Cincinnati Music Accelerator

MISSION

Cincinnati Music Accelerator (CMA), Ohio’s first music career accelerator is an organization that is dedicated and focused on the development of music creatives, fostering and fueling placemaking, and striving for economic development and impact within the community it serves through the musical arts. We believe that Cincinnati has the power to become a vibrant music city, and we also believe that through music a sustainable impact can be made to a community ecosystem. We want our community to thrive, and we want our music creatives within the community to thrive as well.

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

Cincinnati Music Accelerator (CMA) has quickly grown its impact in the region, working to make a historic impact through the art of music in our city. CMA has served hundreds of musical entrepreneurs within the region since its founding in 2017 as a People’s Liberty project. They’ve since developed several programs and projects such as The Street Stage Project in partnership with Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. (3CDC) and funded by ArtsWave, which pays artists to play music on the streets in the central business district and Over-the-Rhine. Other projects include Vitality, mental health, and wellness program for people in music; the CMA Mobile Stage trailer used to program and activate in various communities around the region while highlighting local musicians; and the CMA Music Studio, currently in development, to teach youth the creative and artistic side of the business of music. Because of CMA’s efforts, musicians are starting to feel more empowered about who they are and their craft. They encourage imagination and innovation in everything they do and build diverse relationships that enable the music arts to enrich lives. At Cincinnati Music Accelerator, equality is afforded to everyone regardless of his or her unique place in the diversity spectrum to broaden our cultural experience.

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

Support music creatives in our community.  Spread the word about our work, forward our e-mails, share our social media posts, tell your friends about our programs, and host a fund-raiser on our behalf. If we all activate our networks, we can bring an end to starving artists. 

Please join us in our effort to raise $100,000 for operational support for the Cincinnati Music Accelerator. Though the work we do is amazing and has helped so many, it has many costs that come with it. Without the proper support and funding, we wouldn't be able to do that work that we do, enlist the help that we receive, and help the city of Cincinnati become a true music city. That why we need you to work with to help end the cycle of starving artists.