Lowercase people

lowercase people is an organization that is divided into three major divisions: The lp Online Magazine, lp apparel, and the lowercase people Justice Fund. [ [http://www.christiantoday.com/article/switchfoots.magazine.features.rwanda.charity.work.and.musicians/7511.htm Switchfoot's Magazine Features Rwanda and Charity Work] . Christian Today, September 6, 2006.] The organization was founded by the alternative rock band Switchfoot. In late October 2007, the band announced on their youtube account page that they had created "Lowercase People Records" to help further the vision of lowercase people.

The lp Online Magazine serves to bring attention to notable works created by artists, writers, and musicians, and to introduce social issues worldwide. [ [http://www.lowercasepeople.com/index.php?theIssue=3&theSection=about&theSubSection=what_we_are What We Are] . Lowercase people.] The magazine is released quarterly; currently there are three issues. Lowercase people apparel gathers the works of our generations' artists. They are sold as shirts, prints, stickers, and buttons. All profits go towards the lowercase people Justice Fund. In partnership with Geneva Global, the lowercase people Justice Fund, a non-profit organization, uses the money gained from the shirts and prints sold to aid Third World communities.

An example is their involvement with the Kuyasa Kids. The Kuyasa Kids are a choir in Africa that are made up of orphans infected with AIDS. Switchfoot has helped them to create a CD which is also sold through lowercase people. [ [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1506994/08042005/switchfoot.jhtml Switchfoot Look Like California Raisins After Video Shoot] . MTV News, August 4, 2005.] The proceeds will go towards the children's education. Jon Foreman also wrote "The Shadow Proves the Sunshine" in reaction to their work with the Kuyasa Kids. Lowercase people have also collected donations with The Salvation Army for Hurricane Katrina victims. [ [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1509182/20050908/ciara.jhtml For The Record: Quick News On Ciara, Game, Switchfoot, Cedric The Entertainer, Creed, Depeche Mode & More] . MTV News, September 8, 2005.] Tim Foreman explains:

"As a rock band, we're not overly idealistic about single-handedly changing the world, but we do know that people are listening to what we have to say ... so we want to use what platform we have been given to make a difference." [ [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1506994/08042005/switchfoot.jhtml Switchfoot Look Like California Raisins After Video Shoot] . MTV News, August 4, 2005.]

"We are humanity: beautiful and broken. We want to collide. We're curious. We're thinking out loud. We are the lowercase people. Join us as we dream." [ [http://www.freewebs.com/landofbrokenhearts/faq.htm FAQ] . Land of Broken Hearts.] -Chad Butler

Issues

Issue 1

Music:
*Feature: Switchfoot vs. Reeve Oliver
*Reviews: The Fray's How to Save a Life, Aloha's Here Comes Everyone, Common's Be, and The Futureheads' self-titled album
*Bands: Reeve OliverArt:
*Feature: Art As Play
*Fine Artists: Jeremey Wright
*Graphic Artists: Nessim HigsonWords:
*Feature: A Love Supreme: The Spiritual Life of John Coltrane
*Interview: David Dark and Chris Ahrens
*Regulars: Dark Matter: Are You Reality-Based?, and Reasonable Doubts: The Heart of Man
*Profiles: David Dark, Chris Ahrens, and Charlie PeacockJustice:
*Feature: Out Of South Africa: Random Thoughts in flight
*Community: Kayamandi, South Africa
*The lowercase people Justice Fund
*Get Involved: Kuyasa Kids' Live in Kayamandi CD

Issue 2

Music:
*Feature: Ryan O'Neal and Ron Sexsmith
*Reviews: Circa Survive's Juturna, Richard Swift's The Novelist Secretly Canadian, Sufjan Stevens' Illinois Asthmatic Kitty, and The Rakes' Capture/Release
*Bands: Ron Sexsmith and Sleeping at LastArt:
*Feature: Lain York and J Todd Greene
*Fine Artists: Lain York and J Todd Greene
*Graphic Artists: Jeff KleinsmithWords:
*Feature: Between Memory and Mobility
*Interview: George Plimpton and Ernest Hemingway
*Regulars: Dark Matter: Getting In on the Act or How to Never Feel Uncool Again, and Reasonable Doubts: The Sea Hags
*Profiles: Booker Browning, and Cameron BirdJustice:
*Feature: Anonymous in India: A travelogue
*Community: India
*The lowercase people Justice Fund
*Get Involved: Donations

