When the world came to a screeching halt in March 2020, my partner and I were writing a song about climate change. We had spent the previous year living as nomads with our child and two pups. It was an illuminating experience to discover the impact of climate change in every area we visited.
The song, "Get Up" was one of those magical creative experiences where everything flows and it seemed to write itself. We didn't know the impact it would have or how far it would go, we simply felt a rally cry for climate action needing expression.
In April 2020, we were invited to join a global livestream event called, Earth Night to engage the nightlife industry in unifying for climate action. It felt serendipitous that we had just written a song exactly for this purpose.
We performed the song live and it was received so well by our audience, that we released it immediately. Since that time, it has received air time on terrestrial radio, a sync placement on Netflix, and minted onchain. It's been a joy to witness the life cycle of "Get Up".
Earth Night continues to be an annual global event and while my DJ career has shifted from performance, I want to contribute in a way that is still impactful. Taking an innovative approach by utilizing blockchain tech is my contribution this year and I've created the DJs for Climate Action vision in the form of a manifesto.
Collecting the manifesto is a signal of solidarity and a pledge to take meaningful action in the ways that are available for each of us. The proceeds are split 20% to me and 80% to Chic Fundraising, for direct donation to DJs for Climate Action. Together we can remix the climate message. Happy Earth Day!
