Norwood's programme, Keep It Straight, has seen the Giant Records artist sharing his story with over 650,000 kids across the US and overseas. Norwood opens each date with a musical performance, warming up to his audience and creating a bond that enables him to share his own experiences, from his roots as the son of a preacher to his success as a performer, including his own struggles with drugs and alcohol.
Helping Norwood's message reach the students is a state-of-the-art sound system donated by Community Professional Loudspeakers. The Chester, Pennsylvania-based company outfitted Norwood with four XLT46E three-way bass reflex cabinets and a pair of TD218S twin 18-inch subwoofer cabinets, giving him a sound system with a musical punch that gets the audience's attention, and an intelligibility that gets his spoken message across.
"We couldn't think of a better partner for our audio system than Community," remarks operations manager Chuck Rhodes. "Daron Norwood and the Keep It Straight programme have spoken out against the use of drugs, alcohol and violence, to thousands of communities across America and beyond. Thanks to Community, our message of hope and right choices is being heard loud and clear."
(Chris Henry)
