RootfireTV

Hosting live streams & rallying community to help musicians impacted by touring shutdowns. 100% of donations go to artists. Over $50,000 from 3000+ 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, loud ally to the oppressed, using our platform to spread awareness, practice anti-racism, and empower artists to do the same.

July 4, 2020

Total Donations to Artists since March 15 $55,422.45

UPCOMING:

Jul-02	4pmPT/7pmET	MUSIC BUSINESS CLUB – CASEY SMITH, Head Talent Buyer of Clubs & Theaters for Ineffable Music
Jul-02	6pmPT/9pmET	BACKSTAGE MUSIC LESSONS – GARY DREAD of The Movement
Jul-07	3pmPT/6pmET	CHRISTINA HOLMES
Jul-07	5pmPT/8pmET	SONGBOOK SESSIONS with MAN-LIKE-DEVIN
Jul-09	2pmPT/5pmET	SATORI
Jul-09	4pmPT/7pmET	MUSIC BUSINESS CLUB
Jul-09	6pmPT/9pmET	BACKSTAGE MUSIC LESSONS
Jul-11	6pmPT/9pmET	THE REGGAE PODCLASH
Jul-14	5pmPT/8pmET	SONGBOOK SESSIONS with MAN-LIKE-DEVIN
Jul-16	4pmPT/7pmET	MUSIC BUSINESS CLUB
Jul-16	6pmPT/9pmET	BACKSTAGE MUSIC LESSONS
Jul-18	6pmPT/9pmET	THE REGGAE PODCLASH
Jul-21	5pmPT/8pmET	SONGBOOK SESSIONS with MAN-LIKE-DEVIN
Jul-23	4pmPT/7pmET	MUSIC BUSINESS CLUB
Jul-23	6pmPT/9pmET	BACKSTAGE MUSIC LESSONS
Jul-25	6pmPT/9pmET	THE REGGAE PODCLASH – THE SKINTS
Jul-28	5pmPT/8pmET	SONGBOOK SESSIONS with MAN-LIKE-DEVIN

Songbook Sessions with Man-Like-Devin #8 (June 30, 2020)

Stylie live streams from Dub Farm Records - #RootfireTV Live Session (Replay)

Songbook Sessions with Man-Like-Devin #7 (June 23, 2020)

Evan Button of Lua Flora - Rootfire Internship Q&A + Acoustic Performance on #RootfireTV - 6/19/20

Perfect By Tomorrow - Live Stream Performance on #RootfireTV - June 18th, 2020

Sol Seed streams live streams from home - #RootfireTV Live Session (Replay)

The Elovaters - Solo Acoustic & Full Band Discussion of Double Vision EP on #RootfireTV (Replay)

Songbook Sessions with Man-Like-Devin #6 (June 16, 2020)

Ital Vibes Live Stream 6/9/20 3pm

THE EXPANDERS - Live Performance on #RootfireTV - May 31, 2020

The Movement - Legend (Chronixx Acoustic Cover)

Zion Thompson of The Green streams live from home - #RootfireTV Live Session (Replay)

Songbook Sessions with Man-Like-Devin (May 26, 2020)

The Ries Brothers (Live Q+A + Performance on #RootfireTV - May 20, 2020

Ted Bowne of Passafire - Live Performance on #RootfireTV - May 15, 2020

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.