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The L.A. Fires Took Everything. For Some, ‘The Music Community Is Backing Me Up’
DJ and label owner Matthew Willems is one of hundreds from the music community to lose everything in the L.A. fires. What comes next won’t be easy.
A widely circulated spreadsheet of music industry professionals who have lost their homes contains more than 360 names — of musicians, publicists, engineers, studio techs, podcast hosts, photographers, record executives and more, along with numbers tallying respective spouses, children and pets. The operators of Zebulon, an independent venue in the city’s Frogtown neighborhood, have transformed the space into a donation hub where volunteers have spent days accepting and sorting clothing, diapers, sleeping bags and other necessities. On Jan. 13, while firefighters were still working to contain the Palisades and Eaton Canyon fires, the Recording Academy announced the Grammy Awards ceremony will still happen on Feb. 2 at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, along with myriad related events such as the annual MusiCares fundraiser, which will raise funds for relief efforts.
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