“I want to show these people that anything is possible.” —Sean Porter.
After six years in the music industry as a tour manager, Snohomish native Sean “Big Daddy” Porter is on a quest. Music programs are being cut from the curriculum in schools all across the country and Sean has teamed up with the Music Empowers Foundation to try and do something about it.
A while back Sean and a friend joked that it would be great if he could go on the Ellen show to promote the Music Empowers Foundation. Then after thinking about it Sean decided it actually sounded like a pretty good idea and doesn’t see any reason why he can’t be on Ellen. “Not if I get on Ellen. When I get on Ellen.” Sean said to me as he corrected himself during our interview.
On December 30th Sean is hosting a concert at the Nectar Lounge in Seattle to raise awareness about his quest to be on Ellen and to raise funds for Music Empowers. Members of local bands This Providence, The Classic Crime, and several others will be sharing the stage. Also, there will be a raffle with merchandise signed by the bands performing that night and tickets to next year’s Warped Tour up for grabs.
Below you can listen to my interview with Sean and hear him explain in his own words about how this all came about and why it is so important to him. For more info on Music Empowers head over to MusicEmpowersFoundation.org.
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