To be able to provide veterans with another outlet to undergo the therapeutic process is very gratifying to Budd. “So I think that that’s a good sign in terms of us being able to fill a need for our military servicemen and women here in Atlanta.” “So I’ve always kind of been blown away by what they choose to write about, because it’s usually very vulnerable and very powerful,” Budd says. That’s kind of up to them.” Budd is often amazed at how deep the veterans go to excavate long-buried feelings of inner tumult borne from the front lines on foreign soil.
“But we don’t necessarily tell them what to write about. “We give them kind of a crash course on song arrangement and song structure,” Budd said of the classes. The goal is to create at least two songs and videos at the conclusion of the 14 weeks. Towards the end, Budd has the veterans meet at an area studio to record the songs that they helped create. Budd and his team walk the vets through songwriting and composing original music with the aid of area producers, session players, and songwriters, some of whom donate their time, studios and resources. They are often referred to him by The Wounded Warrior Project, another nonprofit that provides a multiplicity of veterans assistance. Part of the empowerment and healing comes through ownership of their material as the vets compose their own lyrics and contribute to the music creation.īudd invites six to eight veterans to meet weekly in 14-week sessions three to four times per year. During the sessions, some veterans channel their feelings through rap rhymes while others sing about their pain. The Veterans Music Project is a platform for veterans to tell their story, to process their experiences and celebrate the stories and the sacrifices of veterans according to Budd.īudd found that many veterans are impassioned music fans who quickly learn they are able to articulate their trauma, pain and depression in ways they weren’t able to before. It has also provided a safe space as veterans find solace and lasting camaraderie through the process of writing music and creating original songs with other former service members. Jaye Budd, executive director of Alchemy Sky, serves the veterans who protected our country by helping them to heal through the powerful platform of music at The Alchemy Sky Foundation.Īlchemy Sky’s “Veterans Music Project” was founded in 2018 to provide another portal and a therapeutic outlet through music to quell the mayhem in their minds. Many veterans suffer from debilitating injuries, harrowing and recurring nightmares, and lingering emotional turbulence long after serving on the front lines in defense of America. McCreary is an Army veteran and worked closely with other veterans in helping them write " Adjust Fire."Īlchemy Sky Foundation is a non-profit organization that will continue to work with veterans and other groups in helping them find therapy through music.Many servicemen and women have found healing after putting down their rifles and picking up a pen to compose songs that help process the often horrific war experiences. Marcus McCreary also joined the conversation. He helped with the music project and stopped by "On Second Thought" to give the details. Jaye Budd is a musician and founder of Alchemy Sky Foundation. "On Second Thought" host Virginia Prescott speaks with Jaye Budd and Marcus McCreary. It recently worked with a group of metro Atlanta veterans to create a song called "Adjust Fire." Nationally, about 20 percent of veterans coming back from those conflicts have been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and traumatic brain injuries.Īlchemy Sky Foundation is an Atlanta organization that helps people heal through music. State officials say more than 100,000 service members from Georgia were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan between 20. Veterans participate in a 2019 music project with Alchemy Sky Foundation in Atlanta.
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