Historically, patrons provided support for composers which enabled musical innovations that have enriched our cultural heritage for centuries.
Music Patron reimagines this tradition for the 21st century, with an innovative form of collective philanthropy that opens up the creative journey, making it easier for everyone to discover exciting new music.
So, what's it all about?
By inviting many music lovers to become a patron with a modest monthly donation, we can create a huge difference to the new music landscape.
Giving, receiving & enabling
As a patron, you directly support a composer with a monthly donation (small or large – it’s up to you). This provides the composer with sustainable income that allows more time for research and development, to experiment and engage with their communities and collaborators, and to create new work of artistic merit.
In return, you become part of the game-changing Music Patron community, receive unique opportunities to connect with composers and their creative process, access exclusive content and experience first-hand how your support enables the creation and sharing of boundary-pushing works that inspire and educate.
Building meaningful relationships
Our vision is to improve the public availability of innovative and adventurous new music by building a community of thousands of Music Patrons committed to supporting the work of hundreds of composers through monthly donations.
Patrons choose which composer to support and experience their creative journey from the front row, building a direct relationship that feels meaningful to them.
Some patrons like to engage with all their composer’s content, like, comment and message their composers. Other patrons prefer to dip in and out. Some are happy simply to support. All are welcome and all are appreciated. Â
Blog post: a patron’s perspective
Check out one of our favourite examples of a patron having a unique moment of connection with their composer.
“As I listened to Stuart’s voice narrating these four minutes of flute music, more memories came flashing back.”
Ensuring composers can compose
Some composers post frequently and invite conversation with their patrons. While others prefer to keep their updates for certain key times. And of course, there’s real life to consider: some times of year may be very busy for a composer, while other times may be quieter.
Music Patron is ultimately about increasing public availability and appreciation of new music – so it’s important that Music Patron works in such a way to support each composer to create and share their work, and not take too much time away from this primary endeavour.
Making music happen
Our aim is to connect the public with innovative new music by supporting today’s most exciting composers through a community of thousands of patrons, channeling significant funding that enables the creation and public appreciation of works that inspire audiences and shape our cultural landscape.