SEATTLE — The Vera Project is a Seattle music-arts center run by and for youth. By engaging participants at all levels of music production and community organizing, Vera strives to fulfill its mission to foster a participatory creative culture through popular music concerts, arts programs, experiential learning and volunteer opportunities for youth and others.
This year’s concert calendar includes performances from singer-songwriter Maria Taylor, electronic musician Dan Deacon and neo-folk act Iron & Wine, among others. EAW is a sponsor of the program and recently donated some of its products.
In 2008, EAW assisted the Vera Project by providing a selection of LA460 Full-Range Loudspeakers, subwoofers and power amplifiers. Following that, the Vera staff saw an opportunity to upgrade their stage monitors.
“EAW was kind enough to donate some SM12s and an SM15,” said Jeffery McNulty, Tech-Facilities Manager for the Vera Project. “I had contacted Jon Bosaw (EAW director of sales) to see about us purchasing some monitors, and he instead got really excited about helping us out in a very kind and generous way with a great donation.”
“We have a great live sound program here, and we are so happy to be able to teach people how to use this excellent EAW gear,” McNulty said. “We continuously place engineers into other clubs around Seattle, and they are usually well seasoned by the time they make it through our system. We like to foster a new attitude here at the Vera where the artist comes first, with the audience a close second, so that touring acts have an enjoyable experience, and that of course starts with great gear and well trained volunteers. The Danielson Family was here recently, and the drummer wrote on his blog that the Vera Project was his favorite venue of the whole tour, in large part because of the great P.A. sound and monitor mix.”
For more information, please visit www.theveraproject.org and www.eaw.com.
