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The ClimateMusic Project and Music Declares Emergency created Be Cool!, a Campaign to harness the energy of young people from around the world to push for accelerated climate action before it’s too late.
The Campaign vehicle is a song, I Wanna Be Cool!, by Will Kimbrough and Brant Miller. It’s an upbeat call to action that contains the line: “can’t you hear your kids starting to shout!” The Campaign takes this line literally, recruiting young people everywhere to record themselves singing/shouting that message in unison on a master recording + video. At the same time, they will be learning about climate change and mobilizing action among their peers, their families, their communities and the song’s audiences.
Will Kimbrough
artist
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Will Kimbrough’s songs have been recorded by Jimmy Buffett, Little Feat, Todd Snider, Jack Ingram, Gretchen Peters and many others. His production credits include Buffett, Doug Seegers, Todd Snider, Radney Foster and Steve Poltz. Will is a prolific writer and recording artist, a member of Willie Sugarcapps, DADDY and Emmylou Harris’ Red Dirt Boys.
Brant Miller
artist
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Brant Miller‘s 2020 release, “Roots, Rhymes & Branches,” included his timely song, “Where Now America?,” which reached #12 on the FAI Folk Chart. Brant is an eight-time winner/finalist in the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest, and a finalist in the 2021 RAWA “Songs for Social Change” contest and 2022 International Acoustic Music Awards. His songs have been recorded by artists in the U.S. and Europe.
Music Declares Emergency
organization
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Music Declares Emergency is a group of artists, music industry professionals and organisations that stand together to declare a climate and ecological emergency and call for an immediate governmental response to protect all life on Earth. “We believe in the power of music to promote the cultural change needed to create a better future.”
The ClimateMusic Project
organization
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The ClimateMusic Project connects people to climate science and action through the emotional power of music, bringing together renowned scientists and world-class musicians to create music and visual experiences guided or informed by climate science. We create music in a variety of genres to build understanding and to facilitate action across diverse communities.
Award-nominated other notable guest vocalists lending their voice for Be Cool! song
