My Voice Music

What My Voice Music does

My Voice Music is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2008 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, that provides music education, performance, and recording opportunities to youth ages 7-24. The organization serves approximately 1,100 youth annually through a portfolio of programs including AMPLIFY (tiered for Junior, Middle School, and High School students), Rock Camps, Satellite Programs, Hip Hop Lab, and Transitions, with more than 10,000 songs recorded cumulatively across its history.

Name

My Voice Music

Legal name

My Voice Music

Website

https://myvoicemusic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Music Education & Mentorship

NAICS

Sound Recording Industries (5122), Music Publishers (51223)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Phonograph Records & Prerecorded Audio Tapes & Disks (3652)

akta.pro primary industry

Early Childhood Music Education (Ages 0–7) (EDAMANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Session Musicians & Vocalists (MPAIAHAC), Remote Recording & Online Session Services (MPAIAHAL), Music Education & Practice Software (Ear training, tutors, metronome tools) (MPAIAIAJ)

Keywords

• Youth music education
• Music mentorship programs
• Community recording studio
• Youth arts nonprofit
• Therapeutic music programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring monthly donations from individuals processed via Bloomerang CRM platform; tax-deductible 501(c)(3) contributions with EIN 80-0244665.
2. Class & Program Tuition: Seasonal tuition fees for artist mentorship classes ranging from $40 to $275 per season (Amplify Jr $225, Amplify MS, Amplify HS $240, Open Studio $225, Transitions $275, Hip Hop Lab $225, Recording Sessions $40/hour, Individual Mentorship $650/season, Let's Write a Song Together $80). Pay-what-you-can model including free.
3. Summer & Spring Break Rock Camp Tuition: Week-long rock camp tuition ($450 for full-day 6-hour camps; pro-rated for half-day 4-hour camps), plus optional aftercare ($25/hour or $50/day). Pay-what-you-can scholarships available.
4. Annual Gala Fundraising Event: Annual MVM Gala (XVIII in 2026) featuring ticket sales ($160/ticket, $1280/table), Golden Ticket raffles ($100), live auction packages (vacation homes, dining experiences, concert tickets), and corporate sponsorships.
5. Foundation Grants: Grants from foundations including Bloomfield Family Foundation, D'Addario Foundation, Denver Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, National Endowment for the Arts, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Cultural Trust, Regional Arts & Culture Council, The Autzen Foundation, The Collins Foundation, and others.
6. Corporate Partnerships & Sponsorships: Corporate membership, event sponsorships, and philanthropic gifts from businesses including Nike, Kroger, McMenamins, Mercy Corps, Cambia Health Solutions, Mississippi Productions, Whole Foods Market, Wieden+Kennedy, and others. Includes brand placement, logo placement, and website visibility benefits.
7. Corporate Membership Annual Giving: Annual corporate membership programs at multiple levels providing brand placement, marketing opportunities, and unique musical experiences for corporate events.
8. In-Kind Donations: In-kind donations of instruments, studio equipment, gift cards, and experiences from businesses and individuals, supporting programs and fundraising auctions.
9. Planned Giving (Reverb Society): Legacy planned gifts through wills or living trusts as part of the Reverb Society, providing long-term capital for organizational sustainability.
10. Third-Party Fundraising Partnerships: Fundraising through Willamette Week Give!Guide (with matching donations from Marmoset Music) and Dine & Donate events where a percentage of partner business proceeds benefit MVM.
11. Recording Studio Fees: $40/hour recording session fees for youth accessing MVM Studios' professional recording facilities; scholarships available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

My Voice Music is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers year-round music education, artist mentorship, and professional recording studio access to youth ages 7-24 in Portland, Oregon. Its core programming spans weekly artist mentorship classes (AMPLIFY Jr./MS/HS, Open Studio, Transitions, Hip Hop Lab), weeklong rock camps, one-on-one recording and songwriting sessions, an instrument lending library, and Satellite Programs that bring instruments and instruction into therapeutic centers, juvenile detention facilities, and schools serving at-risk youth. The organization operates MVM Studios, a multi-room professional recording facility, as the central hub where all programs converge on writing, recording, and releasing original youth-created music.

Product overview

My Voice Music is a Portland-based 501(c)3 nonprofit delivering a unified youth-music platform — branded around MVM Studios — under which a portfolio of year-round artist mentorship programs (AMPLIFY Jr., AMPLIFY Middle School, AMPLIFY High School, Transitions), weekly specialty tracks (Hip Hop Lab with Ascending Flow, Open Studio), one-on-one services (Individual Mentorship Sessions, Let's Write A Song Together, Recording Sessions), small-group offerings (Band on Demand), an Instrument Library, weeklong camps (Summer Rock Camp, Spring Break Rock Camp, Hip Hop Summer Camp), Satellite therapeutic/community outreach, and the Collaboration Project (pairing students with professional Portland musicians) are delivered together. The studio facility is the central hub — housing four production rooms, two isolation booths, two tracking rooms, a performance stage, and Pro Tools/Logic Pro X/Luna/UA-equipped recording infrastructure — where every program ultimately converges on the act of writing, recording, and releasing original youth-created music. Pay-what-you-can Play It Forward Scholarships and reserved scholarship spots ensure the entire portfolio remains financially accessible.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MVM Studios: A full recording studio dedicated to youth and young adult musicians, featuring two isolation booths, two tracking rooms, a practice room, and a stage for live performances and rehearsals.

