UntilnowtheBerlin-basedpairingofTheGhosthasmonitoredtheBLMsituationcloselyandhasnowmademovementstoteamupwithseveralorganisationsinordertogivesupporttomarginalisedcommunities.TherecordaficionadosreleasedastatementrecentlydetailingtheirinvolvementinPlus1,alocalcharitydedicatedtocollectingmandatorydonationsfromthoseenteringeventsviaguestlists.TheGhostwillalsobedonatingapercentageoftheireventprofitstoarangeofworthwhilecharities.WorkingalongsideclosefriendGabyandhercharityOpenMusicLabtheduowillalsobecreatingamentorshipprogramwheretheywillbegivingbacktotheblackcommunity.ThecoursewillinvolvereceivingregularDJlessonsthatwillcoverarangeofaspectsoftheartformincludingbeatmatching,EQing&mixing,guidanceonselectingrecords,developingasound,readingtheclub/crowdandmore.TheGhostwillalsosharetheirexpertiseonthebestwaystofindmusic,bothonlineandinrecordshopsandthiswillevenmeanbeingtakenoutonaday’sdiggingtriparoundBerlin’sbestvinylstores.Thisinitselfwillbeinvaluablegiventhattheyareoneofthebiggestdiggersaround.Astheladshavetheirownmobilerecordstorecourseattendeeswillalsobegivenadaysworkexperienceattheirshopwheretheywillgiveinsightintowhatgoesintorunningsuchabusiness.Towardstheendofthecourse,theluckyfewwillplayanafternoonmixatHoppetosse-theboys’favouriteclub.InadditiontoDJingandvinylknowledge,theguyshavealottoshareonhowtopromoteyourselfandbuildanonlinepresence.ThiswillinvolveasocialmediaworkshopwhereyouwilllearnsomevideoeditingpromotipsandfansofTheGhostwillbefamiliarwiththegreatpromotionalmaterialthattheyusetopromotetheirvariouseventsandappearances.AswellasalltheundeniabletricksofthetradethatTheGhosthasattheirdisposaltheyalsohaveaclose-knitandverysupportivegroupoffriendsandartiststhatwillalsobeonoffertoo.So,expecthangtimeatJosh&James’producerfriends’musicstudios,pizzaatClubDerVisionaere,andperhapsmostimportantlytheongoingsupportfromtheladsandtheirpeers.ThesewellthoughtandextremelyworthwhileprogramsandinitiativesfromTheGhostaremorethanjustagestureastheysurelyofferaccessandinsightwherepreviouslytherewasnone.Astheyexplainthemselves,“Themusicwelove,thatwespinandmakealivingfromwouldnotexistifnotforBlackCultureandwefullyappreciatethat.”TheGhostwillalsobeencouragingeverybodytodowhattheycantosupporttheseworthycausesinordertopreservethemusicandculturethatissoimportanttooursceneandcommunity.MoreinfoonTheGhostFacebook | ResidentAdvisor | Soundcloud
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