{"id":9701,"date":"2019-07-24T12:57:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T19:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobmusicforward.org\/?p=9701"},"modified":"2022-07-18T14:56:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T21:56:47","slug":"front-row-east-la-rising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicforwardfoundation.org\/uncategorized\/front-row-east-la-rising\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Row: East LA Rising"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi, I\u2019m Molly Lam, Music Forward\u2019s new Digital Marketing Coordinator.<\/p>\n

When I first started and someone would ask me what I do for a living, I would think of my job description and our mission statement. But after last week, I realized there\u2019s so much more to that.<\/p>\n

I think about the first Music Forward program I attended last week, a program in which our team worked with 40 young people from East LA Rising<\/a> as part of an All Access<\/a> workshop, which is designed to offer insight for youth on coveted gigs in the music industry. I think about how amazed I was to find the group fully engaged in our discussion. I could see the wheels turning behind wide eyes as we explored the huge music industry in a small classroom in East LA. When we called out for answers or for people to share, a sea of hands shot up in the air, eager to participate. Our workshop aimed to help the young people form their own personal \u201cpitch\u201d, for job interviews and meeting people in elevators, to help them identify what they were good at, or passionate about and how it connects to the music industry. I watched as they figured it out and, slowly but surely, became confident enough to share their hopes and dreams with us.<\/p>\n

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I think about the girl who responded to the mock interview question \u201cWhy do you want this job?\u201d with \u201cWell\u2026 my mom lost her job, and we\u2019re about to lose our house, so I really want a job to help my mom.\u201d This same girl came up to us later and asked for our autographs. I think about how humbling that was, to be someone that our students look up to.<\/p>\n

These same students completed the All Access experience by taking a field trip to Live Nation Entertainment headquarters in Hollywood. They toured various floors of the expansive offices and connected with professionals across departments responsible for bringing live music experiences to millions of fans globally.\u00a0Students heard about professional pathways and asked questions to get a deeper understanding of how to connect their passions to professions.<\/p>\n

When someone asks me what I do for a living, my answer is easy: I get to be a part of something bigger than myself. I can say with pride that we are motivating the next generation to be fearless in their journey, regardless of the hurdles they face.<\/p>\n

We are empowering young people across Southern California and across the country to move forward with confidence. That\u2019s our mission at work, and I am so proud to be a part of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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