Liverpool men's charity CALM will celebrate the launch of its national partnership with Topman, and the launch of new magazine RESET, with a series of live gigs across the country.
CALM (the Campaign Against Living Miserably) was set up in response to the high suicide rate in young men; in the UK 3 men every day take their own life by suicide.
The charity, which has played a huge part of the music scene since it launched, uses a variety of ways to communicate and reach out to young men under 35. CALM gives lads something they can identify with by promoting the CALM website and helpline in a way that reaches lads and is easy to relate to.
The Liverpool launch of RESET magazine will take place at The Shipping Forecast, on Saturday 26th February and will feature top DJs and local musical talent with the hope of raising at least £5000. The money raised will help CALM continue help young men by funding the ongoing CALM Helpline.
Development Coordinator for CALM on Merseyside, Simon Howes, said: “The 10 years CALM has been active on Merseyside, we have used a whole host of ways to interact with lads and make them aware that when they need to get stuff off their chest, they can talk to us anonymously and in confidence.
"The gigs we have lined up are a great way to celebrate the partnership with TOPMAN, raise funds to keep the phone lines open and over all have a great night out."
Performing live and headlining the Liverpool gig will be Picture Book who are enjoying huge success since being signed at 2010’s Sound City, with support from Manchester’s Janice Graham Band. Taking to the decks will be Delphic, Kid British, Gareth Brooks and Funkademia with live DJ sets.
Picture Book's Lorne Ashley said: “We’re really looking forward to headlining the RESET launch; it’s going to be a fantastic gig.
"We’re strong supporters of the work CALM does so it’s great for us to be able to play a gig for them."
Simon added: “Music is at the heart of everything we do and what better way to launch RESET than with a night of great music.
"We’re really happy with the support we’ve had from the bands and DJs who are on the line up and we can’t wait for a cracking gig.”
RESET magazine is an exploration and celebration of the psyche of the modern day young man; with articles, interviews, anecdotes, resources and reviews of everything from TV, films, gigs and games.
The magazine also features practical advice and contributions from famous as well as everyday people on how they have dealt with high levels of stress in their lives, and how they turned their lives around.
Senior Marketing Manager for Topman, Danielle Ford, said: “RESET Magazine has been a significant step in helping us to communicate the many challenges and taboo issues young men will face.
"At Topman we are passionate in our quests to help CALM to bring down the number of male suicide incidents in the UK. Music is at the heart of all we do and we feel privileged to be a part of the RESET nights with such a brilliant line up of DJ and live musical talent.”
The launch nights are as follows:
Manchester, February 25th South Nightclub, 9pm - 3am. DJ sets from Everything Everything, Delphic. Kid British, Gareth Brooks. Funkademia and Janice Graham Band.
Liverpool, February 26th, The Shipping Forecast, 9pm – 3am. DJ sets from Delphic, Kid British, Gareth Brooks, Funkademia, Picture Book and Janice Graham Band.
London, February 28th, The Camp, 7pm - 12am. DJ sets from Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, Dan Le Sac & Scroobius Pip, Eddy Temple Morris, Gareth Brooks, Funkademia and Rob Da Bank. Molotov Jukebox and Janice Graham Band tp perform live.
Tickets are £10 (all proceeds go to CALM) and are available from www.resetsocial.com. To donate to CALM go to www.thecalmzone.net
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