iTunes, Amazon, etc, while actually keeping more of the proceeds for the artists. Our new releases are now being sold for download or as physical CDs through our partners at Bandcamp and may be purchased right here from our site or our Bandcamp page. These are high quality wav & aiff files, so you can hear the music the way it's supposed to sound. Thanks for continuing to support creative music and please spread the word.
Shifting Paradigm Records is a collective label, featuring some of the most exciting and compelling improvisors and composers in the Midwest and beyond! Our objective is to create a greater footprint on the music landscape by uniting together. In addition, we hope to provide high quality digital downloads to listeners at a lower cost than iTunes, Amazon, etc, while actually keeping more of the proceeds for the artists. Our new releases are now being sold for download or as physical CDs through our partners at Bandcamp and may be purchased right here from our site or our Bandcamp page. These are high quality wav & aiff files, so you can hear the music the way it's supposed to sound. Thanks for continuing to support creative music and please spread the word.
BECOME A MEMBER ON PATREON
In September 2018, we launched a member subscription service through Patreon. For as little as $5/mo, you can get a new album each month, featuring all of our new releases, as well as some exclusive content only available to Patreon members. Click here to find out more, and thanks for supporting our Shifting Paradigm artists!