Impact

Advocacy

Our advocacy efforts have been instrumental in securing policy action that yielded real solutions to the challenges that face our community. These efforts have far-reaching impacts on our members and stakeholders alike.

  • Helped secure first-ever sustainable public funding for music in U.S. from Hotel Occupancy Taxes (The Live Music Fund)

  • Helped secure $6M in Federal Relief Grants for musicians and $5M for venues

  • Worked With City Council to create a standardized pay rate of $200 per musician for all city-funded performances

  • Lobbied State Legislators to defeat anti-LGBTQIA+ bills that would have had devastating financial impact on Texas’ performing arts industry

  • Registered thousands of new voters in Travis County, El Paso, Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley

Education

From professional development to unbiased news reporting, we provide educational services that help our 6,000+ musician network be better informed about the issues that affect them.

  • Produced dozens of educational webinars for musicians on topics ranging from Copyright Royalties, the American Music Fairness Act, the Mechanical Licensing Collective, Relief Grants, Unemployment, Voter Education, COVID Safety and more.

  • Hosted educational events in conjunction with Texas Music Office, BMI, Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts, Austin Music Foundation, Mechanical Licensing Collective, Sound Exchange, Music Managers Forum and more.

  • Launched ATXM NEWS, a 30-minute news program focused on issues and inspiration within our music community.

Community

Community is the cornerstone to our work! This includes Economic Development, Preservation efforts and Community Building events.

  • Connected musicians with unemployment benefits through partnership with Texas Workforce Commission

  • Offer virtual job fairs and jobs lists for musicians through partnership with Workforce Solutions

  • Secured more than $200K in paid performance opportunities for ATXM PRO members

  • Secured $35K to revitalize historic Doris Miller Auditorium, serving East Austin’s Black and Latin communities

  • Currently working on a permanent home for the Texas Music Museum, a downtown creative hub including parking and safety solutions, and an anti-theft solution for musical instruments.

Giving Back

As much as we get, we give back. ATXM fosters a spirit of service when our community calls.

  • Mobilized 500 volunteer unemployed musicians and event staff to serve food & water to 10,000 Central Texans in need during 2021 Winter Storm

  • Organized three vaccination events in Travis County