Nikon Inc. and Warner Music Group partnered with Music Unites—a non- profit organization that provides music education to students in under- served school districts—for a very special event that was held at South by Southwest® Music & Media Conference (SXSW®) in Austin, Texas. “The Warner Sound Captured by Nikon” presented two days and three nights of stellar showcase performances at Austin’s famed La Zona Rosa, on March 13th through 15th.

The arts and music education is always the first to go during budget cuts. As cutbacks continue, there is a greater need for music non-profit organizations like Music Unites, which transforms inner-city landscapes by empowering urban youth through music by providing services in the schools to help create and fund free after-school programs in underserved communities.

I don’t know a single person who was never affected by music. Music is the only universal language we have that can cross any boundaries and break any barriers! Chances are, most of us probably don’t realize how music affects us. And that is partly because music educations all around America are being cut. Even in New York City, the city where the most artistic people come together, the city made up of dreamers.