LOCAL MOJO IS BORN

Born in the SouthWest dorms of UMass Amherst, Local Mojo started when Charley Blacker decided to create a centralized hub for the live music scene. He set out to interview bands, shoot music videos, plan events and foster a creative community. He brought two of his friends, Cashel Davis & Jack Krause, to work on the project and the three of them founded Local Mojo.

GROWING THE NETWORK

As they attended live shows and grew their network, the Local Mojo crew picked up steam as they worked on interviews with musicians and began putting together underground events. The UMass Top 25 playlist brought the best of UMass music together. Local newspapers started to take notice.

MOJO AT THE DRAKE

Local Mojo began working with local live music venue, The Drake, to bring UMass bands to a legitimate venue. Mojo At The Drake shows have been a monthly occurrence since. Every show has sold out.

DYE UP FOR JAYDEN

Local Mojo ran Dye Up For Jayden, beer dye event that raised $2,000 for Jayden’s Cancer Treatment Fund.

MOJO AT BIG NIGHT

Local Mojo’s Charley Blacker and Jacob Slotnick began working at Big Night and started developing relationships with influential people in the Boston nightlife scene.

MUSIC VIDEOS

Local Mojo put together its first music video with The Upstairs District. Followed by another music with Stock Goblin.

MOJO BOILERS

Local Mojo worked with Monkey Bar to put on a Boiler Room style set to bring house, techno, DnB music to Amherst. Monkey Boilers have become a weekly occurrence reaching max capacity every time.

LOCAL MOJO BRAND AND MOJO BOSTON

Local Mojo Brand is launched to the public aiming to develop more creative communities across the northeast and further.

MOJOFEST

Local Mojo throws the first Mojofest, a 6 hour free backyard festival showcasing 6 UMass bands and many local vendors. Over 1k people showed up to the event.