Sponsor ATXM

Sponsor ATXM

YOUR SPONSORSHIP SUPPORTS
Three Pillars. One Outcome: Sustainable Music Careers.

Advocacy
Protect Income

  • Securing public funding (Live Music Fund)

  • Setting a $200 minimum pay standard

  • Representing musicians at the city, state, and federal levels for fair streaming + AI protections.

Advocacy ensures musicians have a voice,
and a future.

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Education
Build Income

  • Master Classes with industry leaders

  • Legal, copyright, and royalty training

  • Marketing + revenue strategy development

  • Artist-to-Entrepreneur Mastermind

Education turns talent into sustainable careers.

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Economic Development
Create Income

  • Paid performance opportunities

  • Venue + brand partnerships

  • Night Shift industry mixers

  • Real-world income pathways

Economic development puts dollars in musicians’ pockets.

2026 Initiatives Your Brand Can Power

This is not programming.
This is infrastructure for a creative workforce.

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    Advocating for Legislative Change

    ATXM remains committed to advocating for legislative change at the local, state, and federal levels to protect musicians and independent artists from unauthorized use of their work, voice, likeness, and creative identity via the use of generative A.I. models.

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    Advocacy: Local, State & Federal

    Doubling down on the work that shapes long-term change—strengthening advocacy at every level (local to federal), AI protections for creators and fighting unfair streaming royalties to ensure musicians are paid fairly in a rapidly evolving industry.

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    Expanded Education & Professional Development

    Hands-on training, expert-led workshops, and career-building support to help musicians grow their skills and income. In-person, and online.

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    A Tech-Driven Gear Theft Solution

    We’re developing tools to help protect musicians’ livelihoods and reduce the growing threat of stolen equipment.

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    Downtown Vision Plan

    After years of work, our grand vision for a safer, more financially viable downtown for musicians advances to Council later this summer. Items include: 1.) Free late-night safety escorts until 3 a.m., 2.) an impact study to support free parking for musicians and service industry workers, 3.) a clean, safe and sober Downtown Green Room where artists can gather, collaborate, and recharge before and after gigs, 4.) and a shuttle service connecting musicians, workers, and patrons throughout downtown.

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    More Paid Peformance Opportunities

    New venue partnerships mean more gigs, better pay, and stronger visibility for Austin artists.

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS

Designed for Leadership, Visibility, and Impact

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Gary Clark, Jr. Photo courtesy of Newport Folk Festival, 2018.

$5K – $9,999 | Impact Partner
Direct, measurable influence.

Supports

  • AI and streaming royalty advocacy

  • Master Classes and Mastermind programs

  • Fair pay enforcement and gig expansion

Recognition

✔ Brand alignment with mission-driven work
✔ Event + program recognition
✔ Community visibility

You invest where it matters most.

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Gina Chavez, ACL 2016. Photo Credit: Spencer Selvidge

$10K – $24,999 | Creators Council
Leadership-level sponsorship

Supports:

  • Federal lobbying + policy development

  • Education cohort expansion

  • Strategic venue partnerships

  • Community workforce infrastructure

Recognition

✔ Private Policy Briefings
✔ Annual Leadership Dinner
✔ Named Recognition in Annual Report
✔ VIP Event Access

You protect rights. You build knowledge. You create income.

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Briscoe. Photo courtesy of Bryan C. Parker.

$25K – $49,999 | Composers Council
Fund the engine behind the impact

Supports

  • Support staffing, systems, and growth

  • Naming opportunities (programs, spaces)

  • Executive-level engagement

  • Strategic visibility

Recognition

✔ Strategic advisory briefings
✔ Private executive updates
✔ Naming opportunities (Green Room, Master Class Series)

Programs can’t run themselves. You fund the team that protects 8,000+ musicians

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Jackie Venson at Love and Lightstream. Photo credit, David Brendan Hall.

$50k – $99,999 | Conductors Council
Institutional Transformation

Supports:

  • Full advocacy infrastructure

  • Policy research and federal engagement

  • Expansion of Green Room Creative Hub

  • Scaled economic development initiatives

  • Full-time staffing stabilization

Recognition

✔ Foundational Partner designation
✔ Exclusive policy roundtables
✔ Public leadership recognition

You secure Austin’s creative economy for generations.

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ACL Fest 2018 Audience for Gary Clark, Jr. Photo courtesy of Charles Reagan Hackleman.

$100k+ Annually | Founders Circle
Civic Legacy

Supports

  • Long-term policy leadership

  • Permanent staff positions

  • Strategic reserve

  • Multi-year programming

  • Central hub positioning across HAAM, SIMS, HOME, Sonic Guild

Recognition

✔ Naming rights
✔ Strategic seat at annual planning retreat
✔ Multi-year recognition across materials
✔ Private concert experiences

You build permanence. You protect culture.
You leave a legacy.

Protect Austin’s Music. Power the People Behind It.

Advocacy protects income. Education builds income. Economic development creates income.
ATXM is not just supporting musicians. ATXM is strengthening Austin’s music economy.

Your sponsorship doesn’t just support artists.
It strengthens an entire music economy.