Volunteer with Music Forward and join our mission of transforming young lives, inspiring careers, and championing a more inclusive music industry. Help redefine what’s possible for the next generation of music industry leaders and innovators by sharing your insight, knowledge and skills at programs and events that connect passions to professions.

The Ctrl Room Series, powered by Gender Amplified, Inc. and the Warner Music Group Social Justice Fund, is a music production camp designed to bring incredible women-identifying and non-binary producers, songwriters and other creatives together with the intention of making great music, networking and learning in community.

Volunteer! We’d love to get to know you better! Gender Amplified embraces passionate and driven producers, songwriters, audio engineers, and everyone in between aiming to build a more equitable future in the music industry. There are many ways to get involved!

National Arts Strategies (NAS) builds and supports a diverse community of arts and culture leaders who drive inspiring change for the future. The Racial Equity Principles is a framework and shared commitment to guide us in creating more equitable workplaces and communities. We encourage you to commit to adapting and adopting them into their work to be a part of a diverse network of leaders across the world who are committed to advancing racial equity in arts and culture.

Our mission is to hold accountable the industry at large, including major corporations and their partners, who benefit from the efforts, struggles and successes of Black people. It is the obligation of these entities to protect and empower the Black communities that have made them disproportionately wealthy in ways that are measurable and transparent. If you are an owner of a music company or business, consider implementing some or all of #TheShowMustBePaused Action Items.

Consider signing the Keychange Pledge and work with them towards a gender balanced music industry. With the Pledge, Keychange offers an effective tool and tailored support to increase representation throughout the music world.

The WIM Mentorship Program provides professional development and leadership training to its members with the goal of driving a more diverse and inclusive group of individuals into decision-making roles to benefit our industry, the greater arts community, and the world at large.

Become a mentor for the next generation of women in audio! SoundGirls Members are invited to sign-up for online mentoring and will be grouped with six to eight SoundGirls for two online sessions with a mentor. Mentors volunteering their time are professionals working in audio in a wider range of fields from Recording Arts, Live Sound, Post-Production Audio, Audio Manufacturing, and more.

A coalition of artists, curators, culture producers, and organizers committed to using the arts to support direct action and civic engagement in the service of Black liberation and equity. Black liberation and equity is liberation and equality for all. This is a compendium of pledges, resources, and tools put together by The Blacksmiths that individuals and organizations can use to hold themselves accountable around issues of racial equity. Embedding racial equity into our lives and work is a continuous process in which we are constantly learning. Commit or recommit to this journey today.