Red Dot Relief

The current situation of the earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear plants is in a way the most severe crisis in the 65 years since World War II. Naoto Kan, Japanese Prime Minister

What is Red Dot Relief?

It is a group of artists and supporters of the dance music community who are asking YOU to compare those factors mentioned above and to make magic happen!! Red Dot Relief is a call to action across the dance music community in a bid to raise money and spread awareness of the disaster stricken regions of Japan. Spearheaded by Visionquest (Seth Troxler) & Friends alongside the Tuning Spork Efforts Team we are trying to influence others to follow and donate whatever they can to the disaster fund by involving not only artists but the wider community in this cause including event organisers, promoters, club owners, clubbers, agencies, music labels and the supporting press.

For the Red Dot Relief proposal and full details please click here

On behalf of the people of Japan – we are asking you, the dance music community to help us raise funds, awareness and emergency relief for Japan

With many thanks – Visionquest, Crosstown Rebels and the Tuning Spork team…

Peace Boat is a Japan-based international non-governmental and non-profit organization that works to promote peace, human rights, equal and sustainable development and respect for the environment. For more information on Peace Boat please click here

Red Dot Relief has chosen to work alongside Peace Boat not only because of their direct routes within Japan, but because of Jay Hazes previous experiences alongside Peace Boat. In February 2011 Jay was invited to take part on a Peace Voyage with Peace Boat as a lecturer and activist. He spent 12 days with them and went from Peru, crossed the Panama border and reached Colombia!

Jay Haze, Visionquest and Crosstown Rebels

Many DJs and dance acts worldwide describe Japan as one of their favourite destinations due to their never dying support for dance music and their warmth towards people. Seth Troxlers relationship to the nation goes further as on a personal level he has been trying to support his fiancees family in the country of Japan torn by such a disaster. Being touched by such tragedy he decided to take it further using his influence and ability to explore this world through music. It then made sense to join forces with the Tuning Spork Efforts Team which not only share the same interests, but were in the process of setting up aid for Japan as Jay Hazes experience in the field of social efforts linked to music spans over ten years. Jay has been an active charity worker since he was 18, having run projects like the Djs4DC for the women and children in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo raising a staggering 100,000, and more recently alongside Isis Salvaterra they did Toys & Needs, an effort to raise money for the children and families of the slums across South America.

As a result, Visionquests Seth Troxler and the Crosstown Rebels crew, Jay and the Tuning Spork team created Red Dot Relief! The project is actively being managed by Seth Troxler, Jay Haze and Isis Salvaterra. In only a very short three days, awareness has been created extensively just through social networking. In just two days Red Dot Reliefs website has been posted over 1500 times on Facebook alone and it is with much delight that we, the dance music community are showing what we are capable of by coming together; promoters, artists and people from all over the world are making contact to take part.

Seth Troxler spoke to Resident Advisor about Red Dot Relief last week – read here!

Current participating members of the dance music community