The Tarrytown Music Corridor has added a brand new store the place guests can discover classic data and extra.
Marquee Data, a popup file store situated on the Music Corridor’s second ground, presents data — together with 45’s, 12-inch data, and 78’s — in a wide range of genres akin to rock, pop, present tunes and extra. The store additionally sells file gamers, tape gamers, CDs, posters of assorted bands and performers, music memorabilia, and extra.
Proceeds from gross sales at Marquee Data will go to the Tarrytown Music Corridor, which is a nonprofit. The shop, run utterly by volunteers, will settle for donations of data and CDs.
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It was the thought of life-long Tarrytown resident Greg Jacquin, a Hudson Valley singer and songwriter, who incessantly volunteers at the theater as each an usher and performer. He even recorded a music video for his tune “Highways and Motels” on the venue’s stage.
Through the COVID-19 pandemic, when the Music Corridor was compelled to close down, Jacquin carried out livestreams to profit the theater. When the theater reopened, he and a few of his buddies carried out the “Greg Jacquin and Mates, Singer-Songwriter Showcase” to over 200 viewers members.
“I used to be prepared to do just about something for the music corridor,” Jacquin mentioned. “Once they shut down, I believed perhaps we might do a file drive.”
The workers began to gather donations for his or her first file drive which introduced in $2,069. The occasion was so profitable they determined to host a second drive, which raised $5,900, however left the Tarrytown Music Corridor with a whole bunch of unsold data, CDs, and so on.
“I mentioned we must always determine what to do with them,” Jacquin mentioned. “We might promote them in bulk for pennies so (Bjorn Olsson, government director of the Tarrytown Music Corridor, and Karina Ringeisen, the music corridor’s Theatre Supervisor) gave it a room.”
And similar to that, Marquee Data was born.
“Even people who find themselves not a part of the brand new, hip vinyl crowd are taken in, everybody cracks a smile once they see a roomful of LPs,” Olsson mentioned. “There appears to be a lot love and affection for these treasures.”
In response to Olsson, when the workers finds data by those that have carried out at The Music Corridor, the performers will generally signal them, giving the file retailer a “‘collector’s merchandise’ to vie for.”
For now, Marquee Data is just open to ticket holders on present nights. Nonetheless, public hours can be out there quickly, although they may change primarily based on volunteer availability. Remember to regulate Marquee Document’s Fb web page for the hottest hours.
“It is good to see a resurgence (within the recognition of data),” Jacquin mentioned. “And we’re in an excellent place to promote something music associated since we now have such a deep historical past within the music business.”
Go: Tarrytown Music Corridor, ground 2, 13 Fundamental St., Tarrytown; 914-631-3390; fb.com/marqueerecordstarrytown.
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