Products and services

• MVM Studios Full-service professional recording studio and program hub for emerging songwriters, musicians, beat makers, and poets ages 9-24, providing classes, workshops, long-term mentorships, and recording sessions focused on writing, recording, and performing music.
• AMPLIFY Programs (Jr., Middle School, High School) Year-round weekly artist mentorship programs grouped by age where students collaborate, write, record, jam, and explore musical concepts, culminating in a Spring Showcase; offered as AMPLIFY Jr. (ages 9-11), AMPLIFY Middle School (ages 12-14), and AMPLIFY High School (ages 14-18) on seasonal tuition with scholarships.
• Summer Rock Camps Weeklong day camps for ages 9-13 where campers form bands, write original songs, record them in MVM Studios, and perform live on stage at week's end, available in full-day and half-day formats with optional aftercare and reserved scholarship slots.
• Spring Break Rock Camp Spring session of the weeklong rock camp for ages 9-13 at MVM Studios, including band formation, songwriting, recording, and a final live performance, with optional aftercare and reserved scholarship spots.
• Hip Hop Summer Camp
• Satellite Programs Outreach program that brings MVM instruments and instruction to therapeutic centers, juvenile detention centers, schools, and other youth organizations, serving over 1,000 youth ages 7-17 annually to help them share their voice, cope, heal, and find lifelong passion in music; 70% of youth served are in foster care or mental health treatment.
• Let's Write A Song Together One-on-one in-person or virtual songwriting and recording collaboration with a professional MVM musician delivered in two 1-hour sessions (or one 2-hour session), where youth create an original song from submitted poems, lyrics, drawings, photos, or voice memos and receive a finished MP3/CD plus Bandcamp release; $80 with scholarships.
• Open Studio Drop-in after-school program offering middle and high schoolers the opportunity to explore music at MVM Studios by learning an instrument, writing and recording songs, collaborating, and accessing four dedicated music production and rehearsal rooms; operates on scheduled days with $225/season or $25 drop-in options and scholarships.
• Transitions Program Year-round program for young adults ages 18-24 to further explore artistic development through weekly meetings to collaborate, write, record, and explore musical concepts with peers and professional working musicians, with drop-ins welcome and pay-what-you-can scholarships.
• Hip Hop Lab Weekly program in partnership with Ascending Flow for ages 14-18 covering beat-making, lyric writing, vocal recording, stage presence, and active local-scene mentorship, with drop-ins welcome and pay-what-you-can scholarships.
• Band on Demand Custom small-group in-person classes where three or more youth can form their own band with an experienced instructor at mutually agreeable times, structured as 8 weeks of one class per week including recording time, for ages 9-24.
• Individual Mentorship Sessions Consistent once-a-week sessions with an experienced instructor covering music, songwriting, recording skills, or instrument learning, available in-person or virtual and booked for a full term at $650/season with pay-what-you-can scholarships and payment plans.
• Instrument Library Lending program allowing youth to borrow acoustic guitars, ukuleles, electric guitars, keyboards, basses, drums, amps, and recording gear to use at home in support of their musical journey, at $40/season with pay-what-you-can scholarships.
• Recording Sessions Open studio recording sessions for individuals or groups with their own material to track at MVM Studios, priced at $40/hour with pay-what-you-can scholarships for ages 9-24.
• Collaboration Project Program pairing local bands and professional artists (e.g., Ages and Ages, Blitzen Trapper, Haley Heynderickx, Red Fang, Mic Crenshaw, Pepe Raphael, Ural Thomas, Matt Sheehy of Lost Lander) with MVM students to write and record original music in two short sessions, released on the MVM Collaborations Bandcamp album.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,100 youth served each year
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship equipment partner, flagship event sponsor, core equipment partner, core funder and matching gift partner, core program partner, core annual fundraising partner, event partner, event partner and auction donor, featured collaborator and major event partner.

