Album raises $10K for Seacoast musicians
By Kyle Stucker
Seacoast Media Group
The Noise Floor owner Chris Chase and his son Leland pose in the Dover studio. Chase has raised over $10,000 through “Pass the Hat,” a 50-track digital compilation album he put together to help raise money for musicians impacted by COVID-19 closures. [Deb Cram/Fostrs.com, file]
A benefit album to help Seacoast musicians struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic has eclipsed its $10,000 fundraising goal.
“Pass the Hat, Volume I” is a digital compilation that features 50 original songs from area artists, assembled and mastered by Chris Chase, owner of the Dover recording studio The Noise Floor.
As of Tuesday, one month into the campaign, Pass the Hat had crowdfunded $10,231.
Chase said he’s thankful for the overwhelming response to the compilation and what it will do for musicians whose gigs and livelihoods have been put on hold due to stay-at-home orders.
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