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MUSICIANS MAKING A DIFFERENCE DAY
(MMAD DAY)
FRIDAY OCTOBER 20

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Watch how to get how to get involved here

Watch Mash Up here

Watch Artist Dedications here

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Dedicate a song to someone alongside artists:

STEPHEN SANCHEZ, ZIGGY RAMO, BLISS N ESO, DARREN MIDDLETON, FRANJAPAN, AVNEESHA, CONRAD SEWELL,  LINDSAY MCDOUGALL,  LACHIE GILL, BELLA TAYLOR-SMITH, PRINNIE STEVENS, MUNG MUNG, and JAYNE DENHAM.

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Musicians Making A Difference (MMAD), a youth mental health charity dedicated to helping young people tap into their potential, is excited to announce the return of its annual Musicians Making A Difference Day on Friday October 20.

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On MMAD Day, Friday October 20, the charity is encouraging everyone to dedicate a song to someone using the hashtag #ThisSongIsForYou. This could be a friend, family member, colleague, or a general shout out to anyone going through a difficult time.

“Music has the power to heal, inspire, and connect us all” said Dominic Brook, MMAD co-founder. “On MMAD Day, we’re inviting everyone to use the power of music to make a difference in the life of someone they care about.”

For their MMAD DAY dedications Australian artists are dedicating their songs to young people going through a difficult time and encouraging them to reach out to MMAD for support.

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The power of music is celebrated in the diversity of dedications with gifted storyteller Ziggy Ramo dedicating his song, ‘Little Things’ by Paul Kelly, powerhouse vocalist Conrad Sewell dedicating his song ‘Precious’  Avneeesha with her song, ‘Just Like That’, Guitarist, Songwriter, Producer, Darren Middleton (ex Powderfinger), with his song, ‘Let Go’, Indie rock band, Franjapan dedicates,‘Teal’ by Wunderhhorse, rising independent hip-hop artist Mung Mung, ‘Mockingbird’ by Eminem, and Hip Hop legends, Bliss n Eso with, ‘Devil On My Shoulder’.

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To participate in MMAD Day, simply share a song on social media with the hashtag #ThisSongIsForYou and tag @mmadaustralia. You can also share your story about how music has made a difference in your own life.

The day aims to let everyone know that someone cares and to help connect young people to MMAD for support.

Industry supporters of the campaign include UnLtd, Universal Music Australia, Yahoo, ARN, iheartRadio, CADA, Pedestrian, Octagon, Sony Foundation, and Clear Hayes. National media placement support led by media agency Kamiera including Seven, Nine, Ten, SBS, 7 Affiliates, Win, oOh!, JCDecaux, Scentre, Shopper/Cartology, VMO, Nova, SCA, Val Morgan, QMS, Australian Traffic Net (ATN), Happy Magazine, Nine Network, ARE Media, Motio, Buzzfeed, Ogury, Playground XYZ, Man of Many, The Guardian, Right Tree Media, and MamaMia.

For more information about MMAD or MMAD Day, visit mmad.org.au

You can also make a donation to support MMAD.

If you need emergency support, please contact 000.

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ARTIST QUOTES

Ziggy Ramo

“To young Australians, don’t suffer in silence. It’s so natural to feel like you don’t want to burden people, or that people won’t understand, but everyone is going through something. It’s always so much easier when you are vocal and ask for help because people are amazing and passionate and caring. If you ask for help the right person will reveal themselves and definitely support you through whatever you’re going through.”

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Eso (Bliss n Eso)

“If you feel like you’re going through something and you’re all alone, trust me you’re not. A Bliss n Eso track called, ‘Devil On My Shoulder’ helped me get all of what was inside of me out and now it’s free in the world. Music makes a difference.”

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Avneesha

“I’m dedicating my song, ‘Just Like That’ for Musicians Making a Difference Day! This song was a heavy one to write and a friendly reminder to tell the people you care about how much you love them! Check in on your friends and family, ask them how they are, because you never know what someone may be going through.”

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Darren Middleton

“Let Go is a reflection on feeling lost, losing identity and purpose and finding out that it was tied to my past. It talks about how difficult it can be to let go of your past and just appreciate what you have right now, in front of you. Simply putting those things into song, helped me find my way through.”

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Conrad Sewell

“I am dedicating my song ‘Precious’. It’s about the ups and downs in life and the journey we’re all on how precious it is. Things will try to bring you down and sometimes you’ll even self sabotage. But you’ve got to pull yourself out of it because life is precious and if you don’t give up you’ll get to where you wanna be.”

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Franjapan

“We wanted to dedicate, ‘Teal’ by Wunderhhorse, because it was a song that really brought us together and made us reflect on the importance of the people that matter in your life. It served as a gentle reminder of how mistakes happen and you can regret them, but it’s important to realise what is in front of you; “a beautiful world, and a beautiful mind”.

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Mung Mung

“You know growing up I was bombarded with so many things like self-doubt, self-esteem issues, self-confidence. I wanna dedicate this song to you – Mockingbird by Eminem. The words really spoke to me and acted as a form of comfort and inspired me to pick up my own pen and write.”

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