“rockSTARS IN SPACE” PAIRS HOSPITALIZED KIDS WITH MUSICIANS TO WRITE SONGS THAT DEBUT IN SPACE
rockSTARS in Space debuted songs aboard the International Space Station in May 2021 with earthly release on September 27, 2021
SEATTLE—September 21, 2021—During the height of the pandemic in 2020 a select group of hospitalized kids from around the world connected virtually with Seattle-based nonprofit Melodic Caring Project (MCP) team members to write and record an original song and create art inspired by the cosmos. The result is the five-song “rockSTARS in Space EP” featuring the single “Other Side”, which debuted aboard the International Space Station in May 2021 for an audience of astronauts, thanks to the efforts of former astronaut Nicole Stott and her Space for Art Foundation.
The project’s single, “Other Side” and video will be released here on Earth on September 27, 2021 through Soundly/The Orchard. It was written and performed by rockSTARS Ambee, Paige, Luca, Tessa, Noelle, Faith, TJ, Kaylee and Jonathan, with background vocals of MCP team members Levi Ware and Tanesha Ross.
Over a 10-month period during their treatments, children and teens from Sydney Children’s Hospital in Australia, George Mark Children’s House in California, Texas Children’s, and Astrid Lindgren’s Children’s Hospital in Sweden developed and recorded songs using Zoom and the internet for correspondence. The program garnered five songs and a very special video that highlights each of the songs.
“For over a decade Melodic Caring Project has been delivering personalized livestreams from famous musicians directly to the hospital rooms of young patients we call rockSTARS. During the COVID-19 pandemic we decided our rockSTARS deserved an escape… as far away as we could possibly dream, so we sent their voices to space!” said Levi Ware, co-founder and CEO of MCP. “The connection and joy this project brought to these talented kids while in isolation was an honor to witness. It gave them something to focus on and look forward to while going through an incredibly difficult time in their lives,” he continued.
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About Melodic Caring Project
Seattle-based nonprofit Melodic Caring Project (MCP) brings personalized live streamed music performances to hospitalized children and teens all over the globe from stages and music venues in and around the greater Seattle area. MCP has worked with artists including Hozier, Coldplay, Andra Day, Brandi Carlile, Jason Mraz, Rachel Platten, Lyndsey Sterling, NEEDTOBREATHE, David Gray, David Crosby and hundreds more! The Melodic Caring Project creates a 5-camera live switched production that is streamed to kids in their hospital rooms across the U.S. and around the world. During the concerts the artists call the kids out by first name and dedicate songs to them making it a truly unique, powerful and personal experience for the kids and their families, providing hope and connection when it is needed most. melodiccaring.org
About MCPConnects
MCPconnects takes the MCP experience to the next level, giving hospitalized kids up-close private Zoom interview access to famous musicians, actors, Broadway performers and even an astronaut! Guests have included Andy Grammar, Allen Stone, Fitz and the Tantrums, American Authors, Weird Al, American Idol’s Maddie Poppe, Andra Day, and Amos Lee.
About Space For Art
Co-founded by astronaut Nicole Stott, Space For Art was formed to develop, implement, and facilitate space-inspired art therapy programs, scholarships, exhibits, and research. The Space for Art Foundation is the home of The Spacesuit Art Project, Postcards to Space, the Space for Art Exhibits and more – all projects uniting children in hospitals and refugee centers around the world through the awe and wonder of space exploration and the healing power of art! spaceforartfoundation.org
