mingering mike haiti benefit

Over the last few weeks there have been a number of remarkable artist-led benefits to aid the people of Haiti during this time of unspeakable tragedy. We wanted to call out one benefit in particular, not only because of its tangential connection to eMusic, but also because we think it’s an incredibly cool idea.

eMusic Selects artist Mingering Mike, via the SoulStrut website, is auctioning off a 100% original Mingering Mike “45″ — the outer sleeve and the cardboard record — designed to the specifications of the winning bidder. All proceeds from this auction go directly to Doctors Without Borders.

If you are the winning bidder, you supply Mike with the artist name of your choosing, and he’ll do the rest. Haiti will be the theme of the 45. So for example, if I were to win this auction the record might read something like this:

The Reverend J. E. K.
“Shaky Ground” b/w “Help Is On the Way 2010”
(Mustache Beard Records)

The Auction Ends Tomorrow, January 28, At Midnight. Sorry for the late notice — we just found out about this.

The bidding is pretty lo-fi – just go to this thread on the SoulStrut messageboards, register a screen name for yourself, and bid. As anyone familiar with Mike’s history can tell you, this is a fantastic prize, and a great way to help out.

UPDATE: Looks like there’s bidding going on here as well.