
Empowering Local Musicians and Building Careers

Artist Directory
Discover the Artists We Support

All Star Opera
Seattle
Grant year:
2023
All Star Opera, a seven-member Hip Hop ensemble hailing from Seattle, WA, was founded in 2016 and has since evolved into a unique musical force. With a steadfast commitment to growth, the band seamlessly blends the introspective and thought-provoking lyricism of MCs Flow Carter and Oz.

Anastasia Hera & The Heroes
Austin
Grant year:
2023
“Rap artist / songwriter / vocalist / producer Anastasia Hera is widely considered a standout, a true innovator amongst her peers. With a catalog of five well-received projects, several successful genre-bending collaborations, multiple “Best Female Artist” nods (Austin Hip Hop Awards), recognition from respected media (KAZI, KUTX, Austin Chronicle, Austin American-Statesman), dynamic performances (Sound on […]

Andrea Magee
Austin
Grant year:
2023
“The essence of music got me at a very early age. I remember vividly the energy I felt in my entire body and still get that same childlike excitement when creating or performing to this day. Music is a gift that everyone can share, as a performing artist we get to bask in its joys […]

BettySoo
Austin
Grant year:
2023
BettySoo is a Korean-American songwriter whose writing draws on folk, country, and rock traditions. She spends half the year on tour away from her Austin home, these days usually accompanying James McMurtry as dedicated support or opening for Chris Smither. An A-list session singer, BettySoo’s voice can be found on the recordings of such luminaries […]

Big Bill
Austin
Grant year:
2023
Almost punk from Austin, TX. Embracing an ethos of profundity through absurdity, Big Bill takes deadly serious the perspectives of the unsatisfied, the overworked, the unfairly (or perhaps fairly) misaligned. Big Bill has evolved across many lineup changes, stretching from the rawest, weirdest punk into shades of country, new wave and even quasi-classic rock.

Black Belt Eagle Scout
Seattle
Grant year:
2023
There is a throughline of story in every song, a remembrance of knowledge and teachings, a gratitude of wisdom passed down and carried. There is a reimagining of Sedna who was offered to the sea, and a beautiful rumination on sacrifice and humanity, and what it means to hold the stories that work to teach us something.

Byland
Seattle
Grant year:
2023
Byland is the moniker and last name of Seattle based, Albuquerque raised, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Alie Renee. Alie’s cinematic, indie-rock sound is grounded by vocally vulnerable moments that will move you to lean in. The acclaimed project has received recognition from outlets like KEXP, Under The Radar, American Songwriter, Flood Magazine, and others.

Chief Cleopatra
Austin
Grant year:
2023
We all start out one thing. For Jalesa Jessie, known to Austinites these days as Chief Cleopatra, she began as a Corsicana kid dabbling in piano, marching in her school’s drum line, listening to a lot of rock bands. Things happen, grab your attention, alter your perceptions. Growing up in a small Texas town, Chief […]

Como Las Movies
Austin
Grant year:
2023
Nelson Valente Aguilar, from the southern border town of McAllen Texas, is chief composer for the indie-cumbia-pop project, Como Las Movies. Combining pan-Latin and contemporary influences that NPR described as “…a colorful, cultural soundscape”, while KCRW observed that their music “occupies a space where Cumbia, and Son Jarocho music meet face to face with synth-heavy […]

Courtney Santana
Austin
Grant year:
2023
Courtney Santana has been in music, live music theater, and dance for over 35 years. This dancer/model has been a featured vocalist on over 15 albums and she has performed with and alongside Hootie and the Blowfish, Brannen Temple, Guy Forsyth, Patrice Pike, Strings Attached, Malford Milligan, Matt Wilson, Nakia, Chanel Haynes, ShinyRibs and more. […]

Die Spitz
Austin
Grant year:
2023
Die Spitz is a mayhem-inciting force founded in January 2022. The quartet (Ava Schrobilgen, Chloe Andrews, Ellie Livingston, and Kate Halter) is known for their unruly stage presence, bombarding their crowds with a wall of sound. Die Spitz continues to penetrate the music scene with unparalleled momentum, sharing stages with heavy hitters Amyl and the […]

Flora & Fawna
Austin
Grant year:
2023
Flora & Fawna broke onto the Austin music scene in mid-2019 with their debut single “Slow Burn”, described as “summoning a deep city groove – rhythmically incessant, icy cool and modern. You can almost hear it echoing through nighttime concrete canyons,” by KUTX’s Jeff McCord. Their self-titled EP followed similarly, combining the catchy pop-centric songwriting […]

Gio Chamba
Colorado
Grant year:
2023
Gio Chamba is the wild duo of Gio Alejandro and Coffee Guzman founded in 2014. Their infectious musical blend and raucous performances give them an edge that is hard to find in many bands. Fresh and exciting, yet there’s a celebratory sense of familiarity and warmness in their performances. In the nine years of making […]
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Programs
Opportunities for Musicians
Each year, Sonic Guild provides grants to support artists at different stages of their careers. Musicians are nominated by members, mentors, and past recipients. Eligible artists are invited to apply.
Producer’s Grant
Supports recording and production costs
Tour Support Grant
Helps musicians take their music on the road
Emerging Artists Grant
Fuels early-stage projects and career development





