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About Me


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 70,000 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.


HOW DO I GET INVOLVED?


Just click HERE and volunteer. We'll be in touch about opportunities to register voters at specific concerts. Our schedule will be light in 2007, limited to a few major festivals. But in 2008 we'll have a presence at hundreds of concerts and will be enlisting literally thousands of volunteers, while hiring a few part-time and full-time employees. If you are interested in a leadership position, please join us this year. Be aware that volunteering for HeadCount is very demanding. We expect our volunteers to be reliable, professional, and show good judgment at all times. Drinking, drugs and being a slacker is not part of the HeadCount experience, It's an avenue for people to give something back to the community while achieving their full personal potential. If that's the kind of challenge you're looking for, then sign up!


You may also consider donating to HeadCount. The organization is staffed by volunteers and relies on people like you to fund all its activites. 100 percent of any contribution you make to HeadCount will go toward our voter registration efforts. HeadCount, Inc. is a 501(3)(c) not-for-profit, non-partisan corporation (Tax ID # 77-0626772) so your donation is tax-deductible.


WHERE WE'LL BE

HeadCount has teams in several major cities across the country and we will also be at many major festivals this year. For a complete list of HeadCount events go here . To sign up to work one of the events go here !




My Interests

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VOTER TOOLS:
ELECTION DATES
VOTER RESOURCES
VOTER FAQ

I'd like to meet:

Everyone

Music:

Headliners:

The Allman Brothers
Ani DiFranco
Animal Liberation Orchestra
Assembly of Dust
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
Blues Traveler
Bob Weir & RatDog
Brothers Past
Dark Star Orchestra
Dave Matthews Band
The Dead
Death Cab for Cutie
The Decemberists
Derek Trucks Band
The Disco Biscuits
The Dresden Dolls
The Duo
Foo Fighters
Galactic
G. Love & Special Sauce
Gov't Mule
Guster
Indigo Girls
Jack Johnson
John Mayer
Keller Williams
Leftover Salmon
Les Claypool
Maroon 5
Medeski, Martin and Wood
Megadeth
Michael Franti and Spearhead
Mike Gordon
moe.
My Morning Jacket
Nada Surf
The New Deal
North Mississippi AllStars
OAR
Particle
Pearl Jam
Phil Lesh & Friends
Phish
Railroad Earth
Robert Randolph
The Roots
Ryan Montbleau Band
Santana
Sound Tribe Sector 9
String Cheese Incident
Tea Leaf Green
Trey Anastasio
Umphrey's McGee
Wilco
Will.i.am
Yonder Mountain String Band

Emerging Artists:

Easy Star All Stars
Hot Buttered Rum String Band
Bassnectar
Dubconscious
Seepeoples
Nathan Moore
Ten Mile Tide
Cornmeal
BuzzUniverse
RAQ
New Riders of the Purple Sage
Licorice


Are you an artist or band that would like to help out HeadCount? Click here for more info!

Movies:

A CALL TO ACTION

Preview "A Call to Action":

HeadCount and Concerts4Charity are proud to present a preview of the upcoming documentary, "A Call to Action." Join Bob Weir, Trey Anastasio, Marc Brownstein, Al Schnier, Bela Fleck and many other HeadCount supporters as they reflect upon the history of the organization, its mission and the live music scene's increased mobilization around causes.

We are proud to announce the release of "A Call to Action," a documentary about HeadCount and activist sprit that is thriving within the live music community. It is now available for viewing on iClips by clicking HERE .

Television:



Heroes:

HeadCount has teamed up with Relix Magazine and the popular "Wear Your Music" line of guitar string bracelets to make voter registration easier than ever. With a Relix charitable gift made possible by "Wear Your Music," HeadCount has invested in state-of-the-art voter registration software. If you're not registered to vote, or just want to check it out, click HERE . This new software makes it easier than ever to complete and print out a voter registration form on line, and also includes absentee ballot information and a polling place finder.

Relix's "Wear Your Music" is a unique program in which guitar and bass strings used by top musicians are crafted into collectible bracelets by AZU Studios . The proceeds from the sale of these bracelets are then donated to charities like HeadCount. Bob Weir, Pete Townshend, Trey Anastasio, Gregg Allman, Les Claypool, Widespread Panic and dozens of other HeadCount artists have contributed their strings, lending a helping hand to various music-related non-profit organizations.

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My Blog

Calling All Bands & Musicians HeadCount Needs YOU!

HeadCount has recently launched our "Emerging Artists Program." It is our goal to register 100,000 voters this year and with your help, we can make that a reality. We are in the process of recruiting ...
Posted by HeadCount on Sat, 31 May 2008 01:40:00 PST

Please support HeadCount with the Causes Application!

http://www.causes.com/myspace/cause_memberships/re... Come join my cause: HeadCount! You'll get a profile badge to show your support! Please help me support HeadCount! Please add the new Causes app...
Posted by HeadCount on Wed, 28 May 2008 03:36:00 PST

HeadCount Monthly Newsletter

HeadCount Kicks off Festival Season with Crazy Eight For the last three years, HeadCount has been steadily growing as an organization, preparing to stage the largest event-based voter registration ca...
Posted by HeadCount on Mon, 26 May 2008 03:11:00 PST

CBS News, Festival Season and other HC news...

CBS Evening NewsHeadCount was featured on the CBS Evening News this past Sunday.To view the segment, please go here.Festivals, Finally!For the last three years, HeadCount has been steadily growing as ...
Posted by HeadCount on Wed, 21 May 2008 12:37:00 PST

Festivals Pitch in for ’Cents for Sense’

If you're not registered to vote for the upcoming presidential election, it's not too late. You can click HERE and register to vote online.Or, you can stop by a HeadCount voter registration table at o...
Posted by HeadCount on Tue, 20 May 2008 08:43:00 PST

MOE. DONATES PRIVATE PRE-SHOW ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE FOR CHARITY

Prior to moe.'s headlining performance at the Highline Ballroom on June 16th, the band will perform an intimate 30-minute acoustic set at the Highline for 100 fans, as a benefit for the voter registra...
Posted by HeadCount on Tue, 13 May 2008 08:33:00 PST

HeadCount Newsletter: Pearl Jam Leads List of New Artists

HeadCount Welcomes New Friends: Pearl Jam, John Mayer, My Morning Jacket And MoreExpanding our musical horizons considerably in the name of reaching the greatest possible number of new voters, HeadCou...
Posted by HeadCount on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:38:00 PST

A Call to Action: HeadCount Documentary Released

We are proud to announce the release of "A Call to Action," a documentary about HeadCount and the activist spirit that is thriving within the live music community.It is now available for viewing on i...
Posted by HeadCount on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:47:00 PST

Bob Weir plays HeadCount Event

HeadCount hosted a private reception with featured Guest Bob Weir at a stately residence in Washington D.C. on the evening of Monday, April 7th. Bob spent the night signing autographs and discussing ...
Posted by HeadCount on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:22:00 PST

Weir to Appear at Private Party

A very special invitation from HeadCount Bob Weir, HeadCount Board Member and former guitarist for The Grateful Dead, will be the guest-of-honor at a fundraiser benefiting HeadCount. Held i...
Posted by HeadCount on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:42:00 PST