Gibson Foundation Re-Launches Worldwide
Dendy Jarrett Appointed To Executive Director
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ASHVILLE, TN (Tuesday, July 16, 2019)
For 125 years,
Gibson
has been creating, shaping, and inspiring sound across all generations, genders and genres of music.
Gibson
is proud to announce the re-launch of the
Gibson Foundation
--a 501(c)3) committed to introduce, inspire and amplify the power of music--and the appointment of
Dendy Jarrett
to
Executive Director, Gibson Foundation
.
Since 2002, the
Gibson Foundation
has provided thousands of guitars and donations in excess of
$30 million
. Working directly with partner affiliations to drive future action, the goal of the
Gibson Foundati
on
is to make music matter to more people across the globe, one guitar at a time.
Gibson
will also engage with their artists and various industry partners to support and grow music culture by ensuring that guitarists and guitars remain a driving force in music forever.
As a starting point,
Gibson
have committed to
giving a guitar-a-day away over the next 1000 days
.
100% of donations
to the
Gibson Foundation
go directly towards giving the gift of music,
re-affirming
Gibson’s c
ommitment to giving back, empowering music culture and encouraging the creation of music.
“
The Gibson Foundation is core to our past, present, and future,” says
James ‘JC’ Curleigh
,
President
and
CEO
of
Gibson
. “The combination of a new foundation mission, amazing foundation partners, and new foundation leadership with Dendy sets us up to make a meaningful impact in the world of music going forward.”
The
Gibson Foundation
works directly with strategic partner affiliations to fund and deliver direct support to music development programs. This includes legacy partners like
Notes for Notes, The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum™, The Grammy Foundation
and
MusiCares,
as well as new organizations
,
to help achieve their mission. “We’re so very grateful to the Gibson Foundation for the Gibson Guitars provided today for our newest studio location,” expressed
Philip Gilley,
CEO and Director
,
Notes For Notes
.
In his new role, the 30-year music industry veteran
Jarrett
--who joins the
Gibson Foundation
from
Harmony Central
--will bring his passion for creating, sharing, and supporting music to the new Gibson era.
Jarrett
will join the
Gibson
team in their Nashville-based headquarters and will report to
the newly formed Foundation Board.
“The power of music has enriched every part of my life,” explains
Dendy Jarrett
. “To be able to create music programs and share the gift of music on a worldwide scale through the Gibson Foundation is a lifelong dream.”
For more information and to donate to the
Gibson Foundation
,
