The artist
Amerge is an artist-owned co-op that makes music licensing more fair. Subcult is a platform where listeners pay artists directly.
The set
Write a song with us, live, in one hour. Producer Levi Downey leads the group through writing and producing a song together, from first idea to finished track. Anyone can jump in. As the song takes shape, we talk through new ownership and payment tools that get artists paid more fairly and transparently. The Set: A one-hour collective songwriting session. Levi leads the production and recording while the room finishes the song together. Along the way we show how everyone who contributed can share ownership and get paid when the song generates income.
What moves them
I am inspired deeply by what Brian Eno calls "scenius." The power of artists gathering to tell stories and create community. We can create a better world if we can imagine a better world. Imagining is what groups of artists do best!