Joe Bogdanovich donates US$10,000 to Trench Town Youth Academy
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- Bogdanovich donated US$10,000 to JaMIN Studio, giving nine aspiring Jamaican audio engineers and music producers the opportunity to receive professional training at no cost.
- The students will participate in the JaMIN Academy’s Pro Tools User Certification Course, offered through its partnership with Avid, a leading name in professional audio technology.
- Speaking with Caribbean National Weekly, Bogdanovich explained: “I’ve known about this studio for many years, with its ups and downs.
- I had a chance to visit the refurbished facility and made the contribution, as simple as that.
- That is a reality Dr.
Music executive Joe Bogdanovich, CEO of Reggae Sumfest, is helping ensure that another generation of young people from Trench Town — the historic Kingston community that produced reggae kings Bob Marley, Joe Higgs, Alton Ellis, Delroy Wilson, Dean Fraser and Bunny Wailer — gets a chance to make its mark on the music industry.
Bogdanovich donated US$10,000 to JaMIN Studio, allowing nine aspiring Jamaican audio engineers and music producers to receive professional training at no cost. The students will participate in the JaMIN Academy’s Pro Tools User Certification Course, offered through its partnership with Avid, a leading name in professional audio technology.
Speaking with Caribbean National Weekly, Bogdanovich explained: “I’ve known about this studio for many years, with its ups and downs. I had a chance to visit the refurbished facility and made the contribution, as simple as that. To be able to complete a facility in this community, where there are youths who are serious about building a future for themselves, is worthwhile and a step in the right direction to build independence.”
But while the community has never lacked talent, finding the money and opportunities to turn that talent into a career has often been a struggle.
That is a reality Dr. Henley Morgan, chairman of JaMIN Studio and a longtime advocate for community development, knows well. In a television interview in Jamaica, Morgan welcomed Bogdanovich’s support, describing it as much more than a financial contribution to a music training program. He stressed the importance of people coming together to support young Jamaicans, saying such efforts would help reduce crime, violence and human trafficking.
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