Misterwives · Kevin Morby
SHAED · Bailen
Ecstatic Dance featuring 2Melo
DJ SETs presented by HOUSE OF YES
Food brought to you by Smorgasburg
SOUND SESSIONS
Breathe, meditate and heal as you become immersed in an otherworldly experience to ground yourself in connection to self and community. Join us for yoga, meditation, breathwork, sound baths, and intimate live performances throughout the day.
Junxion Alegria DJ Bus
NOTES FOR NOTES STAGE
Sound Mind Fest's Newest Stage Puts Young Musicians in the Spotlight. Notes for Notes is a non-profit organization which builds, equips, and staffs in + after-school recording studios so youth can explore, create, and record music for FREE.
Afterparty at Elsewhere
Donate $150 or more and receive a special invitation to the official afterparty headlined by DJ Whiteshadow
Join us for an unforgettable night following the Sound Mind Music Festival for Mental Health. We’ll keep the party going at our exclusive afterparty benefit show at Elsewhere in support of the Sound Mind Center - a pioneering music and wellness center dedicated to crafting transformative healing experiences through music and sound.
Along with a special performance from Jenny Kern, DJ White Shadow, who produced Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” and “Artpop” and also worked on the film “A Star is Born," will keep us dancing late into the night while we join together to support the mental health community.
Panels
Mental Health in the LGBTQ+ Community
Gaela Solo, Trans-Lifeline - Moderator
Lindsay Motolla, Brooklyn Community Pride Center
Trevon mayers, the center
Max Ernst, SHAED
… and more to come
Mental Health in Communities of Color
Dr. David Rivera - The Steve Fund
Ariel Richer - Urban Indigenous Collective
hilla Bundem - wah dudem
RASHA JAY, MA, LAC, NCC, - Therapist, songwriter, vocalist and producer
… and more to come
The Importance of Lived Experience
Chris Bullard, Sound Mind Live - moderator
jessie roth, idha
Ag Davis - fountain house
Mandy Lam - Moments Here
Presented by Sage Therapeutics
Mental Health in the Music Industry
Jennifer Leff LCSW - MODERATOR
Maddy Friedman - Backline
Carmela wallace - live free 999
Kevin morby
Support the Sound Mind Center - Opening in October 2024
Proceeds from the festival will support the opening of the Sound Mind Center - a music and wellness center dedicated to crafting transformative healing experiences through music and sound. By day the center will host programming and workshops including sound meditations and breathwork. By evening the space will transform into a vibrant hub with music showcases, concerts, and open-mics encouraging community connection. Operating on a hybrid for-profit/non-profit model, Sound Mind Center is singularly poised to ensure equitable access to all.
Located on Jefferson Street between Irving Ave & Wyckoff Ave
Thanks to Our Sponsors & Partners
Non-Profit Partners
Urban Indigenous Collective (UIC) is an Indigenous-led non profit that supports access to culturally-tailored health and wellness services for self-identified Indigenous peoples in Lenapehoking and the greater NYC area (NY, NJ, CT, PA) through community-based participatory research, advocacy, community programming, and direct services.
Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline and microgrants 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community. Trans Lifeline connects trans people to the community support and resources we need to survive and thrive. We envision a world where trans people have the connection, economic security, and care everyone needs and deserves – free of prisons and police.
The Steve Fund is the nation’s leading organization focused on supporting the mental health and emotional well-being of young people of color. The Steve Fund works with colleges and universities, non-profits, researchers, mental health experts, families, and young people to promote programs and strategies that build understanding and assistance for the mental and emotional health of the nation’s young people of color.
Fountain House is a national mental health nonprofit fighting to improve health, increase opportunity, and end social and economic isolation for people most impacted by mental illness. Founded in 1948 in New York City, Fountain House originated the clubhouse model of community mental health that has been replicated more than 300 times in nearly 40 U.S. states and in 30 countries around the world.
For 40 years, the National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City (NAMI-NYC) has offered life-changing support, education, and advocacy programs to families and individuals affected by mental illness. NAMI-NYC’s services are free of charge and accessible for anyone who needs them. For more information about NAMI-NYC and its programs and services, please visit naminyc.org.
A nationwide community empowered by research, education and advocacy to take action against this leading cause of death. AFSP has local chapters in all 50 states with programs and events nationwide.
Bridging Access to Care is a community-based organization based in Brooklyn, New York working to ensure the health and wellbeing of each and every New Yorker. We provide compassionate, trauma-informed care across mental health, substance use treatment, supportive housing access, and prevention education. Since 1986, we have helped build healthier, more resilient communities — one person at a time.
Backline is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that connects music industry professionals with mental health and wellness resources.