Music & Mental Health

Music & Mental Health

Studies have shown that music can have a significant impact on emotions and health. From impacting brainwaves to affecting emotions, music is a powerful force that can aid mental health.  Music & Stress While upbeat music can give you a boost of optimism and...
How Music Inspires Creativity

How Music Inspires Creativity

Music can do a lot of things. When we’re feeling down, listening to happy music can help to lift our spirits. Or, when we need a good cry, a sad, relatable song can help us release pent up emotions. But, can music actually make us more creative? While the act of...
The Gift of Music

The Gift of Music

“Music has always been a big part of my life. It’s helped me get through some of the most difficult things I’ve had to face.” – Madison Wright Teaching the next generation the art of songwriting and the healing power of music is one of our biggest passions. Here...
Project Spotlight – The Foster EP

Project Spotlight – The Foster EP

As you may know, foster care has always been important to our organization. With one of our founders, Kyle Hutton having been adopted at six weeks old, and having recently been through fostering to adopting two young girls, the foster care cause is one that is near...
Preserving Music History With RLRM

Preserving Music History With RLRM

Here at the RLRM Foundation, we hold one of the nation’s most extensive collections of story/song recordings within the genres of Folk, Americana, Country, Texas Country, & Red Dirt music. Our archives include over 250 unique interviews and recordings— and that...
Music as Therapy

Music as Therapy

As we believe here at the Real Life Real Music Foundation, music has serious power to heal. Music can help us overcome hardships, assist in healing us from trauma, and gives us an outlet to express ourselves freely. Music also has the power to affect our immediate...