WHY IS THE ECF IMPORTANT?
Young black women are totally under-represented in the majority of behind the scenes music roles. We have seen this throughout our own extensive touring experience. A key issue is, in never seeing someone who looks or sounds like you, someone who has walked a similar path in life - a lot of young women instantly eliminate these career options as a possibility for themselves.
Through the work of the Ezra Collective Foundation, we look to break that cycle, and help develop a new generation and community of empowered and experienced young black women across the roles of music management, front of house live sound, tour management, and band leadership.
We have very experienced team members who are motivated to offer real-life career training, and opportunities across these 4 very distinct roles. We look to sidestep the assumption that in order to even get a first foot in the door, you need to have endless experience, contacts, training and/or a degree. We are looking for raw potential and enthusiasm to help level the playing field in terms of access to these roles.
This is all possible thanks to the incredible support of Youth Music and the Incubator Fund.