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“Music’s powerful. It pulls people down scary roads sometimes.” That was the case with Marcus C. Rizzo, Nathan’s friend and bandmate, who took his own life at the age of 18. Nathan, now a decorative painter by trade, toyed with the idea of creating a musician incubator but didn’t put the plan into place until 2007, when he heard the name Rizzo on the local news. “I felt like I needed to create a place where young musicians can let their guard down and just explore and be creative and be safe.” The Marcus C. Rizzo Center for Musician Enrichment will be a place where garage bands can access low-cost studio space, and where young musicians can find mentors or meet up using an eHarmony-style database. To make his dream a reality, Nathan needs $500,000. “I am a little crazy, to start a nonprofit organization with nothing. But it has to happen.” To donate or learn more, go to rizzocenter.com.

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