Music is a reflection of the human experience and has helped many of us heal from the hardships life can bring. Our Good Neighbors Listen program provides music artists/bands with a platform to explore music's role in well-being, community connection, and substance use recovery. Throughout this series, artists will share inspiring stories of resilience from their lived experiences.
This free concert series
intertwines live performances
with
artist discussions led by a licensed therapist/counselor
in front of a live audience. During the live performances, artists discuss the meaning behind each song and share some of their story. During each show, our artist-led staff records and produces video episodes to help connect the artists' inspiring stories to more people.
Benefits For Participating Music Artists
Paid Performance Opportunity
Solo/Duo Acoustic Acts and Full Band Acts
Recorded and Produced Live Concert Performance Video
Professional Multi-camera Setup with 2 Videographers.
Multi-Track Audio Recording
We'll use the audio from the concert to mix for the live performance videos.
Advocate for Music's Role in Well-Being and Community Connection
Share your story of resilience, discuss how music shaped your life, and helped you overcome life's challenges
FREE, Community-Focused Events Centered Around Healing and Belonging
Help others start or continue their healing journeys.
Be Featured on a Good Neighbors Listen Episode
Each episode is a mini-documentary that blends live music performances with sit-down artist interviews.
Submit By September 30th!
Artist Eligibility Qualifications
1) You and any accompanying musicians must be 18 years or older to participate.
2) The Project Lead must be a resident of Middle TN.
2) Must be comfortable discussing your lived experiences onstage, answering pre-approved questions from the licensed therapist/counselor, and sharing ideas for wellness in front of a live audience.
4) Must agree to be recorded on video and audio through your participation in the show onstage.
(Includes BOTH the live performance and artist discussion panel)
Important: If you've participated in this program within the last 24 months,
your music project is not eligible
to submit for consideration for this programming season.
How Do We Select the Artists?
To help us select the artists that participate in this program, we created an Artist Curation Committee. We created this committee because we wanted the community to have a voice in how we allocate our funding and to help us get more connected to the different music communities that make up Nashville's local music scene. This committee is comprised of music artists, music industry professionals, and local residents who simply love music.
Why Did We Start Good Neighbors Listen?
Mental health advocacy is something that our nonprofit cares deeply about at its core. Our co-founder, Jason Garriott, lost his father unexpectedly at the age of 12 to suicide. He didn't know how to process the trauma and shut down until discovering the catharsis of playing guitar as a form of talk therapy. Since we know first-hand how beneficial music can be for mental health, we wanted to create a program that helps people navigate their healing journeys.
We believe music is one of the most therapeutic and community building art forms humanity has created to help people in need. Music artists have the amazing ability to discuss difficult, sensitive, and hard to explain concepts in such a beautiful and concise way, which is why we wanted to create a platform for them to share their stories.