FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Jan Scott-Frazier
Producer, President -- Voices For
820 S. Monaco Pkwy. #295
Denver CO 80224-3703
Phone: (720) 273-6220
info@voicesfor.org
VOICE ACTING STARS LEND THEIR TALENTS FOR PEACE AND CHARITY
WASHINGTON D.C. - March 30, 2006 --- Voices For, a new non-profit organization, announces the upcoming release of Voices for Peace, an album of war protest songs both modern and classic. A profits from the album will be donated to CARE and Doctors Without Borders. The album will be released on May 1, 2006 and there will be a special preview at Shiokazecon in Houston, TX April 28 30.
Tracks include covers of War Pigs, War Again, Eve of Destruction, Masters of War, One Tin Soldier, Gun Shy, For What It’s Worth, War, Rooster, Where Have All the Flowers Gone, Blowin’ in the Wind, Fortunate Son and U2’s Sunday Bloody Sunday.
Vocals for Voices for Peace are performed by Greg Ayres (Saiyuki, Neon Genesis Evangelion), Chris Ayres (Gantz, Full Metal Panic: FUMMOFU), Chris Patton (Full Metal Panic, Fullmetal Alchemist), Brittney Karbowski (Gilgamesh, Yumeria), Mike McFarland (Full Metal Alchemist, Dragonball Z, Lupin III), Tiffany Grant (Evangelion, Chrono Crusade), Kira Vincent-Davis (Azumanga Daioh, Digi Charat), Amanda Winn Lee (Gunsmith Cats, Evangelion), Jamie McGonnigal (Weiss Kreuz, Shadow Hearts:From the New World [PS2]), and Voices For Founder and former anime director/producer/artist, Jan Scott-Frazier.
The music was performed by Dale Tippett, Jon Sugerman, Rich “#4” Aszling, Justin Smith and Jan Scott-Frazier with additional tracks, War Pigs and Fortunate Son, performed by Chicago gothic metal band Something Beautiful. Rooster and Gun Shy were performed by Mike McFarland, Evan Jones and Jerry Jewell.
Graphic artists contributing to this debut album include, Doug Smith (ADV, Studio Ironcat), Robert DeJesus (Playstation Magazine, Marvel, Harper Collins), Steve Bennett (Studio Aoyama, Studio Ironcat), Rikki Simons (Gir in Invader Zim, comics Ranklechick and his Three-Legged Cat, Super Information Hijinks: Reality Check!), Tavisha Simons (comics Ranklechick and his Three-Legged Cat, Super Information Hijinks: Reality Check! and ShutterBox), and Kevin Bolk (Interrobang Studios).
Voices For, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, is a collaborative effort founded by Jan Scott-Frazier in the hopes of bringing attention and support to vital and socially-responsible organizations around the globe. Through organizing the efforts of artists, performers and other members of the anime industry, Voices For will serve the needs of local as well as international efforts towards peace, health, tolerance and recovery.
For further information contact Jan Scott-Frazier at 720-273-6220 or info@voicesfor.org or visit the website at www.voicesfor.org.
CARE is one of the world's leading humanitarian organizations fighting global poverty. Founded in 1945 to provide relief to survivors of World War II, CARE quickly became a trusted vehicle for the compassion and generosity of millions. Our reach and mission have greatly evolved and expanded since. Today, CARE helps poor families and communities in some 70 countries create lasting solutions to their most threatening problems. CARE's integrated projects include emergency relief, community rehabilitation and longer-term projects in areas such as education, health and small-business development. Each year, CARE helps tens of millions of people around the world affect real, positive changes in their lives.
Doctors Without Borders, USA awards grants for emergency and medical relief projects to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) affiliates for overseas operations. MSF is an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries. MSF was founded in 1971 to both provide emergency medical assistance and bear witness publicly to the plight of the people it assists. In emergencies and their aftermath, MSF provides health care, rehabilitates and runs hospitals and clinics, performs surgery, battles epidemics, carries out vaccination campaigns, operates feeding centers for malnourished children, and offers mental health care.
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