M&H 4 – The Wacken Foundation
The music industry is not what it used to be anymore and even the members of big name bands have day jobs or struggle to make ends meet. That’s where the Wacken Foundation enters. The goals of the foundation are to keep Heavy Metal alive by supporting bands financially and otherwise. On the fourth episode of our Metal & High Heels Podcast, we talk to Sywen Holst, an intern at the Wacken Foundation. So if you’re a band looking for support or interested in some rocking volunteer work, listen to the episode.
Metal & High Heels Podcast – Episode 4: Wacken Foundation.
Interview recorded on June 7th; podcast recorded on June 12th, 2017.
Show Notes:
- Wacken Foundation Website
- E-mail them at info @ wacken-foundation.com
- Bands mentioned by Sywen that have been supported by the Wacken Foundation:
- NUCLEAR from Chile
- GIRLSCHOOL
- MOTOGRATER
- AND THERE WILL BE BLOOD
- RAMPART
- Upcoming Festivals, where you can approach the volunteers of the Wacken Foundation:
- Kiki looks forward to following bands on Wacken Open Air 2017:
- APOCALYPTICA
- AVANTASIA
- BerlinAllstarz Live Karaoke (woohoo!)
- KATATONIA
- LACUNA COIL
- MARILYN MANSON
- VOLBEAT
- Is Wacken Open Air’s Beer Pipeline real?
- Kiki’s report on Hellfest 2015
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