We are a grassroots trade association and advocacy group, and our mission is to make Portland a better place to work in music. We do this by uniting, defending, and amplifying the voices of the people who make up Portland’s independent music industry. Our membership draws from all corners of Portland music—from musicians and labels to producers and venues—in an effort to create economic opportunity for all.
The MusicPortland Board
Jamie Dunphy (American Cancer Society, Musician and Oregon Music Policy Council Chair)
DJ O.G.One (Official DJ for the Portland Trailblazers, Musician, founder of Leadertainment, and former VP for PNW chapter of the Recording Academy)
Rose Gerber (ODOT, Musician & Songwriter)
Adam Gonsalves (Telegraph Mastering, former governor for PNW chapter of the Recording Academy)
Kate O’Brien (Musician and Small Business Coach)
Missi Hasting (KairosPDX, Musician)
Meara McLaughlin (MusicPortland Executive Director)
Our Advisory Circle
Dominik Schmidt (ROLA Music)
Mic Crenshaw (Artist, Activist, Promoter)
Larry Crane (Jackpot! Recording Studios)
Terry Currier (Music Millennium)
DJ Ambush (Artist and Co-Founder of The Numberz.fm)
Lewi Longmire (LaurelThirst Public House & too many bands to name)
John Shepski (Fluff & Gravy Records)
Cliff Stanford, DJ Klyph (Producer and Activist)
Allen Bargfrede, Co-Founder and CFO of Verifi Media (name changed from DotBlockChain Music)
Bruce Fife (Musicians Union, Local 99)
Chris Benson (Benson Amps)
Ryan Meagher (Jazz musician and Label)
Please let us know if you would like to join the Advisory Circle or get involved in particular areas of our efforts. We need everyone's help to make this a success.
MusicPortland Policy Council
The MusicPortland Policy Council (MPC) is the first recognized community group to advise Portland City Council on ways to improve conditions for music of all genres in Portland. This new group of dedicated and community-minded volunteers will advise the City Council on policies to save, support, and strengthen Portland’s music scene. The council is comprised of seven music professionals representing musicians, music media, music business, music venues and local music organizers.
Jamie Dunphy, American Cancer Association (Former Senior Policy Advisor to Portland City Council Member Nick Fish)
Rebecca Gates, Musician/Educator/Advocate
Eben Hoffer, Artist/Advocate (Chair)
Derek Trost, Architectural Designer & Acoustical Engineer
Gabriel Watson, Attorney
Bruce Fife & Mont Chris Hubbard, Musician’s Union AFM99
Meara McLaughlin, MusicPortland
Emeriti:
Adam Gonsalves, Telegraph Mastering
Lori Hughes Killen, Talent Buyer for Mississippi Studios and Polaris Hall
photos by Ignacio Quintana
About the Organization
In 2015, a group of local music community leaders started a conversation. Our growing city was making it harder to make music, produce music, and support music. Through researching the successes and failures of other cities, while still recognizing our own unique Portland culture, a mission for MusicPortland emerged. Everyone was committed to a simple idea: Make Portland a better place to be a music professional.
MusicPortland seeks to create economic opportunity for every member of Portland's independent music industry. We bringing together the collective voices needed to sustain and grow our local music ecosystem. Our Board and Advisory Circle draw from all corners of Portland’s independent music industry, and they serve to listen to and advocate for our members and the Portland music community at large. We need your voice to be successful. We want to hear from all business sectors, musical genres, and music stakeholders to create powerful change and economic prosperity for our city.
If you are a Portland music professional, you cannot succeed alone. Music without a supportive community is impossible. Join us today to make a difference.
Independent Together!
For a deeper dive into our objectives, here is the 30 minute presentation from our Kick-off Party, featuring Portia Sabin (Kill Rock Stars), Meara McLaughlin (Executive Director, MusicPortland), and representatives from City Hall.
If you support our work, join us!
BECOME A MEMBER
Our work is made possible by the generous support of our members. Please consider joining us for as low at $25/year. MusicPortland dues are a fully tax deductible business expense and available at a sliding scale to fit your means and support of our mission. Our initiatives are influenced by our members. You tell us, we listen.