Get Racism Out of Wilmington (and everywhere else)

Alright folks, it's about time we posted a lil' something here on our ol' Blogger site to let you know what is going on with Fort Lowell Records.  If you are like us, as we all witnessed the horrifying events that unfolded on May 25, 2020 with the four police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota who killed George Floyd, along with the events that followed, then your heart is heavy as well with a deep pain and concern for our country and mankind altogether.  Fort Lowell Records believes music is essential to living a good life, and by continuously supplying our planet with positive music, a better world is possible for all human beings to experience.

To show our support for the Black Lives Matter movement, and stand in solidarity with people around the world who want to end racism, Fort Lowell Records is releasing a compilation album of Wilmington, North Carolina based artists to sell so we can raise money to provide a financial donation to our local New Hanover County chapter of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).  The title for this project is 'GROW: A Compilation in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter,' which also stands for Get Racism Out of Wilmington.

We will be pressing a total of 1,000 vinyl records, and asking for a minimum donation of $30.00 per record, which will allow us to potentially donate approximately $30,000 to the New Hanover County NAACP.  All of the artists involved, musicians as well as visual artists, have donated their talents, time, and work 100% to this project.  In addition, all of our manufacturing partners have also contributed 100% of their materials, time, and costs to GROW, which is enables us to give 100% of the proceeds to the New Hanover County NAACP.  This simply would not be possible without their support.

MANUFACTURING PARTNERS:

• Golden Mastering - Vinyl Lacquers
• Imprint Indie Printing - Album Jackets
• Kindercore Vinyl - Vinyl Records
• NiPro Records - Vinyl Stampers
• Peerless Mastering - Audio Mastering

LOCAL SPONSORS / PARTNERS:

• Art In Bloom
• ARTphics
• DREAMS
• Gravity Records
• Modern Legend
• New Elements Gallery
• Third Person Project

VISUAL ARTISTS:

• Chet Childress
• HeyTVM
• James Williams - Cover Art

MUSICAL ARTISTS:

• Kicking Bird
• Lauds
• Life of Saturdays
• The Love Language
• The Majestic Twelve
• Neon Belly
• Pinky Verde
• The Rosebuds
• Sean Thomas Gerard
• Summer Set
• Team Player
• Tracy Shedd

Stay tuned to Fort Lowell Records here, as well as on Instagram and Twitter, to keep up with the GROW project.  Supporters from around the world will be able to purchase GROW on vinyl record through the internet and have it mailed directly to them, as well as they will be able to buy GROW locally here in Wilmington, North Carolina at various retail outlets.  In addition, GROW will be available through all digital music download and streaming platforms, such as Amazon, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Google Play, Pandora, Spotify, YouTube Music, etc., where all proceeds from those services will also be donated to the New Hanover County NAACP, so you will be able to show your support with GROW even if you are not interested in a vinyl record.

Thank you in advance for your support! - Fort Lowell Records