the Open Mic Union
Mission: Provide direct & indirect support to the artists, service industry & venues to preserve, produce and promote live music culture across the U.S.
Your favorite live music venue is likely closer to becoming a parking lot than make it as a local live music venue another 5 years. Please help us prevent this from happening.
What is the Open Mic Union?
Think of the Open Mic Union like a college football program to the NFL.
Our primary objective is to improve the macro and micro-economics of local, live music for artists and venues alike.
We are passionate individual & corporate supporters of live music culture providing structure, resources, technology & promotional support to artists, venues & their service industry employees.
About the Open Mic Union
the Open Mic Union was a dream of a few OG Austinites, subsequently backed by local corporate supporters of live music culture - Mighty Swell Spiked Seltzer, Rockless Table & AIyourHIGH. Through the summer of 2027 the Open Mic Union will establish chapter cities across the U.S. to preserve and promote live music culture.
We serve the stage performers, venues & service industry employees by improving the macro & micro-economics of live music for both performers & venues through novel corporate partnerships, new technology & a network of passionate ambassadors hosting monthly fundraisers in our chapter cities.
the Open Mic Union leverages these novel sponsorship models to maximize the quantity and quality of available live music within our chapter cities. the Open Mic Union will also serve as a musician 'registry' to better connect musicians with each other as well as connecting with venues seeking musicians through our forthcoming app streamlining the administration & sourcing of musicians.
Support Live Music Culture!
General Fund Contribution
Where does the money go?
Chapter City (Launch Date)
Austin, TX (Apr. 2026)
Olympia, WA (Feb. 2025)
Salt Lake City, UT (Mar. 2026)
Scottsdale, AZ (Jan. 2026)
Check out our chapter pages for monthly digital raffles & sponsor offers!!!!
Sponsor Offers
Mighty Swell Spiked Seltzer was instrumental in getting the Open Mic Union off the ground and we can't thank them enough!
As Mighty Swell expands their distribution footprint, they are offering to subsidize music costs to partner venues of the Open Mic Union in each new chapter city through our novel sponsorship model.
Adam & Nick at Rockless Table, two major individual supporters of live music culture, helped us stay afloat in the early days of the Open Mic Union and was the key to funding the founding of the Durango, CO chapter!
After repatriating manufacturing of their self-levelling table bases to the US from Mexico, they are offering to subsidize music costs for any new venue customer on minimum orders as they expand their national footprint on increased manufacturing capacity in Tucson, AZ.
As our technology partner, AIyourHIGH.com is helping develop a Performer & Venue Live Music Management platform to streamline the administration, promotion costs & headaches that come with performing/hosting regular, live music.
AIyourHIGH monthly membership dues ($19/mo) go directly to the Technology Development Fund of the Open Mic Union.
Check out the 1st ever AI dealer & member access to 45% discounts on the Monthly Stash-Up.
The Original Golf Painstick is offering golf & country clubs subsidized music costs for regular, live music, monthly events & tournament entertainment.
With minimum orders, golf clubs can subsidize music costs with the Open Mic Union member musicians. 30% of OGpainstick orders between Oct. 1st, 2025 & Dec. 15th will be contributed to a dedicated entertainment fund for new customers.
Ambassador Network
the Open Mic Union is recruiting Ambassadors in each chapter city to provide promotion & fundraising support. Check out the details and benefits of ambassadorship with the Open Mic Union!
Service Industry & Artist Ambassadors
Ambassador Benefits
- Multiple Income Stream Options
- Sponsor Promo Payouts
- Event Ticket Sale Commission
- Standard 10% Bookings Commission
- Custom work merch
- Design Input
- Merch Sale Commission
- Essentially, Wholesale Sales
- 10% Commission to Ambassador
- 10% to Venue Partner of Choice's Music Fund
TEXT 512.415.1454 or email info@openmicunion.org for more information!
Ambassador Commitments
Ambassadors support the mission of the Open Mic Union to preserve, produce & promote live music culture. See below for specific ambassador commitments aligned to our mission!
Ambassadors are required to source three venues in their chapter city in each vertical below.
Preserve
Preservation of live music culture is the lowest hanging fruit to our mission.
Ambassadors must source one venue that is a dedicated stage venue for monthly, hosted events.
Ambassadors will host these monthly fundraising events and receive 20% commission on all funds raised.
Produce
Increasing the availability of live music culture requires sourcing bars/restaurants without a regular live music schedule.
Ambassadors must source one venue that either has no live music or no regular schedule.
Ambassadors receive a standard booking fee of 10% for all music booked through them.
Promote
Increasing the visibility of live music culture requires sourcing bars/restaurants without a regular live music schedule.
Ambassadors must source one venue that either has no live music or no regular schedule.
Ambassadors receive a standard booking fee of 10% for all music booked through them.
the Open Mic Union
Contact: info@openmicunion.org | 512.415.1454