Blog Updates and inspiration

We’re still catching our breath – literally and metaphorically – following MOVE:DC, Invisible Children’s most successful event. Starting last Saturday morning, we convened the leading figures in putting a stop to the LRA in one room to discuss how we can finally end this conflict, marched around the White House with thousands of supporters making […]

One of our MOVE:DC special guests is not just a dance group. They’re a dance group shaped by culture, the internet and sometimes Maximus Prime. Inspired by Michael Jackson’s music videos and his work on Step Up 2: The Streets, Jon Chu started to write, direct and produce a web series about two rival dance groups. While not calling himself a choreographer, Jon […]

We have another performer for you to familiarize yourself with before November 17th’s event MOVE:DC, and it’s a good one. The Very Best, a band featuring members from all over the world, are known for their hugely dancey sounds with African beats. They will be joining DJs The Jane Doze and dancers The LXD, iLLUMINATE, […]

[ photo cred to Nick Keck ] The Jane Doze, the neon duo up there looking happily ravey, are a New York City-based DJ twosome known for their mash-ups. They are just some of the incredible talent that are performing next week during MOVE:DC’s Global Dance Night. Their first mixtape GIRLS TALK is available fo’ […]

The Invisible Children Music team has been hard at work the past month putting together the ULTIMATE dance party to wrap up MOVE:DC. Why? Because we firmly believe that music has a necessary role in giving social movements tremendous amounts of momentum. It is a universal language, and at Invisible Children, it’s important for us to […]

As our upcoming (quite massive) event MOVE:DC approaches, the Invisible Children Music team has compiled a trilogy of playlists to soundtrack your roadtrip (or planetrip/bustrip/buggytrip). Each volume has a different theme – the first is Trip Beginners, a mixture of upbeat tracks to accompany your starting excitement as you embark. The second playlist is for […]

Yes, you read that correctly. Joe Perry and Tom Hamilton have written a track on Aerosmith’s upcoming record “Music From Another Dimension” (Nov 6 | Columbia) entitled Freedom Fighter, inspired by the film KONY 2012 and its makers. The song features the beautiful Johnny Depp and producer Jack Douglas on background vocals. And yes, you did read “Johnny […]

[ photo by xPerigryn ] We are all CMJ everything this week, including the theme of this mixtape. Our Music Department team is cross-country journeying to New York City for a week of musical discovery and good times. [Insert plug for our Official After Party with Bandsintown that you can RSVP for HERE.] The artists […]

Next week, the Invisible Children Music team will be making the cross-country journey to New York City for CMJ Music Marathon 2012. On Thursday, October 18, we’re partnering with top-rated concert discovery app Bandsintown for an old-timey Americana throwdown party following our showcase. Here are all the details you need: WHERE: The Jalopy Theater Bar 315 Columbia […]

[Invisible Children Music: We firmly believe that music has a necessary role in giving social movements tremendous amounts of momentum. It is a universal language, and at Invisible Children, it’s important for us to be a part of that language.] [ photo by Catherine Bradshaw ] Jedidiah Jenkins has worn many metaphorical hats at Invisible […]