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All regular seats have been secured. However, waitlist reservations are open!

2026 Carroll Creek Unplugged is in the record books, and we owe a ton of things to the sponsors, volunteers, staff, and band that made the event a success. Look for us to return to The Creek next Memorial Day Weekend!

Episode 29 – Go Your Own Way: Why Bands Break Up (Part Two) of ‘From A To Global Z‘ explores why musicians elect to leave a band. Equipped with these 19 reasons, this knowledge may be beneficial to any musician in calculating when it is time to move on to greener band pastures, or, it can be used in deciding who to partner with while forming or joining in a new musical adventure! For ‘Mic Talk Time,’ we give a listen to Warm Audio’s WA-47jr.

Our thanks are extended to the Ausherman Family Foundation, for providing Global Z with a grant that will be directly applied toward the Frederick Circle of Musical Unity project. This grant brings us one sizable step closer toward securing the funds necessary to successfully meet all of the goals of this incredibly exciting project!

Many thanks to the Frederick Arts Council in partnership with the National Endowment of the Arts for selecting Global Z to receive a Create and Activate Now (C.A.N) Recover Grant! This grant is specifically designed to be applied toward operational expenses and is greatly appreciated.

We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Alex Floor as the latest member of Global Z’s Board of Directors. Equipped with many years of computer science experience, Alex will be our Director of Information Technology. In addition to his IT wizardry skills, he has studied both classical guitar and songwriting. Welcome, Alex. We are glad you are here!

We are most grateful to have received a grant from The Puffin Foundation. Funds from this grant will be applied toward supporting this year’s Frederick Circle of Musical Unity Project.

https://youtu.be/jmfMlypS09M
This first video in our series explores how money frequently plays a devastating role in tearing apart bands, new and established. We continue our feature of the new sE NEOM USB mic as part of ‘Mic Talk Time.’

Check out Episode 27 of ‘From A To Global Z.‘
https://youtu.be/EbX6QDahzZU
Announcing the launch of a new mini-series that explores why bands break up and how to prevent such trauma from occurring. Also, a quick introduction to sE Electronics’ new NEOM USB microphone.

I am truly saddened that I feel a need to write this post. The invasion of Ukraine and the devastation war brings is the kind of event our organization is designed – in our own small way – to help prevent or perhaps provide a post-event means of healing. There can be no excuse for the recent invasion of Ukraine and Russia’s reckless indiscriminate and intentional destruction of infrastructure, services, and the targeting of civilian lives. Understandably, Ukraine has been forced into a position where they must defend themselves militarily. More than one month into the invasion and where do things stand? Thousands of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers’ lives are gone, thousands more have been irreversibly maimed or injured. These are dads, sons, brothers, husbands, grandfathers, uncles, and best friends who are now gone from those who love them. As of date, 1,000 civilian men, women and children have died. Millions of civilians have been displaced and millions more wonder if they will wake up every morning. Homes and possessions obliterated. It is a challenge to meet the basic human needs of many on a daily basis. Children experience all levels of unfathomable horror. The psychological damage alone will be a traumatic burden they will carry throughout their lifetime. This war must end. Have we as human beings become so ideologically polarized, so entrenched in our personal ambitions that we are willing to literally destroy the lives of others to get what we want? This is not the way. We belong to the same family, we are all related. Dignity, respect, understanding, and compromise must be exercised to achieve a best and most beneficial result for all. Put down your missiles and bombs, stop the killing, and find a solution through dialogue. For our part, we will continue to bring people of difference together through the creation of music while celebrating the many differences that make each of us who we are. Together, this blending of individual identities is capable of creating something magical – beautiful and impactful music and cross-cultural friendships. The magic of music builds a bridge that stretches across politics, geographical spaces, religious beliefs, culture, and color. It has the ability to bring people of difference together like nothing else I have ever experienced. So let the war end and the healing begin for the sake of the people of Ukraine, Russia, and all of mankind. From my personal lens, I wish you peace through music.
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