RootfireTV

Hosting live streams & rallying community to help musicians impacted by touring shutdowns. 100% of donations go to artists. Over $60,000 from 3500+ grassroots supporters since March 15. Reggae music has long been a voice that speaks against injustice. Rootfire is committed to being an active, long term ally to the oppressed, using our platform to spread awareness, practice anti-racism, and empower artists to do the same.

September 26, 2020

Total Donations to Artists since March 15 $63,991.22

Sep-25	11amPT/2pmET/7pmUK	STEEL PULSE – RIZE (Music Video Premiere)
Sep-26	12pmPT/3pmET/8pmGMT	THE REGGAE PODCLASH – PRINCE FATTY & SHNIECE
Sep-27	10amPT/1pmET	A SUNDAY WITH CLINTON FEARON
Sep-29	5pmPT/8pmET	SONGBOOK SESSIONS with MAN-LIKE-DEVIN
Oct-03	6pmPT/9pmET	THE REGGAE PODCLASH – WAILING SOULS
Oct-06	5pmPT/8pmET	SONGBOOK SESSIONS with MAN-LIKE-DEVIN
Oct-08	2pmPT/5pmET	GUERILLA DUBS: Giant Panda and Victor Rice
Oct-10	6pmPT/9pmET	THE REGGAE PODCLASH
Oct-13	5pmPT/8pmET	SONGBOOK SESSIONS with MAN-LIKE-DEVIN

Steel Pulse - Rize (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

The Lighting Roundtable, Pt. 2 with Pete Spadaro and guests - Thursday, Sept 24

The Reggae Podclash: Episode #21 - Selector Showcase: Tribute To Toots Hibbert - 9/19/2020

THE MOVEMENT: The Making of MOUNTAIN with Josh Swain, Matt Goodwin & Johnny Cosmic - 9/17/20

@The Expanders: Tribute to Toots Hibbert of @Toots and the Maytals

The Reggae Podclash: Episode #20 - B.B. Seaton - 9/12/2020

GUERILLA DUBS: Talking Dub with Giant Panda and Agent Jay of The Slackers - Sep 10, 2020

The Reggae Podclash: Episode #19 - Eric Rachmany of @RebelutionMusic - 9/5/2020

Songbook Sessions with Man-Like-Devin #14 (September 1, 2020)

Music Business Club with Joe King: FOH & Production Mgr for Rebelution, Iration, The Green - 8/27/20

Music & Criminal Justice Reform: Pt. 2 with Dean Raise, Steve DeAngelo & Mikelina Belaineh - 8/27/20

Songbook Sessions with Man-Like-Devin #14 (Aug 25 , 2020)

Amp Live: Deconstructing Unified Highway

Songbook Sessions with Man-Like-Devin #13 (Aug 18, 2020)

Will Evans - Visual LP (Live Acoustic) | Sugarshack Sessions

HOW IT WORKS:

Artist goes live on their own Youtube channel
Rootfire embeds the stream on our website with a DONATE button
All donations come to Rootfire’s Paypal/Venmo and 100% of it is sent to artists the following day

FAQ:

What is needed tech-wise?

Good wifi and a laptop with a built-in camera and microphone. If you have nicer audio and video gear and know how to connect it using OBS/etc, that’s great! But just a simple laptop with camera and microphone can suffice.

How long are the sessions?

Most sessions are anywhere from 30-90 minutes, flexible.

How do donations work?

Fans can donate during your stream at Rootfire.net/tv where there’s a big green “DONATE” button. We collect via Paypal and Venmo. Rootfire staff monitors donations throughout the stream and comments “[NAME] thank you for your donation” in real time, giving artists a natural way to remind people where they can donate. Rootfire will transfer the money to you within 24 hours of your session ending.

Will this be on Youtube, Facebook, or something else?

Streams live on the artists’ own Youtube page unless otherwise specified. We provide instructions and support to setup the stream, and then we embed the artists’ stream on our website.