Musician Anna Clark’s “Guitars 4 Gifts” Provides Instruments to Underserved Groups

Anna Clark is a nineteen-year-old musician and philanthropist. As her “day-job” she works as a vinyl mastering engineer at Welcome to 1979 Industries, where she has been able to work on over 200 projects. In 2011, Clark founded 501(c)(3) organization Guitars 4 Gifts, which has given over 1,000 youth access to their first musical instrument thanks to national partnerships. Clark is a lifelong singer/songwriter and is currently recording her first album of original electronic rock music. This album is expected out late 2020. She is currently continuing her education in music business with plans to graduate from Belmont University in 2022.

What role has music played in your own life?

As a kid I struggled with anxiety and self-esteem issues. I had a hard time being social and speaking up. Music gave me an outlet for my emotions and also helped me feel like I had a voice. I felt like even if it was hard for me to tell people how I was feeling, I could write a song and sing about it which would make people listen. As I got older, music helped me find a community of people that I love being around. Music helped me not…