PREVIOUS EVENTS

August Lee Stevens performed the national anthem at the home opener for the women's professional soccer team Bay FC. 

 Ysenia Martinez performed the national anthem at the Oakland Roots soccer team's historic home opener at the Oakland Coliseum. 

MeloDious crushes their two shows at SFJAZZ/Noisepop.

Golden State Warriors: Ysenia Martinez performs the national anthem before the Warriors-Clippers game.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: New emerging artists supergroup Oakland Rising makes their debut at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass.

 Bay FC: Ysenia Martinzez, who performed at the inaugural Bay FC match, invited back to perform the national anthem at the season finale. 

Ayo Brame performs National Anthem and August Lee Stevens performs Lift Every Voice and Sing at Bay FC match.

Something New at San Jose Fountain Blues & Brews Festival.

NAIMA makes her BottleRock debut.

14 yr old Ysenia Martinez performing the national anthem in front of 18,000 people at the home opener for Bay FC.

August Lee Stevens made her Noisepop debut. In April she released her debut EP Better Places. Check it out!

The Launch Event took place October 29, 2023 at the Guild Theater in Menlo Park and featured performances by rising young artists from Oakland School for the Arts, GLIDE Memorial Church + SFJAZZ, San Francisco Community Music Center, ELM (Enriching Lives Through Music) and Blue Bear School of Music. Featured guests included music legend and Elevate Oakland co-founder Sheila E., and 49er legend and NFL Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott. The hosts for the night were Sterling James and Tennessee Mowry.