Issue 3

Music:
*Feature: A Conversation between Mute Math and Mae
*Reviews: Sharon Jones's Naturally, Willie Nile's Streets of New York, Jamie Lidell's Multiply, Cat Power's The Greatest, and Angels & Airwaves' We Don't Need to Whisper
*Bands: Mae and Mute MathArt:
*Feature: A Conversation between Bobby Bailey and Jeremy Dean
*Fine Artists: Jeremy Dean and Bobby Bailey
*Graphic Artists: Bill CaywoodWords:
*Feature: Where Truth Meets Traction
*Interview: John Brown’s War on Terror
*Regulars: Dark Matter: Everybody to the Limit, and Reasonable Doubts: Dodo Does Hollywood
*Profiles: Won KimJustice:
*Feature: Four Days in New Rwanda
*Community: Rwanda, Africa
*The lowercase people Justice Fund
*Get Involved: Buy A T-Shirt, Donations, Reach Out (Invisible Children, , International Justice Mission, Dalit Freedom Network)

Lowercase People Records

Infobox record label
name = lowercase people Records


image_bg =
parent = lowercase people
founded = 2007
founder = Switchfoot
defunct =
distributor = Credential Recordings (for Jon Foreman EP's) ATO Records
genre = Alternative rock Acoustic rock Pop punk
country = United States
location = San Diego, California
url = [http://www.lowercasepeople.com lowercasepeople.com] Lowercase People Records is the record label founded and run by the members of the band Switchfoot. It was founded after the band's split with their major label, Columbia/SonyBMG.

Formation

In October 2007, Jon Foreman announced on Switchfoot's official Youtube account page the formation of Lowercase People Records. This development happened some time after the band cut ties with their major label, Columbia/Sony BMG.

"Our goal was to remove the corporate barrier between our audience and our songs. Musically, we wanted to go places we've never been before. We wanted to put out a more diverse collection of musical projects with more artistic control. Since music plays such a crucial role of connecting people with important issues around the world, we wanted to be a part of a label that gives directly to social justice causes, one that is more eco friendly. Lowercase People Records is our attempt to do all of this and more.

Lowercase People is our attempt to better serve this community that has supported us through the years without a middle man in the way. As a band, this is the dream of a lifetime: to have no boundaries in our songs or in the ways that they are presented. So here's what you can expect... Over the course of the next few months we are going to release several diverse projects culminating in a new switchfoot release that will redefine who we are in a new independent era." [ [http://www.youtube.com/user/switchfootpodcast SwitchfootTV] ]

First Release: Rebuild

On November 1st, 2007, Lowercase People Records released its first song ever, Rebuild, a song written by Switchfoot's Jon Foreman and Relient K's Matt Thiessen for their 2007 Appetite For Construction Tour. It was offered as a free download, with options to donate either time or money to Habitat For Humanity.

Albums Released/Discography

*2007: Fall - Jon Foreman
*2008: Winter - Jon Foreman
*2008: Spring - Jon Foreman
*2008: Best of Bootlegs Vol. 1 - Switchfoot
*2008: Summer - Jon Foreman
*2009: Tentative New Switchfoot Record - Switchfoot

Filmography

*2007: Live at the Ventura Theatre DVD - Switchfoot

Online Magazine Members

* Summer Scott - Executive & Editorial Director
* Mia Stefanko - Operations Manager
* Brent Cole - Managing Editor
* Justin Clark - Creative Director
* Rick Truth - Web Programmer
* David Dark - Words Coordinator & Columnist
* Jeremy Wright - Art Coordinator
* Ian Soto - Music Coordinator
* Chris Ahrens - Words Columnist

Trivia

* The name of the organization is taken from Switchfoot's song, Company Car, in the lines "Now I'm down, under the pavement/ Of Capital Hills and lowercase people".

References

External links

* [http://www.lowercasepeople.com lowercase people official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/lowercasepeople lowercase people official Myspace]
* [http://www.lowercasepeoplerecords.com lowercase people Records future official website]