About Us
Overview
Viewcy's mission is to preserve music cultures from around the world. We focus on supporting musicians, fostering intercultural dialogue, and increasing cross-border collaboration. And we work with and support emerging talent and musical leaders from all over the planet.
How Viewcy works
On Viewcy, event producers sell tickets and stream their shows live, while music lovers access our community-funded, artists-curated catalog of music. 33% of fees collected from memberships and ticket fees are circulated back to support artists to create new music.
Get involved
Everyone can participate in preserving our cultural heritage. For event creators it costs nothing. For members, it costs as little as a cappuccino.
- Become a member. Starting at $5/month
- Produce events and sell tickets using Viewcy
Paying it forward: A story
In my early attempts at being a professional musician, a friend and I went into the NYC subway to play for an hour and see if we could make some money. At times, we were working for $25 a night. We thought, could this be better?
The experience was demoralizing. The sound from the subway cars was deafening, and the people avoiding eye contact was disheartening. The only energy we got was from a homeless man sitting on the floor across the tracks, sending us a thumbs up through his half-cut gloves. He was listening, and that was enough.
As we prepared to leave, our homeless friend made the journey onto our platform, walked up, and thanked us for the music. He then handed over whatever change he had. It was the most profound act of generosity I have ever experienced.
In a humble attempt to pass it forward, Viewcy is dedicated to him.
Curation on Viewcy
On Viewcy, our music catalog is curated by artists. In 2020, at the peak of the pandemic, I invited several dear friends from India, where I spent over two decades learning, to kick us off. Underrepresented in their country, and performers of the highest caliber, they seemed like the perfect starting point.
After their performance, we invited them to select the next group of artists. The next group of artists would then go on to invite the next group, and so on. From week to week, our network expanded and now includes musicians from West Africa, North Africa, South Asia, Europe, and the Americas.