Alexander Ebert
Founder of 2nd Gov and The New IRS, Co-Founder of Big Sun foundation, Artist (music, writing, film, paint, etc)
Lover, fighter, observer of the absurd, town crier, bully slayer, dismantler of professionalism, singer, player, painter, writer, composer, community-land-trust-maker, inventor, power to the peopler, but above all: adventurer.
(Unfortunately I am also: killer-by-way-of-war-taxes, crude oil-consumer, begrudging participator in economic hegemony, combustible engine user, workaholic, and, I think, relatively sleep-deprived).
My band is Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros. We operate a 501c3 called Big Sun, newly dedicated to helping people form and build community land trusts. I founded a nascent movement called 2nd Government. I invented The New IRS (thenewirs.com). I won a Golden Globe this year for best original score. I am finishing a book this summer called Kingdom Cool, a study of our modern culture. I have a beautiful amazing mind blastingly wonderous daughter names Eartha and partner named Roehm.
That's more or less my version of me today.
Mainstreaming Consciousness The Music of Revolution
Summer of Peace 2014 > International Peacebuilding & Global Citizenship > Arts & Culture: Music
Broadcast on June 28, 2014
With Alexander Ebert & Michael Rosenblatt & Steven Weinglass
What made the music of the 60's so special, and what role will the musicians of today play in inspiring the world's youth to co-create the society that works for everyone? Our panel discusses the power of music to ignite social movements.