Today the Recording Academy / GRAMMYs opened up first-round voting for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards and I’ve got two songs on the ballot!
My collaboration with Styrofoam, “Name Your Trouble”, written for the series finale of Emmy Award-winning series EastSiders on Netflix, is up for “Best Song Written For Visual Media”.
Also, the live version of my song “Underground” with Glasys that Banana Stand Records released earlier this year is up for “Best American Roots Performance”.
If you are a fellow voting member of the Recording Academy, thank you in advance for your consideration!
May 21, 2020Comments Off on EastSiders TV Nominated for 8 Daytime Emmy Awards!
OMG EastSiders was just nominated for 8 DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS, including Digital Drama Series, Writing, Supporting Actor, Guest Performer, Costume Design, Makeup and Casting!
I’m so proud that I got to be part of this amazing show this season. Thank you all for watching and downloading the songs from the soundtrack — And if you haven’t already, go stream season 4 on Netflix right now!!! 🏆
Been a long, rainy couple of weeks in Portland, Oregon — but full of opportunities to connect and make sure the people I care about know how much they mean to me.
Lots of really exciting announcements coming up soon, but here’s a little bit of what I’ve been up to with Portugal. The Man as we move toward launching PTM Foundation this year…
Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz, Senior Policy Advisor Cynthia Castro, Tribal Relations Director Laura John, and the Office of Government Relations have been working hand-in-hand with Communities of Indigenous Peoples and allies across the region to build a coalition of support for city-wide policy which will ensure that Land Acknowledgements take place at all City of Portland events! So awesome. Nice work, Commissioner! Thanks for hosting us last week at City Hall. We’re all super excited to support these efforts.
Later that same day, Zachary Carothers and I went to hear Tara Zhaabowekwe Houska speak about her work on the frontlines of environmental justice at the intersection of Indigenous Rights and it was nothing short of completely inspired.
We also had breakfast with Tara that morning and got to hear all about her mission and vision. So glad we got to connect while she was in town. My main takeaway is always: I have so much to learn.
The reality is, Indigenous Peoples face persistent and enduring challenges to their communities, their lands, and their basic human rights, with extremely limited support from the broad spectrum of philanthropic institutions…which is why the band has decided to launch PTM Foundation in the first place. The extreme disparity is wrong, and we’re going to do something about it.
