Gaia Music Collective
Gaia Music Collective - community out loud.
About
What is Gaia Music Collective?
Gaia Music Collective is an NYC-based creative community seeking to foster a more connected world through collective music-making. Founded in June of 2021 in a living room in Brooklyn, this project was born out of a desire to create accessible, inclusive spaces for people to explore connection, expression, healing, & release through collaborative song - spaces where folks feel empowered to make music free of judgment or expectation, and to make new friends as our full, beautiful, authentic selves.
We believe that communal music-making is a fundamental human practice, and this project seeks to build spaces for folks to nurture their relationship to music, whether they're shower singers, professional musicians, or anything in between.
Gaia is funded by sliding scale ticket donations, with a “no one turned away for lack of funds” policy. It is of the utmost importance to us that these events remain affordable and accessible - we never want money to be a barrier to making music together.
What does Gaia do?
We host participatory music events of all sorts, facilitated with deep care and intentionality by a skilled team of facilitating artists. Our intention is to offer a diverse array of events that approach group music-making from a variety of angles, touching many genres and inviting in a multitude of creative modalities.
Currently, we offer a monthly calendar (~22 events/month) that includes:
- CircleSinging ~ a collaborative vocal jam, singing spontaneously invented songs
- One-Day Choirs ~ no auditions, no commitment, simply singing a vocal arrangement with strangers for the joy of it
- Gaia Open Mics ~ an opportunity for local artists to share their music and invite the room to join in
- Collaborative Songwriting Circles ~ playing games and writing songs with new friends
- Vocal Flow ~ collaborative vocal improvisation, spinning music out of thin air
- Instrumental Flow ~ jam sessions that center listening & play
- Folk Song Sings ~ singing folk songs from cultures around the world
- House Shows ~ interactive concerts that melt down the divide between performer and audience, celebrating co-creation & improvisation while uplifting the music of gifted local artists
- and more! we’re always experimenting with new ways to connect people through music!
