MusiCares - Extending reach and services in Colorado

MusiCares® provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares’ services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community.

Marty Rein is a professional bassist who lives in Fort Collins and is serving as a local ambassador for MusiCares and their efforts locally. We are proud to announce that Marty is now a member of the Denver Musicians Association and we look forward to assisting him in the weeks and years ahead. Marty’s email is mjrein24@comcast.net

The following “story”“http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011107260317 was published this week in the Fort Collins newspaper The Coloradoan.

Fort Collins counselor draws on personal experience to help Northern Colorado musicians battle addiction

Coloradoan.com  

Marty Rein – The Coloradoan / V. Richard Haro
Jul. 26, 2011

Performer Amy Winehouse was a legend in the making, fueled with a truly unique sound and style; at 27 she’s dead, possibly the victim of her own lyrics: “They tried to make me go to rehab; but I said no, no, no.”

Winehouse’s long struggle with substance abuse is one Marty J. Rein understands all too well.

But after battling his own addictions to drugs and alcohol, the Fort Collins bass player went on to get his master’s degree in counseling with a research background in addiction, followed by a doctorate in interdisciplinary studies with a focus on human development and family studies.

“It’s a tragic loss, and people who are struggling need to know that it’s OK to ask for help,” Rein said of Winehouse’s death.

The singer was found dead Saturday in her north London home. While the cause of death is still unknown, Winehouse’s long battle with alcohol and drugs was highly publicized.

In a business where the stress level can be high and the “office” is often a bar, the road to recovery can be particularly rocky, said Rein, who also volunteers with the MusiCares Foundation, an organization that provides support for musicians and their crew who are battling substance abuse.

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