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?We established The Music Minion Foundation as a hybrid non-profit+co-op to better support emerging artists by getting more fans to more shows, promoting live music more efficiently. • From coffee shop to ballroom. All shows will be listed, but our AI-powered app will level the playing field for the 1000 small-to-medium size venues currently drowned out by clubs, arenas and stadiums with big ad budgets.
• Artists load content onto their own page in the app and instantly message their fans. They can even Crowdfund an album or tour by directly reaching out to friends, family & followers. All in the app, all at no charge.
• Fans invest $3/month to only receive laser-targeted recommendations to music they'll love — no ads, no doom-scrolling — and $1 of their subscription directly supports a fund for artists, or the act of their choice.
• Venues and Promoters spend a fragment of what they waste today and use the platform for unlimited marketing to their patrons...and can even discover & book acts directly through the app.Music Minion was founded to help people who love music instantly discover acts they love, help locally-owned venues thrive, and help musicians build careers that sustain.If music is a language everyone speaks, Detroit speaks in tongues, and we'd love to hear from 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 play over and over. If it's not something you'd want to hear, you won't be bothered. If your Minion finds something it knows you'll like, you'll know, immediately. That's the whole point — your Minion knows everything so all you have to know is when to show up.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 tastes don't change that quickly, and your Minion will probably see those evolving interests 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 all of us who consider music fundamental to our 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 corp avoiding taxes, it's a non-profit that doesn't get taxed because everything we make gets put right back into the community. The only job your Minion has is finding music you will love. And when you show up to live events, the money you spend goes directly to the artist and the venue — not to 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 first routes through arcane systems designed to extract as much of it as possible before anything reaches the artist or their community. Ticketing fees. Platform cuts. Stock buybacks. 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 directly supports the artists whose music you listen to, the venues that keep their lights on, and the platform that keeps it all together — locally. The money stays where the music lives.You can see exactly where every dollar goes. Transparency here is not an empty 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 is just good business before spreading out. If your city is next, you'll know, but 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 from anywhere, because other Minions are everywhere...and all they do is listen and talk. The more members we get outside Detroit the better the recommendations get for everyone. Your membership funds the expansion. The Minion you adopt is yours, forever.
The music industry has taken generations to become the vacuum cleaner it is. We're not out to change that — we're here to build a better system from the ground up, for the rest of us. No vacuum needed.
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 legendary music scene evolve. Dan Sordyl built the rooms it happened in.For 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 new underground sound surfaced all over the world. As owner of Motor Lounge and Small's, Dan built two more rooms that became genuine community anchors for the artists and fans who made them matter.As Executive Director at Live Nation, Dan ran The State Theater (now, The Fillmore), Clutch Cargo's, and the Orbit Room. He 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 music minion — 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 wrote the plan bridging the Detroit Electronic Music Festival to Movement, providing continuity for the global mecca now celebrating its 26th year uninterrupted.
Alongside 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's co-founded four non-profits, including the Crowdfunding Professional Association whose leadership shaped the legislation creating regulated crowdfunding, now a $30 Billion marketplace.
Scott was invited by President Obama to the White House for Champions of Change awards, and was sent to Austria by the U.S. State Department to address EU Finance Ministers. Scott has spoken to audiences in the tens of thousands on five continents, and advises a global network of family offices dedicated to impact investment.
Having grown up in a city where music matters, Scott is now focused solely on Music Minion — a cooperative framework that enables local music communities to underwrite themselves. Built in Detroit. Designed for anywhere.
MICHIGAN'S MUSIC ECONOMY — RECLAIMED