Help Accelerate Climate Action!
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.
JOIN THE BE COOL! CAMPAIGN: The climate crisis requires a global response. We invite choirs and all forms of singing groups from any and all countries to join our campaign. This is a fun, rewarding, no cost, non-partisan Campaign, bringing together young voices to promote awareness of the climate crisis and inspire action. No experience or special equipment is required. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a professional recording and video side-by-side with established artists.
Listen To The Be Cool Song Here!
Be Cool! Song Lyric Video
“Can’t you hear your kids startin’ to shout?” We are asking tens of thousands of kids to sing this chorus and act to stop the climate crisis. Sing along with us!
Be Cool! song
Listen and download the original song here.
Learn More About The Campaign!
Be Cool! Campaign short
The ClimateMusic Project and Music Declares Emergency have teamed up to produce Be Cool!, a climate action Campaign due to launch soon…stay tuned for more!
Be Cool Campaign overview from our project manager, Dylan Germick.
Climate Action Day 2023
Watch and learn more about the Be Cool Campaign from Climate Action Day 2023.
How To Get Involved!
You can be part of this campaign, helping to reach diverse audiences throughout the country and beyond, thus driving action to address climate change. We invite choirs and all forms of singing groups from any and all countries to join our campaign.
- It’s easy and no cost to lend your choir’s voice to this Campaign.
- Fill out the form HERE to start the process. We will then send you the information you need to create and submit an audio and/or video recording.
- Please do not send any recordings until you have been in contact with us.
- Any questions: contact us at becoolsong@gmail.com
- Any individual or group of singers ages 5 -25 are welcome to join. and help fight the climate crisis is welcome!
- Donate to the Campaign fund, and be recognized for your support for climate action
- Identify youth groups who might want to raise their voices and participate in this fun, no cost activity
- Share this information with others you think might wish to be part of the Campaign
- Interested in volunteering, contact us at: becoolsong@gmail.com
- Further questions: becoolsong@gmail.com
- Follow Be Cool! on social media
- Instagram: @be_coolcampaign
- Facebook: Be Cool Campaign
There are many ways each of us can make a difference. Teaming up with a local organization is a great way to get engaged. Three areas that are critical for addressing the climate crisis are:
- 1) Civic engagement at the local and national levels (in the US, this includes registering voters including young people. Headcount provides tools for US voter registration drives};
- 2) Electrification and reduction of fossil fuels in homes, schools and other community facilities. (Rewiring America has useful information and guidance, and for US residents they have a fantastic, easy tool that informs folks about the financial incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act); and
- 3) Improve climate change education in schools and informal learning environments (check out the following websites for great information:Climate Science ,the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication), The Climate Action Project and National Environmental Education Foundation’s Climate Superstars)
Donate Here!
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The success of this project depends on the generosity of donors like you. Your tax-deductible donation is crucial and will be directly used to bring this project to life and create positive change throughout the country and beyond!
Upcoming Events!
Music & Dance Climate VoteFest – Click here to Learn More
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 7:00PM
Past Events
A special interfaith Earth Day blessing and an exclusive preview of the original song “I wanna be cool” , featuring youth choirs and schools from around the world. Monday, April 22nd.
Singing ‘I Wanna Be Cool” on the PG&E stage! April 22 at 2pm.
BE COOL CAMPAIGN – DIGITAL VOTER REGISTRATION TRAINING. TUESDAY – April 9, 2024 AT HEADCOUNT VIRTUAL OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NY.
The Be Cool! Campaign at Earth Week 2024 for Arts and Activism Day. April 25th, Thursday from 11-2.
Who Is Involved?
Learn more about the artists behind the Be Cool! Song
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‘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.
Learn more about the organizations behind the Be Cool! Song
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 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
Becky Hobbs Grammy-nominated songwriter with songs recorded by dozens of artists in different genres, from George Jones and Emmylou Harris to KISS. Her honors include Cashbox Magazine’s Independent Country Music Female Artist of the Year and induction into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. A citizen of the Cherokee Nation, Becky wrote and co-produced the musical “Nanyehi,” based on the life of her 5th-great grandmother, Nancy Ward, a Cherokee war woman turned honored peace maker.
Cathy Richardson, lead singer for the band Jefferson Starship and her own Cathy Richardson Band, earned a 2004 Grammy nomination for Best Recording Package for her band album The Road to Bliss. She is a four-time DIY Music Award-winning singer/songwriter.
Claire Lynch, bluegrass/Americana artist, eight-time International Bluegrass Music Association Award winner (including three-time Female Vocalist of the Year), a three-time Grammy Award nominee, and a United States Artist Walker Fellowship recipient.
Jaimee Harris, Americana-Folk singer-songwriter, two-time winner at the Austin Music Awards
John McCutcheon is a six-time Grammy-nominated folk music artist, whose songwriting and multi-instrumental virtuosity has been hailed by critics around the world.
Mary Gauthier, Grammy-nominated award winning folk singer-songwriter. Her awards include the International Folk Music Awards, the Independent Music Awards, and the Americana Music Association.
Raine Stern, Raine’s timeless pop sound paired with guitar skills well beyond her years have earned her comparisons to music icons such as Prince, Joan Jett, and Jeff Buckley. Whether writing, producing, or performing live, her talent is met head-on with an undeniable sense of purpose: her lifelong mission is to inspire devotion to the very causes that drive her, including environmentalism and equality.
Scarlet Rivera, Grammy Award nominee. Pioneer of the electric violin, Scarlet is best known for her integral role in Bob Dylan’s legendary album ‘Desire’ and his Rolling Thunder Revue tour.
Shemekia Copeland, Six-time Grammy Award nominee. Shemekia has also won dozens of blues music awards in the U.S. and abroad. The Washington Post calls her “the greatest blues singer of her generation.”
How To Get In Touch?
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