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ZUKETUNES LLC ANNOUNCES GARDEN OF MUSIC
Original Music Written About Hunger In America Now Being Sold Online To Help AmpleHarvest.org’s Fresh Food For Pantries Campaign
For Immediate Release:
West Milford, NJ n (March 12, 2012) n zuketunes LLC is pleased to announce Garden of Music- a collection of original and inspiring music written to help fight hunger and malnutrition in America in its collaboration with AmpleHarvest.org.
Conceived and produced by Deborah Zuke Smith, vocal and artist coach in New Jersey and founder of zuketunes LLC. She invited nine of her very talented young artists, one of whom was an X-Factor finalist, to write original songs for a non-profit that addresses the elimination of hunger across America. Smith said, “I wanted to find a way to help my artists share their gifts. It has always been my focus to help guide them to use their talents for the greater good. The goal is to have this be the starting point of working with singer-songwriters who will create music specifically targeted towards problems and the charities working to solve them. I selected AmpleHarest.org because hunger is all around us… and so is the extra food in millions of home gardens. AmpleHarvest.org brilliantly connects the dots between the problem and the solution… both already existing in every community in America.”
Eight of the nine artists, as well as the engineer/producer and CD cover artist, are from New Jersey (in order of track number on Garden of Music):
• Bree and Nick Iafelice, East Brunswick, NJ https://www.facebook.com/BreeRoseMusic
• Tom Camp, Vineland, NJ https://www.facebook.com/tomcampmusic
• Natalie Ortega, Cranbury, NJ www.facebook.com/natalieortegamusic
• Dan Toth, Hightstown, NJ http://www.talinday.com
• Cousins Live http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cousins-Live/117624721621123
o Erik Parian, Butler, NJ
o Danny Spadaro, West Caldwell, NJ
• Christopher Keller, New York City, NY https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris-Keller/208068149251955
• Emma Ferony, West Milford, NJ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Emma-Ferony/246775318716190
• Matt Roy, Glen Rock, NJ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Matt-Roy-Live/315187722821
• Nicky Costabile, Hillsdale, NJ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nicky-Costabile/242119482534478
• Jake Antelis, Engineer/Producer, Hillside, NJ www.jantelis.com
• Martha Boshart, CD Cover Artist, West Milford, NJ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Medoodle-Designs-by-MBoshart/107437979382442
The AmpleHarvest.org Campaign, created by CNN Hero Gary Oppenheimer in 2009, was designed to educate, encourage and enable growers nationwide to share their excess garden bounty with local food pantries, which typically only have processed food. It does this through an online clearinghouse of neighborhood food pantries eagerly accepting donations of fresh produce. Nearly 5,000 food pantries, or about 1 out of every 7 in America, spread across all fifty states have registered and more are signing up daily.
In the spirit of sustainability Garden of Music is only available as a digital download, which can be purchased on cdbaby, iTunes, and Amazon. All proceeds will go directly to the AmpleHarvest.org campaign.
About zuketunes LLC.
Deborah Zuke Smith is a vocal and artist coach who has studied with Eileen Farrell and Marty Lawrence, and is a certified Brett Manning Associate. Smith collaborates with a team of international vocal coaches keeping current on trends, styles, and techniques. Studios are located in Northern NJ. zuketunes LLC prepares students to use their talents and gifts to do something positive for humanity.
For more information, visit www.zuketunes.com
About AmpleHarvest.org
AmpleHarvest.org, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501c3 charity which has received backing and support from the USDA, Google, Inc., National Gardening Association, the Garden Writers of America, Rotary International, National Council of Churches, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Feeding America and its network of food banks, numerous faith groups and many others. The AmpleHarvest.org Campaign, in pursuit of its “no food left behind” mantra, works to diminish hunger, improve nutrition and help the environment in America by enabling gardeners nationwide to easily find a local food pantry eager to receive their excess garden bounty.
For more information on the campaign, visit www.AmpleHarvest.org/press
