The Guys and Malik Yusef are the true champions for giving back to the youth this this new one for the ASCAP SONGWRITER RESIDENCY, which Malik is heavily involved in. I’ll let them explain further:
“Champions” was written and performed by by Malik Yusef, Julie Frost, & America SCORES students. It’s one of seven tracks on the ASCAP SONGWRITER RESIDENCY: VOLUME 7 album, Release Date September 25, 2015 at http://www.ascap.com/SongwriterResidency. Join the Residency Mailing List at http://www.ascap.com/songwriterresidency.
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THE ASCAP SONGWRITER RESIDENCY, a partnership with nationally acclaimed after-school program AMERICA SCORES, provides a platform for songwriters and composers to engage with their local communities, inspiring and mentoring students in under-resourced neighborhoods by co-writing and recording songs with them.• More than 15 million children are left unsupervised everyday after school
• 1 in 3 fourth grade students across the nation reads below grade level
• 1 in 3 children in the U.S. is overweight or at risk of obesityAmerica SCORES has more than a decade of experience in fighting the toughest problems that face our nation’s kids today. The ASCAP Songwriter Residency brings songwriters and composers into their program to help.
To date, 57 ASCAP songwriters and composers have led 62 three-day songwriting workshops in 14 cities. That’s over 1,430 public school students enriched and inspired by creating their own music.