Lauren Leigh and Kevin Hellman talked about the show and the program the show benefits. 32nd Annual San Diego Music Awards Tuesday, April 25 at 7:00pm Humphreys by the Bay www.sandiegomusicawards.com Benefits the San Diego Music Foundation's Guitars for Schools program The San Diego Music Awards started in 1991, as a way to recognize the achievements of our diverse local music community. Now in its 32nd year, the San Diego Music Awards presents awards in multiple categories, recognizing many different genres of music including Rock, Jazz, Hip Hop, Americana and World Music. Past performers include Jewel, Jason Mraz, Switchfoot, P.O.D., Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek). The San Diego Music Awards is the primary fundraising vehicle for the San Diego Music Foundation’s Guitars for Schools Program. Beneficiary: The San Diego Music Foundation has been actively involved in keeping participatory music programs in San Diego County elementary, middle, and high schools for almost 32 years. The Guitars for Schools program was launched, in partnership with Taylor Guitars, as a way to augment existing programs and to offset the loss of arts instruction due to budget cuts. The guitar familiarity and popularity among young people makes it an excellent tool for getting them interested in music, and in performing arts in general. Over its history, the organization has served over 70000 K-12 students in 83 schools (68 currently) from the Mexican border to San Onofre. Artist: Lauren Leigh Best Pop Artist & Best Pop Album 2023 Nominee She won the award in 2022 for Best Pop Song https://www.laurenleighmusic.com/about Lauren is a San Diego singer/songwriter and session singer, as well as one of the most-hired performers for cover bands in the county. She was nominated in 2021 by the San Diego Music Awards for her debut EP “Flare” for Best Pop Album and her latest single “Trust Fall” won the award in 2022 for Best Pop Song. You can often catch her live with local tribute acts Pink Froyd and as a guest artist for Back to the Garden. Most recently, she has been added to the cast of Six Strings Society’s 27 Club in the role of Janis Joplin, and is getting ready to release her sophomore album, “Ghost In The Picture”.