Student-Artist Fellowship

Our 15 month fellowship includes an 8-week summer training program that prepares 15 Philadelphia high school students for potential careers as music entrepreneurs. Following the summer training, students will intern with one of our studio partners and participate in monthly workshops to further develop their music and business portfolios.

We believe that we can inspire a cohort of music professionals to confidently pursue art as an active or passive stream of income. Teaching students the necessary music and entrepreneurial skills while providing them with real experiential learning highlights accessible careers and pathways to success in the recording music industry. We introduce young music producers to community resources, local organizations, and prospective artist that can help jumpstart their music businesses.

Music & Entrepreneurship Fellowship

Our fellowship is centered around providing students with the skills, resources, opportunities and connections needed to make money in the music industry.

See below for information and resources.

Our curriculum empowers students with the:

    • Music production various genres

    • Mixing

    • Mastering

    • Recording

    • Ear Training

    • Sound Design

    • Personal finance

    • Marketing

    • Contracts/Legal

    • Midi Keyboards,

    • Headphones

    • Production and Recording Software

    • Marketing and Analysis Templates

    • Budget templates

  • Student-Artists will be able to learn and network with our growing list of Teacher-Mentors, Studio-Partners, and Community-Partners. Throughout the fellowship, student-artists will be completing projects in collaboration with community members and organizations - building up their network of collaborators and potential clients.

15-Month Fellowship Experience

Summer Accelerator

Student-Artists participate in 8 week crash course on fundamentals of music and entrepreneurship, learning from teacher-mentor experts (June 24 - Aug 18 at Freire Charter HS)

*Additional details on For Students page.

Monthly Workshops

Student-Artists will participate in monthly workshops that feature our teacher-mentors and enrich some component of music production or entrepreneurship.

Summer II / Community Capstone

Student-Artists will have the opportunity to participate in a second summer intensive where they will serve as peer mentors for the upcoming student cohort.

The final requirement of our students artists will be to complete a community capstone project. This project will allow the students to showcase their skills .