New Music Inc.
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New Music Inc. supports artist-centered new music groups and organizations through financial investment, hands-on support, and peer learning to build capacity and navigate organizational growth.
Funder: New Music USA
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Financial investment and hands-on support over 18 months
Summary: A city-specific incubator helping small-budget, artist-centered new music groups and organizations build organizational capacity through financial investment and peer learning.
Key Information: The program currently operates in Chicago and Los Angeles.
Description
New Music Inc. is New Music USA’s city-specific incubator for small-budget, artist-centered new music groups and organizations navigating pivotal stages of organizational growth. The 18-month program combines financial investment, hands-on support, and peer-to-peer learning. Cohorts bring together leaders representing a range of musical genres, neighborhoods, and backgrounds, with a local Program Coordinator working closely with participants to help them reach their goals.
The initiative focuses on organizational capacity building and meaningful transitions, giving participants opportunities to share knowledge, resources, and experience with other creative organizations in the same city. Originally launched in New York City in 2020 as the New Music Capacity Building Program, it has since expanded to Baltimore, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
