Moby Receives Music for Life Award

The Los Angeles College of Music collaborated with the NAMM Foundation at last week’s NAMM Show in Anaheim to present renowned musician, DJ and composer Moby as the NAMM Foundation’s keynote speaker, kicking off the 2015 NAMM Show Generation Next Sessions. Moby is an industry mentor at the Los Angeles College of Music, where he has collaborated to inspire the next generation of musicians. He recently announced a new LACM scholarship in his name to be awarded annually to a new student showing extraordinary promise in the areas of general musicianship, songwriting and music production. http://www.lacm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Moby-Independent-Artist-and-Producer-Scholarship.pdf. Because of his efforts at LACM and continuing to be a mentor to musicians across the globe, NAMM gave Moby its prestigious “Music for Life” Award this year at a ceremony on Thursday, January 22nd.

NAMM’s “Music for Life” award recognizes individuals and organizations that demonstrate support for and exemplify NAMM’s vision that the joy of making music is a precious element of daily living for everyone. Past recipients have included Stevie Wonder, Yoko Ono, Quincy Jones and Smokey Robinson, as well as members of Congress, governors, business leaders, the Smithsonian, and Sesame Workshop.

About LACM

Formerly known as LAMA, the new Los Angeles College of Music prepares students to be leaders in today’s competitive music industry and offers Bachelor, Associate and Diploma programs in music performance, production and composition. LACM’s new celebrity faculty and exclusive “Let’s Talk Music Series” give students and members of the community free on-on-one access to top musicians like Ziggy Marley, Moby, Glen Ballard, Linda Perry and more. LACM recently announced that renowned guitarist, writer and educator Adam Levy (Norah Jones, Tracy Chapman, Ani DiFranco) joined the faculty as the new Guitar Department Chair. Levy joins other renowned musicians such as Everclear frontman Art Alexakis, guitarist Marko DeSantis (Sugarcult, Nerf Herder, The Ataris), and accomplished songwriter Kasia “KC” Livingston (Whitney Houston, Britney Spears) who have also signed on as faculty for LACM’s new Songwriting and Music Business Departments.