Spaceship Earth (From Laurie Dameron’s program on Climate Change) | By Ben Beaumont- Thomas,The Guardian | Musicians including Brian Eno are to name the Earth as a co-writer of their music, in order to divert a portion of their royalties towards environmental activism. Described as “a poetic construct … a beautiful idea” by Eno, the likes of Dave and Stormzy producer Fraser T Smith and multiple Grammy winner Jacob Collier will add the Earth to the credits of a forthcoming song or composition. A royalties percentage of their choice will be given in perpetuity to EarthPercent, a charity of which Eno is a founder and trustee, that raises money from the music industry to fund environmental activism.
Smith hailed it as “a brilliant initiative … adding the Earth as a beneficiary on projects is not only a choice but a necessity”. Rostam Batmanglij, formerly of Vampire Weekend and now an acclaimed solo artist, hailed the scheme as “an intelligent use of the income our intellectual property generates”.
Other musicians joining the scheme include Anna Calvi, Mount Kimbie, Erland Cooper and Aurora. Aurora said: “I am currently writing my next album – it’s an album about interconnectedness and the art of coexistence. There is no greater teacher than Mother Earth. There is no greater home, or provider. There is no better place than Earth. And that is why I want to make this whole album with Mother Earth as a co-writer, because without her there wouldn’t be any such thing as music.”
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Read the whole story and concept here:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/mar/02/and-on-drums-earth-musicians-to-credit-planet-as-collaborator-to-raise-funds-for-activism
[Thanks to Alex Teitz for contributing this article! http://www.femmusic.com]
Photo: Spaceship Earth (From Laurie Dameron’s program)
And on Drums… Earth! Musicians to Credit Planet as Collaborator to Raise Funds for Activism
