Linkin Park Guitarist Brad Delson to Visit Los Angeles Middle School Students and Deliver 36 Electric Guitars to Little Kids Rock Music Education Prog

Los Angeles, CA (PRWeb) December 13, 2006 -- Little Kids Rock (LKR), a program providing free instruments and instruction for public school students, today announced that Linkin Park guitarist and Little Kids Rock Honorary Board member, Brad Delson, will be visiting Los Angeles' Nightingale Middle School. During his visit Delson will be delivering 36 electric guitars to Little Kids Rock music students. In turn, the sixth through eighth grade students will treat the Linkin Park band member to a performance of a Linkin Park song titled "My December." The event will take place at Nightingale Middle School at 3311 N. Figueroa Street in Los Angeles and will begin at 1:00pm. Approximately 40 Little Kids Rock students will be in attendance. Media are invited to attend the event.



Last month more than 2,400 Washburn guitars were donated by Target to maintain and expand LKR's current programming and provide the gift of music education to as many as 5,000 children across the U.S. Little Kids Rock LA-area programs are one of the many beneficiaries of that generous donation.

Mr. Delson's visit is just one of various celebrity appearances and guitar deliveries that are scheduled to take place at several Little Kids Rock schools throughout the country leading up to March's National Music in Our Schools Month.

Linkin Park has a long and notable history in philanthropic endeavors. Mr. Delson's current involvement in Little Kids Rock as a member of its Honorary Board of Directors is just another example of how these generous musicians have chosen to use their celebrity in a way that helps make a difference in the world.

"It's always rewarding to witness students experiencing everything our program has to offer. Not only do we provide an accelerated program with a broad range of musical offerings, but we also have the ability to give our kids direct contact with incredibly talented artists like Brad Delson," said Dave Wish, Executive Director for Little Kids Rock.

Little Kids Rock teaches kids how to play pop, rock, funk, blues, rap and hip-hop music. LKR students not only perform, but they also compose and record their own music. They have released four full-length CDs as well as music videos featuring student-written originals. To date, the Little Kids Rock program has served more than 10,000 students in California, Louisiana, New York, New Jersey and Tennessee.

Brad Delson is among a growing list of celebrities who support Little Kids Rock. Other celebrity supporters include Paul Simon, B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Steve Vai, Les Paul, Tom Waits, Joe Satriani, Rick Springfield, Dave Mason, James Burton, Jason Newsted, Carlos Santana, the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, The String Cheese Incident, Phish, Jesse McCartney and the late blues legend, John Lee Hooker. The organization hopes that its new supporters' participation will help it expand the program into new musical genres as well as provide the students with a well-rounded appreciation for diverse musical styles.

ABOUT BRAD DELSON/LINKIN PARK
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Brad Delson is in the studio with his band Linkin Park with legendary producer Rick Rubin working on their third full length album. They debuted one of their new songs at Summer Sonic in Japan where they headlined two shows to over 85,000 fans. Linkin Park has sold over 37 million records worldwide in just five years and is certified platinum in 34 countries. Their first album, "Hybrid Theory" has been certified platinum 18 times, and their second album, "Meteora" ten times. In collaboration with Jay-Z they also released a groundbreaking EP, "Collision Course" which garnered rave reviews and included the single, "Numb / Encore" which won a 2006 Grammy Award for "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. In addition, Linkin Park established Music For Relief with the Red Cross in January 2005 to help aid victims of world catastrophes, including the tsunami in Southeast Asia and the Hurricane Katrina. For more information on Linkin Park and Music For Relief, please log on to www.linkinpark.com or www.musicforrelief.org

ABOUT LITTLE KIDS ROCK
Little Kids Rock believes that music is a critical component of first-rate education. Many elementary schools have been stripped of their music programs. These cuts have had a disproportionately large impact on children from low-income backgrounds. Little Kids Rock restores music to its rightful place in the academic lives of kids in our public schools by providing a rich music education program including instrument instruction, free instruments and trained mentors. Founded by a single elementary school teacher in 1996, Little Kids Rock is now serving thousands of students in CA, NY, NJ, TN and LA. More information can be found at: www.littlekidsrock.org.

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