Resonate Fund for Sonic Pioneers

Backing new voices in music by amplifying creators who challenge industry gatekeepers and redefine how sound is made, shared, and heard.

The Resonate Fund is for musicians, composers, and sonic innovators who are creating new music and new forms of sound . Founded by Scott Murphy—a lifelong musician and audio engineer—the fund invests in talent often overlooked by traditional institutions. In addition to funding, selected creators gain access to a professional recording studio and performance space at Frontier Tower in San Francisco. We believe in amplifying original voices and reshaping the future of sound.

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Eligibility

We support projects from artists at any stage who are producing original music or sonic works. From debut albums to experimental compositions, the Resonate Fund is for creators who are pushing boundaries and bypassing traditional gatekeepers.
To qualify for this fund, projects must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Be a music, sound, or audio-driven project (e.g. albums, EPs, sound installations, audio storytelling, etc.)
- Feature original compositions or recordings
- Be led by independent artists or collectives (not backed by major labels)
- Prioritize new or underrepresented voices in music
- Share your work at MASS (located in SF at Frontier Tower, can be remote)

Projects (78)

65 submitted · 8 curated · 5 funded

Project	Status	Raised
Mirroring	funded	$236
iContact, the tactile tech opera	funded	$28,657
The Palestine Music Space	funded	$106,832
SampleRate	funded	$673
Snub Publishing	funded	$0
coord-name: Bring Volume V to the World	curated	$43,611
Oasis of Rhythm: An Inward Journey Through Sound	curated	$1,770
FALLING	curated	$6
Akuya	curated	$234
Divasonic	curated	$7,584
The International Artists Project Documentary	curated	$563
Element of Chawaza	curated	$1,356
RECORD ARTE - “To Look Again with the Heart”	curated	$444
Locus	submitted	$8
Gaia Sound Temple	submitted	$5,056
W8W Creative Hub	submitted	$86
Futuro Nativo	submitted	$233,879
Bro's Studio	submitted	$6,631
FutureZoo	submitted	$215,046
The Diaphanous Continuum	submitted	$0
ISEDA (BEGINNING)	submitted	$3,553
We're Loud Fest 2026	submitted	$47,579
Participatory Spatial Music Show	submitted	$54
HOPE	submitted	$20,814
NeuroNature Sound App	submitted	$1,945
International Artists Project	submitted	$462
Funding for musical resources and equipment: the story of Rayman king.	submitted	$0
Regenerative Ecosystem	submitted	$2,683
Promise Me Something ... Leave The Light On!	submitted	$0
Structural Certainty: The Promise Vault	submitted	$0
A New Musical Traumedy: BEHIND THE MASK	submitted	$19,558
GreenPill Uganda: Uganda's Regenerative Agriculture and web3 mission	submitted	$11
Marsita the Ultra — Memories from Base Reality	submitted	$500
MusicaW3	submitted	$52,007
Voices of the Land	submitted	$19,991
CALMA sound bank	submitted	$1,293
American Season	submitted	$0
Ocean Voices	submitted	$132
Guerilla Cyber Looping Interactive & Cleanup @ Fort Marcy Park Theater	submitted	$0
Labour Union of Higherdimensional Shapeshifters	submitted	$360
SENSEI- ALL SENSES CULINARY EXPERIENCE	submitted	$4
Sonic Tuning Table of Coherence	submitted	$0
Digital Rescue Lab	submitted	$20
Graphic Score Ecologies	submitted	$0
Dreamscaping Territories	submitted	$7
Composing Music for Permaculture Gardens	submitted	$0
Traveling Soundbath Temple	submitted	$0
Wild Voices: Conversations with AR animals	submitted	$42,361
Jump Scare City	submitted	$70
Ladybug Music Festival - Power the Largest Free, Women-Led Festival in U.S.	submitted	$520
Grind By Faith Distribution	submitted	$0
FEMSTAGE	submitted	$0
The Uncouth Coup (Debut music NFT album by @Coopdville2000)	submitted	$0
Sonic Devas	submitted	$10
Pandemic	submitted	$4,111
Relearning the Alphabet	submitted	$9,020
Find My Way	submitted	$0
Ear of Dionysus: Listening as a Frontier Technology	submitted	$0
CHAINWARS .wtf || Cypherpunk Space-Opera	submitted	$15,713
Tune In Show	submitted	$269,534
Clandestino Jazz	submitted	$0
Preserve Amazonian Wisdom Through Shipibo Digital Art	submitted	$0
The new album Peace Of Mind by Marie Chain	submitted	$41,998
seks	submitted	$454
Mystic Escape: Next Generation of Dance Music	submitted	$1,642
Obfusco.us	submitted	$42,362
Samadki - Somatic Nervous System Regulation Methodology	submitted	$0
Vibe at Dusk	submitted	$13,575
Multidisciplinary Project: "La Historia tambien es Cueca"	submitted	$814
This Kyore: Where Y2K Metal Meets Dystopia — Our Debut LP Awakens	submitted	$330
B2B Groove	submitted	$492
TDF Music Studio	submitted	$220,078
Palestine Music Archive	submitted	$4,456
Nu Phobia: Full-Body Listening Journeys	submitted	$39,631
Moon Gear	submitted	$10,888
"Cactus Heart" A concept record about love in the high desert of California	submitted	$5,964
Sonic Tarot	submitted	$4,779
GAME OF AKASH	submitted	$0