Re-Imagining the Green Room: Introducing the UMS Artist Care Lounge
We want artists in our community to be healthy – mentally, emotionally, and physically. And this effort starts in the green room. To provide access to rest, resources, and community, we're re-imagining what a green room experience ought to look like! The UMS Artist Care Lounge is (we hope!) the...
We're proud to share that Youth on Record Audio Arts Innovator Jelie Jones was invited to speak at the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show 2022 this past June. She was a panelist in a session called, "What's It Like Out There? Insights From Recent Music Program Graduates." She shares...
Seratones to headline Underground Music Showcase Mental Wellness Impact Show July 30
Seratones to headline Underground Music Showcase Mental Wellness Impact Show July 30 Denver's biggest multi-day music festival to focus on a mission of mental wellness for all, under new co-ownership May 19, 2022 – Denver, CO – A funk-soul-rock band from Louisiana that marries spirituality, protest...
We are thrilled to introduce you to Stephanie Tavares-Rance, Youth on Record's Deputy Director. Please give a warm welcome to Stephanie! Stephanie Tavares-Rance is a self described “multi-dimensional kaleidoscope” and big thinker. Stephanie believes in self-empowerment and is known for her ability...
Youth on Record is excited to announce the hiring of Deputy Director, Stephanie Tavares-Rance. Over the course of her 30 year career, Tavares-Rance has held various executive marketing positions at fortune 500 companies. In 2002, she established the creative outlet, RUN AND SHOOT FILMWORKS, INC...
Last August, Casey Berry and I sat on the patio of Raíces Brewing Company in the Sun Valley neighborhood. To our left was the Platte River. Denver’s Meow Wolf loomed behind us. And as we would soon discover, an exciting new partnership was in front of us. I had approached Casey, Founder of the...
In 2019, I met Julian Almodovar (DJ Smooth Dangerous King) at Youth on Record. When I was introduced to Julian, he and his mother expressed that it was hard for him to complete some of his musical projects because he didn’t have someone to rap or sing on them. His disability doesn’t allow him to...
Two Parts, Youth on Record to lead Underground Music Showcase
Youth on Record joins Two Parts to lead Underground Music Showcase Denver's biggest multi-day music festival returns July 29-31 with focus on impact and opportunities for historically marginalized artists March 22, 2022 – Denver, CO – Under a new joint venture agreement, Youth on Record, a Denver...
It was the mid-2000’s, and I was a music minor taking Secondary Jazz Bass lessons at the University of Rochester. I remember sitting in a small practice room at the Eastman School of Music, hacking my way through a minor blues when my teacher asked me if I listened to much Jazz. I was taken aback...
Spread the Word about New Free Youth Mental Health Sessions
In October, the Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health launched I Matter, a program that provides up to three free counseling sessions for any Colorado youth. Youth and their parents can visit the I Matter platform to take a confidential online survey about their mental...
