by Armada Digital | Jan 5, 2019 | Musician Spotlight
Bre Jarvis is a singer/songwriter from Austin, Texas. One day she was riding an electric scooter to get around town when she fell off. She put her hand out to break the fall but ended up breaking her wrist instead. Any musician can tell you, if you can’t use your...
by Armada Digital | Dec 5, 2018 | Musician Spotlight
Accidents happen. That’s why we have insurance. But what happens when you don’t? For musicians with little to no health insurance, an accident can burden them with thousands in medical costs and leave them unable to continue their livelihood. That’s why the Musician...
by Armada Digital | Dec 5, 2018 | Musician Spotlight
For weeks on end, Graham put off doing anything about his hand, hoping his hand would heal on its own. Spoiler alert — it didn’t. The swelling didn’t go away. The pain didn’t go away. On top of that, he wasn’t able to continue his livelihood. When it got to the point...
by Armada Digital | Dec 5, 2018 | Musician Spotlight
The story of Graham Wilkinson surrounds an injury that is, unfortunately, all too common. Graham had an accident where he smashed his fifth metacarpal in his right hand, resulting in a 45-degree fracture. As a professional musician, this was absolutely devastating....
by Armada Digital | Oct 25, 2018 | Musician Spotlight
Since setting down roots in Austin in 2004, Jonathan has amassed impressive collaborations, including “Plutonium Farmers,” produced by Steve Albini, and “Young Mothers,” a jazz-rap-grindcore group, both with Norwegian bass phenom Ingebrigt Håker Flaten. Jonathan also...
by Armada Digital | Oct 25, 2018 | Musician Spotlight
Musician Treatment Foundation’s mission is to support care for shoulder, elbow, and hand injuries suffered by uninsured and underinsured professional musicians. We wanted to introduce you to one of those musician patients: Jonathan Horne. Jonathan is a jazz guitarist...