Aubrey's benefit concert provides 'Hope for the Hopeless'
Gretchen Grant
Issue date: 4/26/10 Section: Student Life
Senior Erin Aubrey helped raise over $900 for the International Justice Mission (IJM) with her benefit concert, "Hope for the Hopeless," Friday night.
Fellow seniors Haylie Black and Jonathan Tuttle were the opening acts for Aubrey. They each opened with three original songs.
Aubrey's live band consisted of seniors Troy Petrie, Thomas Sawyer and Jonathon Tuttle. Sophomore Lucas Schmidt, freshman Grizel Williams and Aubrey's sister Amy Aubrey accompanied three of the nine songs Aubrey performed.
Aubrey discovered her band at a Super Bowl party.
"I asked Troy if he would be interested and then everyone else said they wanted to help too," said Aubrey. "I definitely think they are some of the best talent we have at Milligan."
Aubrey was first introduced to the issue of sex trafficking while watching a video in psychology. She then found herself looking for ways to help bring awareness to this issue. In addition to selling tickets, students could also make donations to help the cause.
IJM is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. Students can go to the International Justice Mission website to make any further donations.
Sophomore Brittany Chambers began to feel closer to the issue after the concert.
"It definitely got me thinking about how real of a situation this is," said Chambers. "It made me realize how doing something as simple as attending your friend's concert can help, and how no matter what type of talent you have you can use it for something positive."
Aubrey will be playing shows around the area this summer. Dates for these shows can be found on her myspace page, http://www.myspace.com/erinaubrey .
The nine songs that Aubrey played were just a preview of what can be expected on her first album "All These Ours." The album will be release in the fall of 2011.
She will also be collaborating with rapper Customary and releasing a hip-hop album sometime in the near future.
Fellow seniors Haylie Black and Jonathan Tuttle were the opening acts for Aubrey. They each opened with three original songs.
Aubrey's live band consisted of seniors Troy Petrie, Thomas Sawyer and Jonathon Tuttle. Sophomore Lucas Schmidt, freshman Grizel Williams and Aubrey's sister Amy Aubrey accompanied three of the nine songs Aubrey performed.
Aubrey discovered her band at a Super Bowl party.
"I asked Troy if he would be interested and then everyone else said they wanted to help too," said Aubrey. "I definitely think they are some of the best talent we have at Milligan."
Aubrey was first introduced to the issue of sex trafficking while watching a video in psychology. She then found herself looking for ways to help bring awareness to this issue. In addition to selling tickets, students could also make donations to help the cause.
IJM is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. Students can go to the International Justice Mission website to make any further donations.
Sophomore Brittany Chambers began to feel closer to the issue after the concert.
"It definitely got me thinking about how real of a situation this is," said Chambers. "It made me realize how doing something as simple as attending your friend's concert can help, and how no matter what type of talent you have you can use it for something positive."
Aubrey will be playing shows around the area this summer. Dates for these shows can be found on her myspace page, http://www.myspace.com/erinaubrey .
The nine songs that Aubrey played were just a preview of what can be expected on her first album "All These Ours." The album will be release in the fall of 2011.
She will also be collaborating with rapper Customary and releasing a hip-hop album sometime in the near future.
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