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Beau Dozier => Idol 6’s Top 6 finalists — Jordin Sparks, Blake Lewis, Melinda Doolittle, Lakisha Jones, Phil Stacey and Chris Richardson — also performed "Time to Care," an original song written by Quincy Jones, the music legend who produced 1985’s "We Are the World" Ethiopian famine relief song.

Below is American Idol’s news announcement with details on this year’s Idol Gives Back program.

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MusiCares Hurricane Relief, In response to the devastation and displacement wrought by Hurricane Katrina, MusiCares and The Recording Academy established the MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund, a multi-million dollar commitment of charitable funds to be distributed to musicians and other music industry people directly affected by this disaster.

How is music therapy utilized in psychiatric facilities? Music therapy allows persons with mental health needs to: explore personal feelings, make positive changes in mood and emotional states, have a sense of control over life through successful experiences, practice problem solving, and resolve conflicts leading to stronger family and peer relationships.

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Mike Greene, head of NARAS (the Grammys), wrote a letter on July 21 to Time Warner music executives telling them if they didn�t donate songs to a 40th Grammy Anniversary boxed set, they would face "ramifications" that were generally understood to mean lack of exposure for Time Warner artists on Grammy TV shows. Two weeks later, the company agreed to provide several tracks for the boxed set. Why was Time Warner stingy in the first place with a project that�s widely ballyhooed as charity? Perhaps they knew that the money from the sale of Grammy albums actually goes to NARAS itself, which decides how much to give to the NARAS Foundation-its "charitable" arm. In 1998 alone, NARAS charged the NARAS Foundation $553,000 for the use of the Grammy trademark, all the better to help pay Mike Greene�s $1.3 million salary (the highest of any non-profit executive in the U.S.). According to Chuck Philips in the August 13 LA Times, "the IRS and the Justice Department [are] investigating Greene." Undaunted, NARAS trustees recently extended Greene�s contract until 2001.

MusiCares Hurricane Relief, In response to the devastation and displacement wrought by Hurricane Katrina, MusiCares and The Recording Academy established the MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund, a multi-million dollar commitment of charitable funds to be distributed to musicians and other music industry people directly affected by this disaster.

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Beau Dozier songwriter => Since music therapists serve a wide variety of persons with many different types of needs there is no such thing as an overall typical session. Sessions are designed and music selected based on the individual client’s treatment plan.

Now through June 19, GRAMMY Charity Online Auctions will offer an array of celebrity-signed music memorabilia and VIP experiences at www.ebay.com/grammy. Last month featured the grand opening of the GRAMMY Charity Online Auction store � which included Christian Audigier T-shirts and sneakers custom designed in celebration of the 2008 Person of the Year event � and the series will continue with a monthly auction in July. The store will also offer tickets to attend the GRAMMY Foundation’s Starry Night gala honoring Sir George Martin. Presented in partnership with Kompolt, all proceeds raised through the auctions and the store benefit the programs and services of the MusiCares and GRAMMY Foundations.( Songwriter Beau Dozier)

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While one hand so profitably washes the other in the executive suites of NARAS, countless musicians in the United States don�t know where their next meal or fix is coming from. Mike Greene says NARAS doesn�t give out more help because no one asks for it. If you believe that, you have to stay after school and write "conflict of interest" on the board fifty times.

Currently, over 6,000 professionals comprise the Producers & Engineers Wing, a membership division of NARAS which was established for producers, engineers, remixers, technologists, and other related creative and technical professionals.

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The Grammys have become more than an embarrassment to music-lovers. They are now an open expression of loathing and contempt for all types of music–as the shameful treatment of Frank Sinatra two years ago made clear. You can see it in the way individual performances are directed, cutting away in the midst of crucial musical moments to focus on irrelevant shots of celebrities in the audience. You can see it in the way in which the show is cast: Tim Allen has about as much business being a presenter on this award show as Flavor Flav would on the soap opera awards (actually less, since perhaps Flav at least watches the soaps when he’s on the road). CBS and NARAS learned nothing from the Sinatra debacle; canned music continually cut off every performer who attempted to produce more than a ten-second soundbite. No wonder Eddie Vedder commented, in accepting Pearl Jam’s Grammy, "I have no idea what this means. I don’t think this means anything."

