What was, didn't work for Us.
What's next will.
Music Minion Foundation — building
a community-owned music economy
THE MISSION
Stop funding their economy.
Start owning yours
What would even a fraction of those millions do for the hometown artists and venues struggling throughout the region?Our hybrid non-profit/co-op, The Music Minion Foundation, was established to support emerging artists by promoting live music more efficiently, getting more fans to more shows. • Our AI-powered app is tuned-in on small-to-medium size venues—think coffee shop to ballroom—but all live music events are listed here.
• Artists load up content on their own page in the app and can instantly message their followers and seek monthly support directly from their friends, family & fans. All this for free.
• For $3/month, Fans get laser-targeted recommendations to music they'll love—no ads—and $1 of their subscription directly supports all local musicians or they can specify their favorite.
• For a fraction of their current spend, Venues and promoters will have a page on the platform, unlimited marketing to followers, and can book shows directly through the app.If music is a language everyone speaks, Detroit speaks in tongues. Music Minion's purpose exists only to help more people discover acts they love, help venues thrive, and help musicians make sustaining careers. More music, please.We'd love to speak with you. eMail: [email protected] and we will be in touch.
for artists
Music is a universal cultural cornerstone
Music Minion supports musicians directly. All for Free, artists will: 1. Promote shows, music and merch directly to their fans
2. Receive donations from followers, friends & family
3. Easily find other artists to collaborate with
4. Get booked directly through the platform
5. Set up tours with venuesAs a non-profit foundation, Music Minion puts it all back into the community.
For Fans
Find music you'll love
. . . in 1-click
A Music "Minion" is an Agentic AI-equipped advisor who only provides recommendations that match user tastes, and makes sure they never miss "that" show again.
1. Subscribers save time lost to endless scrolling.
2. Get alerts to only shows they'll love, anywhere they are.
3. Direct financial support to their favorite regional artists.
4. Even book acts for private events.
5. No junk fees, no hidden charges, no BS.
For Venues & Promoters
Flat fees. Full rooms
Venues and Promoters benefit from:
1. More fans finding your venue.
2. Drastically cutting marketing costs.
3. Messaging followers all you like—all included.
4. Lowest ticketing fees possible
5. Booking artists directly through the platform.
6. Seasonal Music Minion showcase events @ your club.
why here • why now
Built in Detroit —
Because, Of Course It Is.
We recognize many artists dream about sweet record deals and stadium tours. To this aim, Music Minion is both scout and development partner — we aspire to be the first patron that emerging musicians will know and trust.
By providing early-stage education, development assistance, recording support, showcases and tours, our artists build confidence in their capabilities, preparing them for a satisfying career in music.
Miracles in music branded this city long before Motown — from Gospel and Jazz, to Blues, Rock, Proto-Punk, Hip Hop, Techno, Garage Rock Revival and NeoSoul — combustible innovations are born here.
And it's about time to spark another.
Join us
Music Is Your Culture. Own it.
Discover new music . . . in 1-click.
Get timely alerts for shows nearby.
Get veteran support from Studio-to-Stage.
join in redefining how the music industry works.
Show up and turn from stakeholder to shareholder.
Join us and Help make musicianship a viable career option.
Again.
Music should belong to the people who create and support it, not just a handful of corporate gatekeepers.We designed our hybrid nonprofit+cooperative to give ownership of the infrastructure itself to the community. We are building a system where artists, venues, and any member can have a financial stake in the industry’s future, ensuring that decisions are made democratically and profits are redistributed equitably.Your membership is your vote for a fairer, sustainable ecosystem. Invest in music you love by joining the co-op as a founding member.
contact
A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
eMail us anytime: [email protected]
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For inquiries, click:
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Less Scrolling . More Music . Together
faqs
WILL I GET ALERTS TO EVERY SHOW, OR JUST THE ONES I WILL LIKE?
• Just the ones you'll like. Your Minion isn't a search engine — it's not returning everything that matches a genre tag. It knows the difference between music you skip and music you replay at 2am. That's what it'll deliver to you. If it's not something you'd want to hear, you won't hear about it. If your Minion knows you’ll like it, it’ll message you directly. That's the whole point.CAN I SEARCH FOR SHOWS OUTSIDE MY AREA?
• Yes — your Minion travels with you. Heading to another city? Tell it where you'll be and it finds the same quality of show waiting for you there. Whether you're visiting or relocating, your taste doesn't change. Your Minion will probably see those evolving tastes even before you do.HOW CAN I "OWN" A PIECE OF THE INDUSTRY?
