Kids Music Connection will have a booth at the Annual NAEYC conference and exhibit hall. Last week we launched a promotional package to involve children’s artists in the promotion, but based on some of the feedback and preferences that were expressed, we are modifying have modified the plans to better meet your needs. We have taken down the promotion page to allow us to revise and relaunch the promotion within a day or so. The new registration page for the Children’s Music Guide & participation in the Kids Music Connection booth at NAEYC is now back online.
The new plans will reduce the cost of participation, allow each artist to have a greater presence in the Children’s Music Guide, and ensure that the guide gets into an even more targeted audience.
We appreciate all those that have signed up already and will work with you to ensure that you find the right plan going forward.
The launch of our website was primarily built around an event that we organized during the Juno Award celebrations in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Inspired by a discussion we had with Charlie Hope, we approached the other Juno nominees for Children’s Album of the Year and everyone that was going to be in town for the Juno Awards agreed to participate in a free benefit concert for the local children’s hospital.
The concert was a great success, despite losing The Bees Knees as they were stranded in Halifax because of fog, and not having Norman Foote, the ultimate winner of this year’s Juno Award as he was unable to travel to the awards.
Here is a short video with some clips of the performances. A special thank you to Charlie Hope, The Kerplunks, Bobs & Lolo, and our wonderful host Rik Barron for outstanding performances. In the end, we were able to raise over $1100 for the hospital through donations, raffle, and refreshment sales.