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Pico Rivera council approves music mentorship pilot with Andy Vargas Foundation
Summary
The Pico Rivera City Council voted 5-0 to approve an agreement and funding to launch the Andy Vargas Foundation 'Sounds of New Generations' pilot in March. The three-month cohort will enroll about 14 students and focus on songwriting, production and mentorship.
The Pico Rivera City Council on Feb. 14 approved an agreement with the Andy Vargas Foundation to begin a pilot music mentorship program in March, voting 5-0 to fund the effort. The council said the program will operate from the city’s renovated teen center and pair industry professionals with local youth.
City staff and foundation leaders told the council the program — branded 'Song' for Sparking Originality in New Generations and now called Sounds of New Generations — is structured as a one-year pilot that will begin with a three-month, in-person cohort of about 14 students who will meet two weekends per…
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