Playing for Change

This is one of the coolest projects I've seen so far.

"Four years ago while walking down the street in Santa Monica, CA the voice of Roger Ridley singing "Stand By me" was heard from a block away. His voice, soul and passion set us on a course around the world to add other musicians to his performance. This song transformed Playing For Change from a small group of individuals to a global movement for peace and understanding. This track features over 35 musicians collaborating from all over the world. They may have never met in person, but in this case, the music does the talking."

Sounds great, and the music they produced was pretty great, too. Too bad they're more concerned with selling stuff than providing useful information about the project. Not sure why this is rubbing me the wrong way - oh yeah, because they had a great site going, with a clear message that explained themselves, their project, and those involved. Now the original site is a friggin' t-shirt store, and if you want any details at all you have to dig. This isn't rocket science, folks: give the people what they want. All seems well again; perhaps a site redesign snafu of some sort?

Visit Playing for Change. Or, if that link gets wonky again, the videos are also available on YouTube.