Coast musicians bring relief to local music industry

Every day seems to bring even more changes to our usual norm.

- - - every day seems to bring even - more changes to our usual norm.- restaurants continue closing- their doors, stores and local - parks shut down, live events..- canceled.

- amid all these changes, news- 25's lindsey goodwin sat- down with local musicians to se- how they've banded together - to help bring relief to the - local music industry.

- - while several aspects of our- usual every day lives have- seemingly come to a halt...the- show must still go on for local- musicians - jordan: "we want to create an experience.

We want to create a- atmosphere, and you - have to do that through the - spirit of excellence..sound.

If- - - - we can create a sound that come- into their situation, and bring- them so peace..."

Jordan chalden & bruce kirkwood- are professional musicians.

- - - - chalden is a saxophonist...nat- s....kirkwood plays the violin.- nats- both working artists for most o- their lives, but now like - many others, they're left - without a paycheck.

- bruce: "the music industry as a whole has specifically been - impacted financially, - with the cancelation of events- and closing down venues."

Jordan: "and not just the finances, in the business part- you have to understand- that, but there's a relationshi- with the fans."

Jordan: "now we're not playing, we miss that.

Why don't we take- it to our living- rooms, get the best sound we- can, and send it to your living- room?

- so the duo took to- facebook...and began streaming- - - - shows on their new page "live music on the coast."

In just one week, they received- nearly 1,000 likes, 1200- followers,- and more than $1200 dollars in- donations.- bruce: "we thought it'd be good to create sometyhinhg that's- gonna bring - awareness and raise funds that- can be dispersed amongst- musicians on the- coast.- as they sign off each live show- - - - on a positive note, they hope - the community will hear their - message and get inspired to giv- back.

- because afterall, life without- music would be