Sacramento musicians reconnect after free City-supported business workshops

Free workshops helped musicians earn from their work

What

Sound Business Summit workshops on royalties, licensing, live performance income and merchandising

Funding

City grant through the Office of Arts and Culture, using federal American Rescue Plan funds

Extras

Free Venice Music distribution licenses and access to the Center for Creative Entrepreneurship's online music business learning library

Source

City of Sacramento news release

A City-supported program is helping Sacramento musicians learn the business side of their work. The free Sound Business Summit workshops covered royalties, licensing, live performance income, merchandising and other ways musicians can earn money.

The summit launched in November 2025 with a City grant through the Office of Arts and Culture. The grant used federal American Rescue Plan funds allocated to help Sacramento's creative sector recover from the pandemic.

Participants also received free Venice Music distribution licenses to help them release their music, along with access to an online music business learning library.

Alumni gathered at Flamingo House

Where

Flamingo House

Who attended

More than 120 musicians, producers and creative professionals

Performers

Leti, Cameron Love and Hayla V

Source

City of Sacramento news release

More than 120 musicians, producers and creative professionals recently gathered at Flamingo House for performances, career resources and a chance to reconnect.

The event was hosted by Department of Sound in partnership with Jimmy Toor's weekly Magic Toor Bus series. It brought together alumni and mentors from the summit and featured performances by Leti, Cameron Love and Hayla V.

Monthly artist night in the works

In development

A recurring monthly artist night by Department of Sound and Magic Toor Bus

More info

deptofsound.org

Source

City of Sacramento news release

Department of Sound and Magic Toor Bus are developing a recurring monthly artist night. The goal is to give local musicians more chances to perform and keep the connections made through the program.

Department of Sound is a Sacramento nonprofit that provides music education for underserved youth and business education for working artists. Learn more at deptofsound.org.

The summit is one of several ways the Office of Arts and Culture supports the creative community, including public art commissions, grants for nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, and the Emerging Curators Fellowship.