• When you join Music Minion, you're not just buying a subscription — you're buying in. As a co-op member, you hold an actual stake in the platform. That means you vote on how it grows, you share in what it earns, and you have a voice in where it goes next. The faceless corporations who run the industry love money more than you love music. Music Minion's co-op is owned by the people who consider music fundamental to quality of life.WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT FROM EVERY OTHER MUSIC APP?
• Most apps sell you what they're paid to promote. Your Minion has no incentive to do that — it's not a global corporation, it's a community-owned cooperative. The only job it has is finding live music you'll actually want to see. And when you show up, the money you spent goes back to the artist and the venue — not an offshore bank account.WHERE DOES MY SUBSCRIPTION MONEY ACTUALLY GO?
• Nowhere it shouldn't. Music Minion is a nonprofit, which means it exists to serve the community, not executives on yachts. Right now, every dollar spent on live music passes through arcane systems designed to extract as much of it as possible before anything reaches the artist or their community. Ticketing fees. Platform cuts. Corporate distribution. By the time the artist see their cut, it’s rarely enough for a meal. Music Minion's structure was designed specifically to break that cycle. Your subscription goes to the artists whose music you listen to, the venues that keep their lights on, and the platform that keeps it all connected — locally. The money stays where the music lives.You can see exactly where every dollar goes. Transparency here is not a promise. It's the law.WHEN IS IT AVAILABLE? WHERE DOES IT WORK?
• We're launching in Detroit first — because so many of music's greatest moments were born here, and because getting one city right matters more than a half-built rollout in fifty. If your city is next, you'll know. The best way to make that happen faster is to join now and tell us where you are.I'm not in Detroit. Can I still join?
• Yes — and you should, because your Minion won't just tip you to live events you'll love. It'll introduce you to music you'd have a hard time finding anywhere. Every member outside Detroit tells us the demand is real and the market is bigger than one city. Your membership funds the expansion. The Minion you adopt today will follow you wherever you are.
The music industry has taken generations to become the cesspool of greed it is today, and we've got a plan to make it better for all.
If you have any questions at all, just click the button below and let's chat.
you've got a friend.
Music Minion™ Foundation is a registered Michigan 501(c)(3) nonprofit with IRS section 170 tax-deductible status, and oversees a member-owned cooperative. This site does not represent an offer to sell securities.
Many have witnessed Detroit’s evolving music scene. Dan Sordyl built the rooms it happened in.Over 35 years he's touched every layer of live music — from the stage door to the boardroom. He managed Saint Andrews Hall as Detroit's creative resurgence took hold, then ran Industry Nightclub as the city's underground sound became the world's soundtrack. He went on to own Motor Lounge and Small's, two rooms that became genuine community anchors for the artists and fans who made them matter.Dan then served as an Executive Director at Live Nation — running The State Theater (now, The Fillmore), Clutch Cargo's, the Orbit Room. Dan gained an operator's fluency in how large-scale music commerce moves, what it does brilliantly, and where it fails.Dan brings to Music Minion equal parts street cred and executive leadership grounded in a genuine love for the culture that made Detroit worth believing in.
Scott E McIntyre is a lifelong minion to music — from cutting mixtapes in the '70s and hosting “11th Hour Dub Plate" on Fox-FM Los Angeles, to a DJ residency in Detroit and international festival work through the 2000s. He returned in 2005 during the city's deepest recession and ended up writing the plan that bridged the Detroit Electronic Music Festival to Movement, providing continuity for the global mecca now celebrating its 26th year uninterrupted.Parallel to his work in music, Scott built a career pioneering structural innovation — from co-founding the first online education platform to go public to designing the University of Toledo's first student entrepreneurship ecosystem. He co-founded the Crowdfunding Professional Association whose leadership shaped legislation creating investment crowdfunding, now a $30 Billion market, and was invited by President Obama to the White House for Champions of Change awards. He has founded four non-profits, addressed EU Finance Ministers on behalf of the State Department, spoken to audiences in the tens of thousands on five continents, and advises a global family office network dedicated to impact investment.Having seen firsthand what a fully supported music scene can mean to a city, Scott is now focused solely on Music Minion — a cooperative framework that enables local music communities to sustainably underwrite themselves. Starting in Detroit. Designed for anywhere.
MICHIGAN'S MUSIC ECONOMY — RECLAIMED