The Mission

My mission changed the world.

Support Life And Music has a multi-faceted strategy to improve the quality of life for today’s working musicians. Like any organization, we have lots of daydreams, ideas, wishes, and far-future plans for “someday.” As S.L.A.M. continues to grow, we will expand and diversify our services. What follows is a list of our attainable short-term plans for the early days of the organization. Some of these services will be available from day 1, others are intended to come online in the near future. 

Guidance from the pros. Through S.L.A.M., industry superstars and professionals will share stories, wisdom, advice, and insights on navigating the pitfalls and struggles of the music life, with no holds barred, no topic off-limits, with a focus on: finances, family, friendships, friends, music industry red flags, and so on. S.L.A.M. will publish these stories and anecdotes through: 

• Blogposts
• Articles
• Podcast episodes 
• Videos
• Live Q&A. 
• Moderated Livestreams and AMA-style events will be scheduled with reputable industry professionals to respond to questions in realtime. 

Altruist recognition. Support Life And Music will acknowledge and celebrate the individuals whose actions benefit the lives of working artists, whether through S.L.A.M., their own, or other avenues. Support Life And Music will recognize the top altruists at the end of each calendar year. 

Musicians’ Network. Support Life And Music will establish a musicians’ network, available 24/7, where musicians in need can reach out to the community and get assistance in a timely fashion, whether they’re in need of mechanical help for their broken down tour bus, a friendly ear to listen to frustrations, answers to questions about confusing legal wordings, etc. etc. This would conduct a community message and support center, similar to what Stack Overflow (stackoverflow.com) provides for software users and developers. 

Musicians’ Help Line. Industry professionals and veterans – – musicians, executives, management, etc. – – and/or Support Life And Music staff will respond directly to specific questions or requests for assistance, in as timely a manner as possible. 

• Response time will be dependent upon resources. The intention is for this service to eventually be able to respond immediately.
• If any person or persons contacts S.L.A.M. with questions or comments that require professional help, then connections to the appropriate professional partners will be made as quickly as possible, whether there is a mental health crisis, a financial question, or anything else. (Untrained personnel will not attempt to resolve crisis situations. These scenarios will immediately be turned over to partners with applicable training.)

Awareness Initiatives for the general public. As part of the Backstage Pass  program, Support Life And Music will utilize the same methods as Guidance from the pros to help dispel some of the commonly-held public beliefs and misconceptions about the music lifestyle. We will try to get to this as soon as we’re done counting the giant stacks of money bags in the backs of our limousines. Spreading awareness, empathy, and understanding is critical to build the infrastructure to protect and assist struggling artists.
This information will be provided using data, as well as testimonials and stories from industry professionals. S.L.A.M. will publish these stories and anecdotes through: 

Research. Support Life And Music will conduct studies to provide relevant data on the financial and mental health hardships of working musicians and their effects. This data will be published via 

• Blogposts
• Articles
• Podcast episodes 
• Videos