Bindle: A Collective Engine For Independent Music
We form year-long cohorts of artists who grow together. Each month, we spotlight one artist with a major funding campaign, creating sustainable careers through community.
Are you an acoustic musician? The Bindle Collective wants to hire you to busk outside, or play at a local business! Get paid to play music, while raising funds to help others make music!
The Journey is Better Together.
The life of an independent artist is often isolating. Traditional support can be transactional and short-term. We believe in the power of community for growth.
Core Features:
The Collective: Artists join a dedicated 12-month cohort for mutual support.The Spotlight: Each month, one artist is featured with a focused funding campaign.The Ecosystem: Our network of partners ensures every spotlight shines brightly.
A Year of Growth, a Month in the Spotlight
Our model is built on sustained collaboration, punctuated by focused, powerful launches.
Step 1: Join the Collective.
10-12 artists are selected to form a year-long cohort. They become a collaborative community, offering feedback, support, and creative energy.
Step 2: The Monthly Spotlight
Each month, one cohort artist steps into the spotlight. Bindle orchestrates a major "Bindle Drive"—a limited-time pre-sale campaign for their signature project (album, tour, etc.).
Step 3: Sustained Ecosystem Support
Our curated network of record stores, radio stations, and venues amplifies each spotlight. All cohort members receive ongoing baseline promotion and access to the network.
We are Community-First, Not Campaign-First.
We are a non-profit built on the principle that artists thrive in community. Our transparent financial model ensures that the spotlight campaign first covers its hard costs and our essential, lean operations. Once those are met, the featured artist keeps the overwhelming majority of revenue, fueling their work for the year ahead. The cohort's success is our success.
The time is now. Fund the First Collective.
Your donation launches our pilot mini-cohort (3 artists), which is being assembled now. You're going beyond funding one campaign; you're seeding a year-long ecosystem that will generate sustainable income for a dozen artists and the businesses that support them.
"A gift of $2,500 helps fund a month of operations, supporting an entire cohort and enabling one artist's spotlight campaign. $30,000 funds the entire first year, establishing a powerful new model for the industry."
The Bindle Collective | PDX, Ore. An Oregon Nonprofit
Thank you
We are in the first phase of growth. Stay tuned for updates!