Emerging DJs, producers, and local bands get a room. Fans get a scene. Labels get their next discovery.
StageFound runs as a 501(c)(3). Artists don't pay to perform — and don't get paid by us. All revenue from tickets and concessions goes to staff, security, and keeping the lights on. We exist to give emerging artists their first real audience, not their first bill.
No rental fee. No cover charge to the artists. Apply with your set — get booked on merit, not budget.
4-6 acts per night, curated for style and flow. Each show is a produced event, not an open mic.
We build relationships with scouts, A&R, and independent labels. Your best set gets seen by the right people.
Tickets and bar proceeds fund staff, security, and venue upkeep. Artists don't subsidize the room — fans do.
Active grant writing effort covers the venue's biggest cost — rent and insurance — so the model actually works.
Artists support each other's sets. Fans come for the vibe. This is a scene, not a cattle call.
Submit your set — genre, length, vibe. Our curation team reviews every application.
Selected artists are booked into a curated showcase. Zero cost to perform. You show up and play.
Fans buy tickets. Concessions run. The room fills. Your fans become your community.
Labels and scouts attend showcases. A breakout set leads to a signing. That's the goal.
Live Music Society. Levitt Foundation. NEA. BMI Foundation. 92+ active grants for music nonprofits. We pursue all of them so artist programming never stops.
We exist to make that stage exist — and to make sure someone in the room is paying attention.
StageFound. A stage for the next wave.