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the needle

WHO WE ARE

Pandion Music Foundation (PMF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that equips emerging music creators around the world with tools to help foster more equitable, attainable, and sustainable careers.

Through free online workshops, wellness support, and scholarship-based mentorship programs, PMF fosters a community where creators from diverse backgrounds and identities have the support, tools, and resilience they need to keep making music in an ever-evolving industry. 

 

OUR PROGRAMS

Whether you’re a teen seeking mentorship to start your musical journey or an experienced musician looking for collaboration opportunities to inspire and sustain your passion, Pandion is here for the creators.

Our programs are designed to support the whole artist along their journey in music: 

 

  • Online Music Workshops: Free sessions centered around discussion, skill-building, music education, collaboration, and community-building–ensuring artists stay informed and inspired.

  • Pandion SoundWeavers: An in-depth, hands-on mentorship program for Los Angeles teens to develop collaboration skills, recording and performance experience, and explore music as wellness. By the end of the program, fellows will complete a professionally recorded song from start to finish, perform with their peers for friends and family, gain music collaboration and wellness tools, and receive a certificate of program completion. This program provides a pathway for industry leaders to help the next generation of music creators discover the power of music and strengthen their endurance to build lifelong involvement in the field.

Pandion members also receive access to our free, online member portal—providing lasting support and collaboration opportunities on their journeys in music for years to come.

7.6%

Women & non-binary producers and engineers recognized in key technical credits at the 65th annual Grammy Awards. (source: We Are Moving The Needle - Fix The Mix, 2023)

98.6%

Music creators who don't earn a sustainable income from their music. (source: Rolling Stone, 2020)

73%

Independent music makers who experience anxiety and depression in relation to their work. Musicians experience ’greatly elevated’ rates of clinical depression and stress in comparison to the general population, and levels of suicidality that are five times the average rate of the U.S. population. (source: Pitchfork, 2022)

Together, we can make meaningful impact…

 

It’s hard to be a music creator in today’s world. Music streaming services do not compensate artists fairly for their music; touring bands are going into debt while on the road; gigs and festivals are getting cancelled; mental health is an ongoing crisis among musicians; artists are experiencing widespread increased industry pressures and lack of support.

PMF was founded by music creators, for music creators – building a community of support, educational resources, and wellness tools so that musicians can build the endurance to keep making music within a challenging landscape.

It is our pledge to sustain an inclusive and supportive community with no fees, requirements, or obligations — revolutionizing access to information, education, and collaboration opportunities for musicians regardless of socioeconomic background or identity. 

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