Wayne Hussey (The Mission) speaks on ReMission International's 'Tower Of Strength' remake
Supporting Covid frontline charities, 'TOS2020' involves Gary Numan, Martin Gore, Midge Ure, Miles Hunt, Andy Rourke, Budgie, Lol Tolhurst, Rachel Goswell + others
“Dedicated with love and gratitude to the frontline workers
of the world” - Wayne Hussey
“An absolute honour to be involved” - Gary Numan
“Today as we face an unprecedented crisis with COVID 19, we have to be united in purpose to help humanity and especially the disenfranchised and impoverished among us, survive. Music can be a powerful way to join us all together and help those that need it most now" - Lol Tolhurst
Wayne Hussey, frontman of Leeds' post-punk legendsThe Mission has provided further insight into his newest projectReMission Internationaland their 'TOS2020' project, which involvedre-envisioning the anthemic hit 'Tower Of Strength'. This commentary can be found in Part 1 and Part 2 of an interview based on crowd-sourced questions. Produced by Wayne Hussey and co-produced and mixed by legendary producer Tim Palmer, this EP was released to raise money for Covid-related charities worldwide.
All proceeds from this release are donated to charities personally chosen by each contributor, who include:Andy Rourke, Billy Duffy, Budgie, Evi Vine, Gary Numan, James Alexander Graham, Jay Aston, Julianne Regan, Kevin Haskins, Kirk Brandon, Lol Tolhurst, Martin Gore, Michael Aston, Michael Ciravolo, Midge Ure, Miles Hunt, Rachel Goswell, Richard Fortus, Robin Finck, Steve Clarke andTrentemøller.
ReMission International will continue to raise money through the 'TOS2020' EP as long as orders are placed and streaming and publishing revenues come in. The funds will continue to accumulate, which is exactly what we wanted," saysWayne Hussey.
"I want to keep thanking everyone for their support – it’s a hard time financially for people and there’s a long road ahead. The digital bundle contains 5 awesome tracks for just £2.99, it all helps those that need it most and the proceeds will be divided and distributed equally among all the beneficiaries. Thank you.”
ReMission International has released several music videos in support of this EP, including the Trentemøller remix and a lyric video, including many of the artists involved. However, the full version video, directed and edited bySavannah Perry, offers insight into the TOS2020 'Beholden To The Front-Line Workers Of The World mix', revealing who sings which lines, who plays which guitar solo, drums, etc. throughout the song. Earlier, they presented another video for the TOS2020 single, created byVincente Cordero / Industrialism Films.
Hussey recalls: “When Covid-19 hit I started receiving messages asking ‘why don’t you re-issue Tower Of Strength for the front line workers?’ The song had apparently been adopted as an anthem by some NHS workers, and it got me thinking that I would like to contribute something to the greater cause at this unprecedented time and the only thing I could really contribute is music. So in conjunction with my good friend Michael Ciravolo, I came up with the idea of recording a new version of Tower Of Strength for charity by enlisting the help of musician friends and acquaintances.”
'TOS 2020' can be ordered athttps://remissioninternational.lnk.to/tos2020. Physical orders in the UK can be obtained athttp://themissionukband.comand, in North America, athttps://www.beautyinchaosmusic.com/tos2020
TOS2020 nominated charities currently include:
NHS UK
St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Memphis
Music Venue Trust UK
Covenant House, New Orleans
Disasters Emergency Committee
MusiCares
Plan International
Direct Relief
Alzheimer’s Scotland
Liberty Hill Foundation
The Shrewsbury Ark
Memorial Sloan Kettering Center, NYC
Prostate Cancer UK
The Teddy Bear Clinic
Red Rover
Help Musicians UK
Crew Nation
Venice Family Clinic
The Anthony Walker Foundation
Projeto Cáo Communitário
The City Of San Francisco Covid-19 Fund
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