Face the Artist: Q & A with LA Singer - Songwriter Dane Ferguson Written by Vicki Quintero At Face the Music, we like to paint a realistic picture of addiction, the music industry, and recovery – we share the good, the bad, and the ugly in hopes of educating, preventing,
Whitney Houston Documentary Takes In-Depth Look at Artist's Life and Legacy Written by Vicki Quintero The hit documentary on the silver screen this summer is Whitney which follows the life of the pop music megastar Whitney Houston. The seams of her life were laced with familial issues, domestic abuse, and drug addiction
Staying Clean During Festival Season Written by Vicki Quintero Music festival season is upon us – our social media feeds are inundated with stylized flyers, jam-packed with the music world’s heavy hitters, photos of our friends dawning funky getups and gallons of glitter, and videos of our favorite artists performing
KEXP Produces "Music Heals" Segment on Addiction and Recovery Written by Vicki Quintero Popular Seattle radio station KEXP has been producing segments under a series they call Music Heals. Live performances, interviews, and stories from listeners are compiled for each segment based around how music can be used to heal
Recovery Dominates the 2018 Billboard Music Awards Written by Vicki Quintero Recovery seemed to be the implicit theme of the night for this year’s Billboard Music Awards. Music artists openly spoke and sang about recovery from the effects of substance abuse, gun violence, mental illness, and sexual violence. We witnessed
RIP Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison Written by Vicki Quintero Scott Hutchison, lead singer and guitarist of the Scottish indie rock band Frightened Rabbit, was found dead last Friday. It was reported that he had gone missing in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, two days before his body was found in a
FTMF Co-Sponsors Sober Jam - Austin Face the Music Foundation is excited to announce that we are officially co-sponsoring Sober Jam – Austin. FTMF will be partnering with the Recording Academy/MusiCares, the SIMS Foundation and DeMaris Productions to bring quality sober music to Austin. Once a month for the past 12
FTM Receives Grant Money from Law Enforcement Trust Fund Grant Program of Broward County Written by Vicki Quintero For the second year in a row, Face the Music Foundation is pleased to accept a grant from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund program established by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. The
Legendary DJ and EDM Artist Avicii Dead of Suicide Written by Vicki Quintero Another life has been cut tragically short by mental illness. Electronic Dance Music (EDM) superstar Tim Bergling, known to the world as Avicii, was found dead last week in his hotel room in Muscat, Oman. He was
Demi Lovato Trades in Seat at Met Gala for One in AA Meeting Written by Vicki Quintero It’s no secret that Demi Lovato is in recovery for her co-occurring disorders – addiction, bulimia, bipolar disorder, and self-harm issues. She has been on the right path with her sobriety and keeping
