Zombie Apocalypse frontman starts nonprofit organization

Zombie Apocalypse frontman and journalist Ronen Kauffman has started a nonprofit organization designed to explore and build links between music and the worlds of philanthropy and activism. The organization, calledSecret Media Group, has a website at SecretMedia.org which contains information, resources, and feature articles. The site currently spotlights Most Precious Blood and The A.K.A.s - both bands discuss what motivates them to get involved and stay active. SMG will be sponsoring a number of very cool charity auctions, starting this weekend with a 1st pressing copy of the Ugly Bill 7", the very rare 1st record ever from the Bouncing Souls. The auction is sponsored in part by Chunksaah Records. You can click below for the press release.

Here's the official press release:

Announcing the formation of Secret Media Group, a new nonprofit organization whose mission is to explore, strengthen, and create links between the music community and the worlds of philanthropy and activism.

Secret Media Group believes that music - as an art form, craft, or industry - can be used to serve the cause of making the world a better and more peaceful place.
ecret Media Group seeks to enact this value by promoting and publicizing the use of music as a vehicle for inspiring community involvement - through the publication of publicly available media, press releases, charitable events, and other mechanisms.
Secret Media Group will connect activists and philanthropists to new audiences and participants, and promote civic participation within the music community and industry. In turn, SMG will positively affect those in the world whose lives might be made better by attention paid to the causes championed by the music world.
Secret Media Group relies on community support in order to succeed.
Secret Media Group was spearheaded by Zombie Apocalypse frontman Ronen Kauffman, a professional educator currently working as a Special Education teacher in Jersey City, NJ. Kauffman holds a M.S. in Teaching from The New School in New York City, and has worked with many populations, including first graders, high schoolers, and executive-level professionals. Kauffman has been passionate about activism and philanthropy for over ten years, starting out on the grass-roots level and ultimately serving as a consultant and trainer to dozens of nonprofits throughout New York and New Jersey. He is also a seasoned media professional, having worked in various production capacities over the past ten years and currently writes magazine features for national magazinesâ¦

Artists and companies donating their support to SMG include:
Ferret Music * Eyeball Records * Chunksaah Records * Law of Inertia Magazine and Records * Solid PR * Poison Kitty * Ground Cafe (Jersey City, NJ) * Most Precious Blood * The A.K.A.s * and many more.