I.D. A MAN Studios
https://kurtstein.com/Project Mission & Summary:I.D. A MAN Studios is a non-profit alternative multimedia arts collective, experimental production lab, and educational incubator operating under the fiscal sponsorship of Fractured Atlas. Our mission is two-fold: to produce boundary-pushing, interdisciplinary independent creative works spanning character satire, long-form narrative worldbuilding, and multi-track audio engineering, while simultaneously utilizing our production frameworks as a live learning laboratory for under-resourced, innovative, or neurodivergent, youth.
Operating across our four core creative pillars—Soundcraft, Lenscraft, Printcraft, and Wordcraft—we explore the deep cultural lineages of American music and performance, document contemporary grassroots subcultures, and lower barriers to digital media literacy. All contributions received through Fractured Atlas are strictly used to support our non-profit multimedia production operations, offset costs for public-facing independent media development, fund free-tuition workshop tracks for eligible student paths, and provide community-use take-home technology kits to ensure equal access to creative self-expression.
Our framework bridges the worlds of artistic media technology and individual ingenuity across four core creative pillars:
1. SOUNDCRAFT:
Instrumental & Voice
Music theory & Composition
Sound Production & Audio Engineering
Beat-Making & DJing
2. LENSCRAFT:
Filmmaking & Framing
Photography & Videography
Editing & Effects
Visual & Documentary Storytelling
3. PRINTCRAFT:
Layout & Design
Comics & Zines
Graphics & Posters
Independent & DIY Publishing
4. WORDCRAFT:
Written Wordworks & World Building
Scripts & Stories
Comedy & Sketches
Rhymes & Poems
Novels & News
We deliver our individual sessions and group classes remotely via a high-fidelity virtual studio utilizing synchronized audio feeds and multiple camera options.
Through our active fiscal sponsorship with Fractured Atlas, contributions to our project fund :
-Scholarships for Individual Lessons & Group Classes — transforming raw internal passion into unshakeable personal momentum, self-directed determination, and lifelong development.
-Technology & Equipment Grants — outfitting low-income students with hardware kits like instruments, MIDI controllers, interfaces, cameras, software, and supplies.
-Projects & Performances — financing the development, recording, and production of original creative works by Kurt Stein/I.D. A MAN. LLC.
Learn More: https://kurtstein.com/