The 10th anniversary MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert will honor GRAMMY-winning Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne and owner and CEO of the Village studios Jeff Greenberg at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on May 12.
Osbourne will be honored with the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for his dedication and support of the MusiCares MAP Fund, and for his commitment to helping other addicts with the addiction recovery process. Greenberg will receive MusiCares’ From the Heart Award for his unconditional friendship and dedication to the mission and goals of the organization. All proceeds will benefit the MusiCares MAP Fund, which provides members of the music community access to addiction recovery treatment regardless of their financial situation.
Continuing to celebrate the memory of the late DJ AM, the evening’s DJ will be Mix Master Mike. There will also be a performance by Osbourne and his touring band with special guest Slash. Additional performers will be announced shortly.
“Ten years ago MusiCares merged with the Musicians’ Assistance Program, originally founded by Buddy Arnold, to create the MusiCares MAP Fund,” said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy and MusiCares. “Since then our addiction recovery resources and programs have grown substantially, and this annual benefit provides a meaningful way to recognize artists and industry professionals who are on the frontlines in the battle to fight this crippling disease. It’s an honor to celebrate Ozzy and Jeff in our 10th anniversary year, and we know it will be an extraordinary evening filled with heartfelt words and serious rock and roll.”
“I know firsthand about the ravages of addiction and I also know that the MusiCares MAP Fund is a vital safety net for people in the music industry who need help with substance abuse,” said Osbourne. “This organization literally saves lives.”
“I’ve been lucky to spend my life in the music business doing things that I love,” said Greenberg. “But I’ve also seen the serious and, all too often, fatal effects of addiction in our industry, so that’s why I am an ardent supporter of the MusiCares MAP Fund.”
Osbourne’s career has spanned more than four decades as both a solo artist and as the lead singer of metal icons Black Sabbath, and includes three GRAMMY wins and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In June 2013 Black Sabbath released their critically acclaimed album 13, which debuted at No. 1 in 13 countries and was the first studio album in 35 years to feature original Black Sabbath members Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Osbourne. At the 56th GRAMMY Awards on Jan. 26, the group won a GRAMMY for Best Metal Performance for the album’s lead single “God Is Dead?”
Beyond his music career, Osbourne is a best-selling author (I Am Ozzy, 2010; Trust Me, I’m Dr. Ozzy: Advice From Rock’s Ultimate Survivor, 2011), an advice columnist (The Sunday Times, The London Times and Rolling Stone) and among the first rockers to have a celebrity reality television program with “The Osbournes.”
Owner and CEO of the Village studios in West Los Angeles, Greenberg was managing his first rock band at 19. He went on to produce some of the very first skateboarding events, and 1978’s Cal Jam II (one of the biggest one-day festivals in history). Greenberg subsequently booked and promoted concerts for Nederlander venues such as the Greek Theatre. He later became a talent agent for ICM where, with Tom Ross, he represented artists such as Aerosmith, Fleetwood Mac, Heart, Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt, and Santana, among others.
The Village has produced many of the most iconic albums of the past half-century, including those by Eric Clapton, Coldplay, Dr. Dre, Elton John, Janet Jackson, Lady Gaga, Ozzy Osbourne, Pink Floyd, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and the Rolling Stones, among others. The complex, located in a 1922 Masonic Temple, hosts many events for artists and organizations such as The Recording Academy. Greenberg is past president and current director of the Society of Professional Audio Recording Services, a Producers & Engineers Wing Advisory Board member, and Governor and current Secretary of The Recording Academy Los Angeles Chapter. Greenberg was also one of the original board members of the Musicians’ Assistance Program.
For MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert special dinner and concert ticket information, contact Wynnie Wynne 310.392.3777 or wynniew@grammy.com. General admission seats will be made available via AXS beginning March 7.
