Instructor Derek Fawcett's Band sTaTeSiDe Releases New Music

All proceeds from the sale of two of their latest singles will benefit organizations dedicated to social justice.

��Ƶ is pleased to announce that the band which is made up of Joe Ayoub (bassist for Shakira and "American Idol"), Justin Avery (arranger for "American Idol" and keyboardist for MEATLOAF), and ��Ƶ Adjunct Instructor in the Music Department Derek Fawcett, has released new music. Their new single, "" is described by Fawcett as a "driving dance party for these anxious times." The song features Fawcett and Kat Evans on lead vocals, Justin Avery on synths, keys, backing vocals, and drum programming, and Joe Ayoub on the bass and guitars.

The proceeds from the sales of the song will benefit , an organization dedicated, as their website states, to "paying local restaurants to prepare fresh, comforting, meals for their neighbors in need." This organization is dedicated to helping both restaurants stay afloat and communities stay fed.

sTaTeSiDe is no stranger to using their platform to help affect social change. They also dedicated all of the proceeds from their last single, "" to .

Questions regarding both singles or the future of this socially-conscious music collective can be directed to Derek Fawcett at dfawcett@colum.edu.

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