NARAS has also gone to war against the LA Times, which has been pretty much alone in reporting the truth about the organization�s finances. When the Times� Chuck Philips and Michael Hiltzik won a Pulitzer Prize last year for Grammy exposes, NARAS threatened legal action against the Columbia School of Journalism, which administers the awards. Since then, NARAS has hired private investigators to trace "leaks" to the press from its own staff, a bizarre move in light of the fact that, as a non-profit organization running a charity, NARAS is required to make its finances public. In a vain effort to keep its image intact, NARAS currently retains three public relations firms at a cost of $22,000 a month (more than the $19,736 a month it doles out to indigent musicians). And, in the latest step in its unfolding freedom of the press policy, NARAS refused to let LA Times photographers shoot the Grammys.

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About Beau Dozier music => Music is used in general hospitals to: alleviate pain in conjunction with anesthesia or pain medication: elevate patients’ mood and counteract depression; promote movement for physical rehabilitation; calm or sedate, often to induce sleep; counteract apprehension or fear; and lesson muscle tension for the purpose of relaxation, including the autonomic nervous system.

Singer Kevin Cronin recently took some time out of REO Speedwagon’s rehearsal schedule to participate in FOX-TV’s all-new, all-star show "Don’t Forget The Lyrics!" During his segment, which aired on March 27, Cronin was competing for a chance to win $1 million. Playing for MusiCares, he competed and won a contribution of $350,000.

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The Chicago Chapter, established in 1961, was the third Recording Academy Chapter to be initiated. At the time, Recording Academy National President Bob York looked to Chicago and Nashville to carry some of the increasing responsibilities of the Academy between the coastal offices of New York and Los Angeles. Chicago was chosen because it was one of the biggest recording centers of the time. The many active major and independent record companies thriving in Chicago included Chess, Checker, Columbia, RCA, CBS, Mercury and Cadet.

Perhaps to make up for its unexpected revenue shortfall, NARAS has created two new for-profit divisions, Recording Academy Enterprises and Recording Academy Media Productions. The latter will charge clients, including MusicCares, for video production services.( Info about Beau Dozier)

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Turns out we had barely skimmed the surface of the problems with NARAS and MusicCares. Since February, in a series of articles in the L.A. Times, Chuck Philips and Michael Hiltzik have revealed that MusicCares distributes less than 10% of its revenues to the indigent and drug-addicted musicians for whom it supposedly exists. Since 1992, it has provided small grants to only 524 musicians. In 1995-96, MusicCares disbursed $148,341 to musicians, a paltry sum compared to the $500,000 spent on a "Person of the Year" dinner. At that point, MusicCares sat on a $2.4 million surplus.

Idol’s seventh season will premiere over the course of two consecutive nights on Tuesday, January 15 and Wednesday, January 16, with both two-hour broadcasts beginning at 8PM ET/PT. Idol 7’s first half-hour results show broadcast will air Wednesday, March 12 at 9PM ET/PT.

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Info about Beau Dozier => Persons who complete one of the approved college music therapy curricula (including an internship) are then eligible to sit for the national examination offered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists. Music therapists who successfully complete the independently administered examination hold the music therapist-board certified credential (MT-BC).

Legendary artist Alice Cooper and renowned guitarist Slash were honored at the 4th annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert on May 9 at the Music Box @ Fonda in Hollywood, Calif. Both artists were honored for their commitment to addiction recovery with Cooper receiving the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award and Slash receiving the From the Heart Award. A stellar lineup performed in celebration of the evening including Blind Melon (Glen Graham, Brad Smith, Rogers Stevens, Christopher Thorn and Travis Warren) and Camp Freddy (Chris Chaney, Donovan Leitch, Billy Morrison and Matt Sorum) featuring Slash on guitar, along with special guests Chester Bennington (Linkin Park), Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains), Billy Duffy (Circus Diablo, the Cult,), Wayne Kramer (MC5), Duff McKagan (Velvet Revolver), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) and Robin Zander (Cheap Trick). All proceeds benefited the MusiCares MAP Fund, which provides members of the music community access to addiction recovery treatment regardless of their financial situation. The benefit was sponsored in part by the Gibson Foundation.

