{"id":2093486,"date":"2025-10-15T17:51:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2093486"},"modified":"2025-10-15T17:51:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:51:58","slug":"wasserman-music-funds-j-dilla-tech-grants-in-la-and-nyc-high-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wasserman-music-funds-j-dilla-tech-grants-in-la-and-nyc-high-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Wasserman Music Funds J Dilla Tech Grants in LA and NYC High Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Wasserman Music<\/strong> has launched a five-year partnership with the Save The Music Foundation to support J Dilla Music Tech Grants at six high schools in Los Angeles and New York, aiming to broaden access to quality music education and connect students with professional artists and industry leaders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSave The Music Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to restoring music education in public schools, has invested $75 million in instruments and technology across 2,800 schools nationwide over 27 years. Through its collaboration with Wasserman Music, the foundation will focus on empowering students in culturally rich communities while bridging gaps in access to modern music technology and career opportunities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-align-items-center u-align-items-flex-start@mobile-max  lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest  lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column@mobile-max u-width-710@desktop lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-u-margin-tb-1 u-margin-b-250@mobile-max u-margin-t-275@mobile-max u-margin-t-250@desktop u-margin-b-250@desktop u-margin-lr-n1@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-border-color-brand-secondary-dark lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-padding-tb-1  lrv-u-padding-tb-1@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-r-1@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-l-00@mobile-max u-grid-gap-18@desktop u-grid-gap-0@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary a-font-accent-xl u-font-weight-800 u-letter-spacing-0179 u-line-height-normal lrv-u-color-grey-dark bb-pro-related-stories-label lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between  a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card  lrv-u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-width-191 u-width-150@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image   lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/business\/business-news\/solange-first-scholar-in-residence-usc-thornton-1236089112\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn the first year of the partnership, one high school in Los Angeles and one in New York will receive support, with following years alternating between the two cities. Each launch will include songwriting workshops, live performances, student-led interviews and panels featuring Wasserman executives and clients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe first event, held Oct. 8 at Warren High School in Downey, Calif., celebrated the school\u2019s new music technology program, made possible by the Save The Music J Dilla grant and Wasserman\u2019s support. Over 150 students from Warren High and Stauffer Middle School attended, engaging with a panel of Wasserman execs \u2014 including Marty Diamond, Kevin Shivers and Lee Anderson \u2014 and client <strong>Niko Rubio<\/strong>, who also led hands-on songwriting sessions with nonprofit partner We Make Noise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe grants are named after J Dilla, a pioneering hip-hop producer and artist from Detroit who passed away in 2006 at age 32.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWasserman president <strong>Lee Anderson<\/strong> said the company\u2019s goal is to give young people \u201caccess to the tools, education, and opportunities that spark a lifelong passion.\u201d Save The Music executive director <strong>Henry Donahue<\/strong> added that the partnership will help students open doors to \u201cmentorship, career pathways and the inspiration that comes from 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