Valencia Needs Your Help: Supporting Musicians After the Floods

The recent #floods in #Valencia have devastated our city, leaving countless lives and livelihoods in ruins. Among the hardest hit are our talented musicians and arts community, who have lost irreplaceable instruments, equipment, and rehearsal or studio spaces.
We're Jack and Maja Burton. Musicians from Austin Texas who moved to Valencia Spain in 2016. We're grateful that so many have reached out to check on us. We were unaffected and our friends are safe as well, thank God. But many of our friends in the local music and arts scene have been directly affected. So we have set up this campaign in hopes that our colleagues from the ATX music scene and beyond, as well as anyone who supports the arts, can give some direct support to the often overlooked, underserved and under supported arts scene.
This is a grassroots thang. At least to begin with, we will be identifying folks in need through our local friends, bandmates and their connections and do our best to distribute support quickly and fairly, with verification of loss be it gear, time, space, or clean up costs.
We'll do our best to document and report who is being blessed by your support and how so.
I've set the bar low cuz I've never run one of these crowd funding campaigns before and I just wanna make sure we at least hit the goal. And quickly so the GFM algorithms will push it into the higher visibility pages. I know us Musos don't have a ton of bread to throw around but I know we also take care of each other. Let's blow way past the 2k goal and lend a much needed hand to these Valencian artists!

WE’VE ALREADY REACHED ALMOST $1200 IN DONTAIONS🫶 PLEASE JOIN THE EFFORT BY DONATING NOW🙏

The Cost of Creativity

Music gear is expensive. A single guitar can cost hundreds of euros, while a high-quality microphone or drum kit can easily reach thousands. For many musicians, their instruments are their tools, their passion, and their livelihood. Some have spent years collecting instruments and gear that are just plain irreplacable. Losing them means losing a significant part of themselves.

An Overlooked Community

Unfortunately, musicians and artists often fall through the cracks when it comes to disaster relief. Insurance coverage for equipment is not always an option or affordable. Government aid packages often overlook the unique needs of creative individuals. And no amount of coverage can help when it comes to the emotional costs in situations like these.

Your Support Can Make a Difference

By donating to this campaign, you'll be directly helping Valencia's musicians and artists rebuild their careers. Your contribution will go towards:

Replacing lost instruments and equipment: Helping them get back to making music.
Support for income lost due to canceled gigs, lessons, etc.
Supporting studio and rehearsal space recovery: Providing essential infrastructure for the creative community.
Every donation, no matter how small, brings us closer to restoring Valencia's vibrant music and arts scene.

Please share this campaign with your friends and family. Together, we can show the world the power of music and the resilience of the human spirit.

Thank you for your generosity and support.
Jack & Maja Burton