MUSIC NEIGHBORS INC
EIN 81-2220781 · Music (A68)
What they do
Our Program Play It Forward Sessions Provides Free Professional Recording and Video Production Services to Music Artists to Create and Produce New Songs. Artists Fully Own The Rights to Their Music Thats Recorded. Our Video Packages Are Utilized for The Artists EPKS Electronic Press Kits That Help Build Their Careers In The Music Industry. In FY25 13 Full-day Recording Sessions Were Hosted 31 Songs Created and 78 Artists Supported. 11 of The 12 Participating Artist Projects Chose to Received Stipends to Cover The Expenses Artists Incur for The Production of The Songs. These Funds Must Be Used for Hiring Session Players to Perform On The Songs Recorded to Hire A Producer for The Songs Recorded and or to Hire An Audio Engineer for The Mixing Mastering of The Recordings. Additionally We Began Curation and Advertising for Our FY26 Programming Season In The Fall of 2025.
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They name their leaders8 people are listed in the latest report.
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CHELSEA GARRIOTTOPERATIONS DIRECTOR
JASON GARRIOTTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ALYSSA MACONSECRETARY
CATALINA GONZALEZBOARD MEMBER
ELLEN CROWLEYBOARD PRESIDENT
RICK RODRIGUEZBOARD MEMBER
SETH SANDERSBOARD MEMBER
YUMING ZHANGBOARD MEMBER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2016
- Location
- 433 West Bend Drive, Nashville, TN 37209
- County
- Davidson
- In care of
- Chelsea Garriott
- Primary officer
- Chelsea Garriott, Music Neighbors
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Music (A68)
- IRS tax category
- Music