The Life Drum Core Kids pose with USC Football coach, Pete Carroll at L.A. LIVE! where they will be performing their original piece "Death March for Fossil Fuel."
As part of the mayor's
Earth Hour celebration, the Life Drum Core, consisting of 12 young Los Angelinos ages 7 to 16, will perform an original percussion composition, 'A Funeral for
Fossil Fuels' on recycled buckets they've painted in 'green themes.' The Life Drum Core is a music education project that provides professional instruction for
Los Angeles students whose schools do not offer music programs. The group is taught and directed by Lonnie 'Meganut' Marshall, a music teacher at the Silver Lake Conservatory and the founder and star of the popular L.A. funk-soul band,
Weapon of Choice.
Tim McAfee-Lewis and the Agape International, (inter-generational!) Choir raised their LED candles and their gorgeous voices in song for Earth Hour at L.A. LIVE! Over 80 members strong, the choir led by McAfee-Lewis, performed under the stars at L.A. LIVE on Saturday night to a plaza packed with singing, dancing Earth Hour supporters.
As the lights went out at L.A. LIVE and the Staples Center across the street, the crowd lit up their LED candles in a powerful moment of unity. Earth Hour Los Angeles brought people from all over the city and all walks of life to a single location to celebrate a commitment to BE THE CHANGE in a collective Vote for our earth!
Andre Balazs Properties, owners of some of the most spectacularly designed, star-studded hotels in the country have confirmed that Earth Hour is cool enough for the guest list! Properties going dark for Earth Hour :
A special thanks to CB Richard Ellis for turning out over 75 buildings across Los Angeles and Southern California.
The Life Drum Core Kids pose with USC Football coach, Pete Carroll at L.A. LIVE! where they will be performing their original piece "Death March for Fossil Fuel."
