Electronic Music Alliance ( EMA ) is a 501 ( c )( 3 ) non-profit and global membership alliance uniting forward-thinking leaders in electronic music culture . Comprised of dance music fans , artists , and industry professionals , EMA prides itself on protecting people , the planet , and parties by organizing around the issues of health , safety , environmentalism , and giving back to our local communities through charitable works . EMA works to educate the community about these issues and creates programs that offer fun & effective solutions . EMA leverages the unique and creative voices and actions of the electronic music community to create and cultivate positive social and environmental change within hearts , homes and dance floors across the globe .
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Electronic Music Alliance
By Janine Jordan Founder + Chair , Electronic Music Alliance
Electronic Music Alliance ( EMA ) is a 501 ( c )( 3 ) non-profit and global membership alliance uniting forward-thinking leaders in electronic music culture . Comprised of dance music fans , artists , and industry professionals , EMA prides itself on protecting people , the planet , and parties by organizing around the issues of health , safety , environmentalism , and giving back to our local communities through charitable works . EMA works to educate the community about these issues and creates programs that offer fun & effective solutions . EMA leverages the unique and creative voices and actions of the electronic music community to create and cultivate positive social and environmental change within hearts , homes and dance floors across the globe .
Electronic Music Alliance was formed in 2009 as a side project of the nonprofit Green Wave ( EMA ’ s logo was inspired by the 1970 ’ s Ecology logo ). Industry outreach began in 2010 with an initiatory fundraising event featuring music from Oscure , DJ Eva , DJ Jim Carson , Mike Teez , Static Revenger , DJ Rap , and EMA co-founder Ken Jordan from The Crystal Method . Toward the end of 2011 , EMA expanded its board of directors and sent a representative , EMA co-founder Monica Salazar , to the Rave Act hearings in Sacramento . By 2012 EMA had expanded is base to include over 100 founding members of the organization and broadened its mission to call attention to health and safety issues within our community . In 2015 , after 6 weeks
10 of running a subcommittee on the L . A . Electronic Music Task force ( to represent the voice of electronic music culture ), EMA proved integral to the victory in L . A . County to overturn the proposed moratorium against electronic music events .
EMA initiatives focus on patron health and safety and engaging members in environmental , social awareness , and philanthropic activities through our Play it FWD and Massive Action programs . Their artist-focused Play it FWD encourages our artist members to “ play it forward ” by donating their time , talents , or platform to EMA or partner organizations . EMA ’ s Massive Action program brings environmental and social education and action into the larger communities and works on both a local and industry levels . Local organizers often create a community service weekend where they conduct a collection drive ( supplies , food , Ewaste ) at a club , clean a beach , waterway , or park , or host some other community-awareness building or fundraising event . Last Fall , EMA organized the electronic music industry EMA members around a “ turn out the vote ” campaign that we called “ Turn Up The Vote ”. EMA is also a proud member of the Event Safety Working Group , participating in various task groups to update the Event Safety Alliance ’ s Event Safety Guide .
For more information or to contact the Electronic Music Alliance , please visit www . electronicmusicalliance . org