• Universal Audioflagship equipment partnerTechnology or IntegrationUniversal Audio is a featured community supporter and equipment provider for MVM Studios. UA Apollo interfaces (x16, x8, x6) form the core of MVM's multi-room recording infrastructure across Studio A, Studio B, and the Stage Desk, enabling 18+, 16+, and 10+ channels of recording respectively.
• Audixflagship equipment partnerTechnology or IntegrationAudix is a featured community supporter, microphone equipment provider, and event sponsor. Audix microphones (i5, OM5, A131, A133, A231, DP7, FP7) are specified in MVM's gear donation requests. Audix sponsored the MVM Holiday Showcase 2025.
• Marmosetflagship event sponsorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarmoset is a featured community supporter, long-time MVM supporter, and event sponsor for the MVM XVIII Gala. Marmoset matches entries and donations to MVM made through Willamette Week Give!Guide for the week of November 18-24 annually, including a Big Give Day with prize matching from Soter Vineyards and John's Marketplace.
• Biampcore equipment partnerTechnology or IntegrationBiamp is a featured community supporter providing audio equipment for MVM Studios.
• Oregon Cultural Trustcore funder and matching gift partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured community supporter offering a cultural tax credit for matching gifts. Donors can double their gift by making a matching gift to the Oregon Cultural Trust and claiming their cultural tax credit.
• Free Guitars for Kidscore program partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerFree Guitars for Kids provides instruments for MVM Open House giveaways (Spring 2026 and Spring 2025). Bass, electric, acoustic guitars, and Akai APC Key25 Keyboard Controllers are raffled off to youth ages 9-24 to ensure access to instruments for those without.
• Albertina Kerrcore program partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2008, Albertina Kerr and My Voice Music have collaborated to bring music to youth experiencing mental health challenges. They co-host Dine and Donate fundraising events (e.g., at Lazy Days Beaverton) where 10% of proceeds benefit both organizations.
• Ascending Flowcore program partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerAscending Flow co-hosts the Hip Hop Lab program at MVM on Fridays and the Hip Hop Summer Camp (ages 10-15). Youth from Ascending Flow perform alongside MVM students at Holiday Showcase. Ascending Flow regularly attends MVM Open Houses as a program partner.
• Trillium Family Servicescore program partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgram partner that attends MVM Open House events and collaborates on therapeutic music programming for youth in mental health treatment.
• Friends of Noisecore program partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgram partner organization that attends MVM Open House events and collaborates on youth music programming in the Portland area.
• p:earcore program partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization whose youth perform alongside MVM students at the Holiday Showcase; year-round collaboration partner.
• Willamette Week Give!Guidecore annual fundraising partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerMy Voice Music participates annually in Willamette Week's Give!Guide campaign. Marmoset Music matches entries and donations during a designated week (Nov 18-24). Big Give Day features matching from Marmoset plus prizes from Soter Vineyards and John's Marketplace.
• Bloodworks NWevent partnerOthersBloodworks NW partnered with My Voice Music for the 'Music's in Our Blood' donor appreciation drive, helping support Bloodworks' goal of 10,000 donations to save lives. Featured at MVM Open House.
• Lazy Days Brewing (Beaverton)event partnerOthersHost venue for Dine and Donate fundraising events where 10% of the day's proceeds benefit Albertina Kerr and My Voice Music.
• Pickathonevent partner and auction donorGTM or Marketing PartnerPickathon donates concert passes, camping, and parking to MVM's annual gala live auction; MVM programs feature at Pickathon's Coyote Kid's area programming each summer.
• Ages and Agesfeatured collaboratorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortland-based band Ages and Ages collaborated with MVM students (AMP) to write and record original music through the Collaboration Project; results released on MVM Collaborations Bandcamp album.
• Blitzen Trapper (Eric Earley)featured collaboratorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEric Earley of Blitzen Trapper collaborated with MVM Pre-AMP I students through the Collaboration Project; results released on MVM Collaborations Bandcamp album.
• Haley Heynderickxfeatured collaboratorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortland-based artist Haley Heynderickx collaborated with MVM students (Alex, Cat) through the Collaboration Project; results released on MVM Collaborations Bandcamp album.
• Red Fangfeatured collaboratorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortland-based band Red Fang collaborated with MVM AMP students through the Collaboration Project; results released on MVM Collaborations Bandcamp album.
• Mic Crenshawfeatured collaboratorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortland hip-hop artist Mic Crenshaw collaborated with MVM students (Dynasty) and with GEM Dynasty through the Collaboration Project; results released on MVM Collaborations Bandcamp album.
• Pepe Raphaelfeatured collaboratorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortland-based artist Pepe Raphael collaborated with MVM AMP students through the Collaboration Project; results released on MVM Collaborations Bandcamp album.
• Ural Thomasfeatured collaboratorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortland soul/funk artist Ural Thomas collaborated with MVM AMP students through the Collaboration Project; results released on MVM Collaborations Bandcamp album.
• Matt Sheehy (Lost Lander)featured collaboratorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMatt Sheehy of Lost Lander collaborated with MVM AMP students through the Collaboration Project; results released on MVM Collaborations Bandcamp album.
• Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA)major event partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerMVM co-hosted an open mic poetry slam at Donald E. Long Detention Center in partnership with PNCA students as part of a class taught by PNCA Instructor Micheal O'Malley.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights2 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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