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Read More: Red Hot Chili Peppers Set For Music Education Fundraiser "Studios are a safe place to be creative and a safe place to discover a lot about your passions, about music, about yourself as a human." "I love everything about this music studio project at Boys & Girls Clubs," Hayes said. Hayes also treated the attendees to a short concert, and shared his excitement for the new opportunities the studio will provide the Boys & Girls Club. students, including this music studio in Nashville. The reveal of the studio equipment is part of Lowe's Renovation Across the Nation program, which has committed $50,000 to 50 clubs around the country to provide safe after-school spaces for U.S. The children personalized the space by leaving their handprints on the walls. The studio includes instruments such as keyboards and a drum set and will provide students with the tools they need to give voice and sound to their creative ideas. GRAMMY-nominated country singer/songwriter Hunter Hayes was on hand this week to give kids at the Boys & Girls Club in Nashville, Tenn., a real surprise: a newly renovated recording studio.
