Help Kids Make Beats.

Make every classroom a studio.

WHY HELP KIDS MAKE BEATS?

Education

You ignite a passion for music education in youth by showing them how to make music on their own terms. Integrate modern music styles like electronic & hip-hop, and bring new age music tech to explore.

Students in the arts are 5x more likely to graduate, yet low-income schools are 5x more likely to have no arts access. (NEA)

Career Pathways

You show young creators their purpose by connecting them to real world opportunities to use their skills.

Boredomfighters programming has helped 280 youth get on stage and experience the support of their community.

Mental Health

You provide collaborative, affirming environments that reduce isolation and increase self-worth.

Boredomfighters programming has handed the mic to over 14,000 youth in 7 years of live studio workshops.

Youth Safety

Instead of getting pulled into unsafe activites, you help youth find inspiration in the studio with mentors that have used music to build a positive life out of a hard situation.

After-school arts programs can cut youth gang involvement by up to 40% in underserved neighborhoods (Youth ARTS Development Project).

Cultural Vitality

You strengthen the community by transforming how neighborhoods gather, collaborate, and express themselves.

We’ve setup public studios in 389 locations to empower diverse individuals to co-create meaning, listen to one another, & celebrate shared achievement.

Student Stories

In the US alone, over 3.5 million youth lack access to music programs.

You can help change that today.

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SAVE MUSIC EDUCATION

EVERY DONATION COUNTS.

Every Donation Counts

Your gift puts instruments, studios, and mentors in the hands of kids who need them. 100% of your donation funds local impact — in classrooms, camps, and community studios.

SINCE 2017;

14.7k

Youth in the studio

591

Workshops Hosted

822

Creators Hired

181

Schools Supported

OUR PROCESS:

Our three-step process to success helps us ensure that youth can be supported throughout their whole journey, from novice noise maker to expert earbender.

INSPIRE

School assemblies & community workshops

EDUCATE

10-week curriculum, summer camps & retreats

ACTIVATE

Career counseling & industry integration

HOW WE INSPIRE

We team up with schools, youth centers, community groups, and events to bring our Instrument Garden Studio Workshop directly to the kids. This workshop introduces the art of music production by helping participants create beats, melodies, and vocals that get transformed into their own custom song, live before their eyes.

HOW WE EDUCATE

Through Workshops & Public Studio Sessions, we constantly meet youth who are clearly born for this. This lands them in either our Music Discovery Camp, Advanced Production Camp, 1 on1 Mentorships, or our Sound Futures Afterschool Program which is deployed in partnership with youth networks. We also train music teachers in Ableton & help them put studios in their schools.

HOW WE ACTIVATE

Once youth have shown up and demonstrated their readiness to bring their new skills into the world, we connect them with real world opportunities to perform on stages alongside national headliners, showcase their tunes alongside their peers, intern for esteemed music venues, and produce tracks in pro studios with pro musicians.

READY TO TAKE ACTION?

For Music Industry Professionals

The Industry Fund

Do you work in the music industry or a related creative field? Our Industry Fund is for music producers, label executives, event promoters, festival organizers, venue owners, booking agents, and music businesses who want to give back through structured, meaningful partnerships.

For Community Members

The Community Fund

Every $8/month member provides mentors for 2 students, and 100% of your donation funds localized impact. When you join the Community Fund, you automatically sponsor another student who wants to pursue a life in music. Join thousands of music lovers making a difference.