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A CALL TO ACTION
ASHEVILLE- Dave Matthews, Bob Weir, Trey Anastasio, Bela Fleck and many other musicians will appear in a soon-to-be released documentary entitled A Call to Action, chronicling how the HeadCount organization has brought political action to the live music community. 
The movie debuted at The HBO Screening Room in New York City on January 31st, 2008 and was featured on the main stage of The Langerado Music Festival, which drew 20,000 people to Southern Florida earlier this month.  The documentary will have its Asheville premiere at Cinebarre on April 16th, 2008.   
"A Call to Action" was produced by Christopher Gaspar of Concepts4Charity (C4C) a non-profit organization devoted to promoting philanthropy through music and the arts.
"I have been fortunate enough to be involved with artist-related community outreach for a number of years", noted Gaspar. "HeadCount shares such a tremendous bond with the artists and the fans. My goal, and the goal of C4C, is to bring another dimension to that by telling their story."
Most of the project was filmed on location at the 2007 Langerado Music Festival, in the political hotbed of Broward County , Florida . Artists were asked to reflect on their support for the HeadCount organization and the role music can play in shaping American politics. Michael Franti, jazz trio Medeski, Martin and Wood, members of O.A.R., Galactic, STS9 and the North Mississippi All-Stars also appear in the movie. HeadCount co-chair Marc Brownstein of The Disco Biscuits and HeadCount board member Al Schnier of moe. were also interviewed for the project and gave their own unique insights into creating social change through music. 
"The thing about HeadCount that always humbles me is the support we get from other artists and the whole music industry," said Brownstein. "This documentary is another example of that. Pretty much everyone playing at Langerado sat down in front of the camera and spoke from the heart."
Since its inception in 2004, HeadCount has registered over 60,000 voters – a rewarding challenge for a core group of volunteers, which has in turn provided a voice for many. 2008 will mark the first full election cycle since the non-partisan, not-for-profit organization was launched and, for scores of volunteers, this milestone has truly been…"A Call to Action".
HeadCount is a 501c3 non-partisan, not-for-profit organization devoted to voter registration and turnout. We are aligned with all of the top performers in improvisational music, including The Dead, Phish and Dave Matthews Band, and register voters at their concerts
HeadCount has registered over 50,000 voters nationwide, more than any all-volunteer group in the country. We also produced PSAs airing regularly on TNT, TBS and other networks during 2004.
The organization was founded by Marc Brownstein, the bass player for the popular electronic rock band The Disco Biscuits, and Andy Bernstein, a sports media reporter who authored the Phish fan guide The Pharmer’s Almanac.
Our Board of Directors includes Bob Weir of the Dead along with the promoter of the Bonnaroo Music Fesitval and several top artist managers, musicians and music industry veterans.

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The Allman Brothers
Assembly of Dust
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
Crosby Stills & Nash
Dave Matthews Band
Dark Star Orchestra
The Dead
The Duo
Derek Trucks Band
The Disco Biscuits
Ekoostik Hookah
Galactic
Gov't Mule
Guster
Leftover Salmon
Michael Franti and Spearhead
moe.
North Mississippi AllStars
Particle
Perpetual Groove
Phish
Primus
Ratdog
Santana
Sound Tribe Sector 9
Steve Kimock Band
String Cheese Incident
311
Umphrey's McGee
Yonder Mountain String Band