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Turns out we had barely skimmed the surface of the problems with NARAS and MusicCares. Since February, in a series of articles in the L.A. Times, Chuck Philips and Michael Hiltzik have revealed that MusicCares distributes less than 10% of its revenues to the indigent and drug-addicted musicians for whom it supposedly exists. Since 1992, it has provided small grants to only 524 musicians. In 1995-96, MusicCares disbursed $148,341 to musicians, a paltry sum compared to the $500,000 spent on a "Person of the Year" dinner. At that point, MusicCares sat on a $2.4 million surplus.

Bonnie Raitt, a former MusicCares "Person of the Year," expressed shock at the "reprehensible" disparity between income and payout at NARAS. In fact, one of the outrages is that so much of the money is raised through hard work-performances, lobbying-by musicians themselves. Then, in typical industry fashion, executives come in and do whatever they please with the cash that rolls in. It�s up to the members of NARAS to add their voices to Raitt�s and ensure that NARAS comes under new, more responsible management.

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The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)�or Grammys�are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the record industry. The awards ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some of the more prominent Grammy Awards are presented in a widely-viewed televised ceremony. The current President of the Academy is Neil Portnow. The Grammys are considered the highest music honor, the U.S. record industry’s equivalent to the Academy Awards (Oscars) for motion pictures.

The 2008 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute to 17-time GRAMMY-winning recording artist Aretha Franklin was a resounding success. Now in its 18th year, this annual GRAMMY Week gala was held on Feb. 8, two days prior to the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards, and the event raised close to $4.5 million. The record-setting proceeds from the Person of the Year auction, dinner and evening’s tribute concert, which was sponsored by VeriSign and AEG, will provide essential support for MusiCares and help ensure that music people have a place to turn in times of financial, medical and personal need. This year, the reception featured a special live auction presented by Julien’s Auctions and broadcast live on Auction Network.com with real-time interactive bidding technology. The live auction offered an exclusive selection of celebrity memorabilia and VIP experiences and was open to bidding from event guests as well as online and telephone bidders around the world.( About Beau Dozier music)

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Songwriter Beau Dozier => This year�s event, beginning at a special 7:30 PM start time, will be bigger and more ambitious than ever. The one-of-a-kind charity special will feature incredible international artists and sports figures including Bono, Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon, Miley Cyrus, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Mariah Carey, Fergie, Chris Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, Annie Lennox, John Legend and Snoop Dogg. Additional artists scheduled to appear to be announced.

The National Music Therapy Registry (NMTR) serves qualified music therapy professionals with the following designations: RMT, CMT, ACMT. These individuals have met accepted educational and clinical training standards and are qualified to practice music therapy.

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The Latin Recording Academy produces educational outreach programs in Buenos Aires, Los Angeles, and Miami. The Latin Academy also produces the e-Latin GRAMMY Carreras Y M�sica events. These events provide educational outreach to more than 10,000 high school age participants from at least 11 countries. The Latin Academy’s programs provide interested students the opportunity, using interactive satellite technology, the opportunity to discuss with musicians and members of the music industry what it is like to work in the business and what it takes to be successful in the field.

The American Music Therapy Association now estimates that at least 20% of music therapists receive third party reimbursement for the services they provide. This number is expected to increase exponentially as music therapy occupies a strong position in the health care industry.

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The music therapy must be considered an active treatment by meeting the following criteria: Be prescribed by a physician; Be reasonable and necessary for the treatment of the individual�s illness or injury; Be goal directed and based on a documented treatment plan; The goal of treatment cannot be to merely maintain current level of functioning; the individual must exhibit some level of improvement.

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