Music to Life invites musicians to apply to its online incubator program – the Musician Changemaker Accelerator (MCA) Academy – scheduled January 12 – July 10, 2026.
The MCA is a 6.5-month social change business accelerator (6 weeks of instruction, followed by 20 weeks of coaching) for ten competitively selected socially-conscious musicians from around the country. Taught and facilitated by experts in the music, nonprofit, business, and entertainment industries, musician participants come away with a concrete plan for their community change idea, local partner connections, program development skills, and funding to execute their projects.
Participating musicians will receive cash and services worth $10,000 including a $500 participation stipend, weekly instructional training in program and grants development, networking sessions with like-minded entrepreneurial artists and thought leaders, 30+ hours of intensive 1:1 coaching, and $2,000 matching seed funding and $500 for a local community partner to launch a program pilot. Candidates will be selected based on their musical talent and their enterprising idea for a music-driven social change program in their community.
Information Sessions: Information sessions will be held to answer any questions musicians may have. Artists can click on the link here to register for one of the dates and times listed below.
- Wednesday, July 16, 7:00-8:00 pm ET
- Thursday, July 31, 1:00-2:00 pm ET
