Your help makes it happen.
When you choose to support our work, you become an integral part of the process.
Why give?
-
✽
Support Underground Sound
Your contribution helps preserve and promote a diverse range of experimental music, supporting artists that challenge and inspire.
-
✽
Keep Physical Media Alive
Your donation helps us to continue releasing high quality physical editions, elevating and amplifying work from artists across the globe.
-
✽
Be Part of the Experiment
Your support helps us take creative risks on projects and formats that would never find a home anywhere else.
-
✽
Build a Living Archive
Your contribution helps document 18+ years of experimental sound practice. We're actively building a long-term resource you can help build.
-
✽
Fund Grassroots Work
Your support helps cover the real costs of self-published music: everything from mastering, web-hosting, and tape production, to design, printing, shipping, and promotion.
-
✽
Inspire Fellow Travelers
Your generosity signals that experimental music deserves public support. In a culture that continues to devalue challenging art, every donation is an act of resistance.
Frequently Asked Questions
-
No. We're a small independent record label, not a registered nonprofit organization, so donations aren't tax-deductible.
-
Your donation goes directly toward supporting our artists and releasing new music. This includes website hosting, manufacturing physical releases, artwork and design, and promotional efforts.
-
Possibly. We're primarily a solo operation, but are always happy to meet passionate people interested in helping out. Reach out at hello@lightenupsounds.org and let us know what skills and experience you have, and we’ll go from there.
-
We appreciate the thought! While we primarily accept monetary donations, if you have recording equipment, instruments, or services you'd like to contribute, feel free to contact us to discuss.
-
Yes. If you'd like to dedicate your donation in honor of someone special, just let us know in the donation notes and we'll acknowledge it appropriately.