Partnerships

Mental Health Advocate, Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels (from Run-DMC), to headline and amplify WAAM’s mission to improve lives and strengthen communities through the power of music.   The We Are All Music Foundation (WAAM), in collaboration with Wells Fargo Advisors and with support from Amazon Music, Peter & Jillian Muller and other sponsors, proudly announces the inaugural "Power Of Music" Benefit Concert on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at The...

https://weareallmusic.org/using-music-to-help-unlock-alzheimers-patients-memories/In reflecting on Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness month (June), we at WAAM are excited by the research being done on the modality of music therapy as it relates to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.    Based on the studies we highlight in our Music Impact Research Center (MIRC), there is mounting evidence that music can help alleviate emotional, psychological, and cognitive symptoms and support quality of life for people...

Some people say they were “born to rock”—and as it turns out, that may not be hyperbole. According to this article featured on WAAM’s Music Impact Research Center (MIRC), “infants as young as 2 days old can process pitch and tell if a series of notes are rising or falling in scale. And it is now known they have rhythm, too.” The article describes a study using rock...

WAAM is proud to announce its expanded partnership with Sweetwater, the No. 1 online retailer for music makers, in a joint effort to support our grant-giving and research efforts, particularly in the area of suicide prevention. This collaboration comes at a crucial time, coinciding with Mental Health Awareness Month in May, underscoring both organizations' commitment to addressing mental health and education initiatives using innovative approaches. An inaugural donor...

WAAM's Kiosk Initiative Hits the Streets! We Are All Music Foundation (WAAM) is turning up the volume with our newest initiative that's hitting kiosks across the country. For years WAAM has been a thought leader in music philanthropy; investing in research and data-driven programs that advance music's positive impact on mental & physical health, social-emotional learning, and socio-economic success. With our latest kiosk initiative, we are more...

The We Are All Music Foundation (WAAM) celebrates another round of grants to best-in-class music nonprofits improving lives through the power of music.  Thanks to our WAAM community of donors and sponsors, we’ve now granted a half-million dollars to organizations making a tangible impact on critical life stage development and  challenges across the country through innovative, effective, and vitally important work. After school music programs among disadvantaged youth...

Check out this amazing drumming performance from our WAAMily students at the Education Through Music 2023 gala last week. Featuring over 80 students from partner schools all over NYC, it was an inspiring and crucial reminder about the critical importance of music education. WAAM is proud to support Education Through Music and the profound impact high quality music education can have both inside and outside the classroom. ...

More than 45 music nonprofits have benefited from WAAM’s partnership program with Sweetwater; finding great value, expert knowledge, technology support, and instruments at competitive prices through a dedicated sales engineer. We encourage all music nonprofits to please visit our partnership page to get started! Sweetwater’s GearFest is online starting tomorrow, June 24-25, which is their annual celebration of gear and musicians. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQAKpmK3iTE ...