Inspired by a 2008 volunteer experience for Sichuan Quake Relief in China , Washburn joined forces with Shanghai Restoration Project 's Dave Liang in March 2009 to create a musical project called Afterquake . The benefit EP a portion of each sale to benefit Sichuan Quake Relief was released on May 12 , 2009 , the first anniversary of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake . Over the course of two weeks , Washburn and Liang recorded and produced the entire project , which features electronic mixes of student voices and sounds from the disaster zone
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
Abigail Washburn