SOLID’S MUSIC ROW MADNESS RAISES $18,000 FOR ITS 2023 SOLID SHARES PARTNERS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 31, 2023) - For the first time since 2017, SOLID took its 2023 Music Row Madness fundraiser back to its roots with a bowling tournament at Eastside Bowl on May 24. By the close of the event, $18,000 in donations were raised by the competing teams and spectators who joined the organization for a night of bowling, music and arcade games.

“We’ve got an awesome SOLID team and it’s a total joy putting these events together for the community to support these incredible organizations,” says event co-chair Leah Binkerd, who led this event with Guy Evans. 

“I’m so proud of the hard work our chairs Leah & Guy and their committee directed into 'putting a new spin' on this annual fundraiser,” says SOLID President Erin Pettit. “Thank you to the Music Row Madness team, our board, our organization and, most importantly, this music community who participated in rallying together for such a great cause. We were excited to support our SOLID Shares partners with the money raised and look forward to keeping the tradition alive in 2024.”

Proceeds from Music Row Madness benefit the 2023 nonprofit SOLID Shares Partners: WO Smith Music School, Porter’s Call, the Black Music Action Coalition, the National Museum of African American Music, and Hope on the Row. 
 

SOLID launched 26 years ago with a vision to develop a community for music industry professionals to network and brainstorm together, while also providing educational opportunities for entry to mid-level professionals. SOLID hosts several education panels, networking events and philanthropic opportunities throughout the year. In addition, SOLID has implemented programs to mentor 100s of college students to date, launched the philanthropic initiative SOLID Shares, created a diversity and inclusion task force comprising of board members, current members and alumni as well as raising over $468,000 for local charities and accumulating over 500+ hours of volunteer time to the Nashville community. SOLID continues to grow, in part, due to the generous contributions of its annual Friends of SOLID sponsor partners.