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National Independent Talent Organization (NITO), the nonprofit organization comprised of over 1,000 independent talent agencies, management firms, associate artists and live touring entities fighting for crucial pandemic relief in Congress, has expanded their first fundraising initiative - a Guitar and Stringed Instruments Auction. The auction, which launched December 3 and will now conclude Monday, December 14, is open to the public and will help raise crucial funds for NITO's continued efforts to ensure that the small, independent live touring industry has a united voice both in Washington D.C. and in a rapidly changing economy.
NITO has partnered with the premier auction site Charitybuzz to curate an impressive selection of guitars and stringed instruments that includes new donations from Ani DiFranco, Blue Öyster Cult, Conor Oberst, Joan Baez, Stephen Stills and Zakk Wylde, in addition to the previously-announced contributions from George Benson, Leon Bridges, David Bromberg, Mike Doughty, Fall Out Boy, Steve Forbert, Tom Higgenson / Plain White T's, Jack Johnson, Will Kimbrough, Mark Knopfler, Sonny Landreth, Tommy Lee, Nick Lowe, Steve Martin, J Mascis, John Mellencamp, Pat Metheny, Jim Miller, Thurston Moore, Graham Nash, Tim O'Brien, OK Go, John Petrucci, Bonnie Raitt, Nathaniel Rateliff, Bill Reynolds, Joe Satriani, Chris Smither, Los Straitjackets, Lars Ulrich, Steve Vai, Kurt Vile, The War On Drugs and Weezer. Instruments from all donors listed will be available during the auction period.
"We're honored to contribute a signed Fender guitar to the NITO live auction. Our industry relies on so many small businesses to make even one show possible." - Adam Granduciel, The War On Drugs
For more information and a full list of auction items, please visit charitybuzz.com/NITO
The entire live music industry urgently needs help. If Congress does not act now to pass COVID-19 relief, then that industry as we know it may not survive. The work Congress has done to respond to COVID-19 to date is appreciated, but unpassed legislation provides no relief. Please help NITO as we work to #SaveLiveMusic and the live music ecosystem by supporting the Save Our Stages Act, the RESTART Act, the HITS Act, the extension of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and by encouraging Congressional leadership to include and pass a COVID-19 relief package before it's too late.
NITO needs your help, and it only takes 30 seconds to join the fight at nitolive.org. In three quick clicks you can send a message to your representatives urging them to support and include legislation that would directly aid in the survival of the independent live music community.
To use your platform to help spread the word, please use the toolkits at the following link: https://nitolive.org/news-press/categories/call-to-action-assets
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