Opening doors to music education, opportunity, and careers.
Pandion provides equitable access to cost-free, professional-grade music education, resources, and careers.
Building a community where historically overlooked music creators and rising industry professionals can learn, grow, and belong.
Pandion Music Foundation is a women-owned and women-led 501(c)(3) dedicated to expanding access to free, accessible music education, life skills development, and creative learning, supported by mentorship and community-based programming. We offer industry-informed, 360° learning experiences that support personal growth, creative confidence, and professional readiness—meeting participants at every stage of their relationship to music education and career pathways.
We intentionally serve individuals most often excluded from traditional systems, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, non-binary, women, disabled creators, youth, and people from under-resourced communities. By removing financial and structural barriers, Pandion creates pathways where music functions as a tool for expression, skill-building, and economic opportunity—guided by talent, curiosity, and commitment rather than privilege.
Learn directly from the people shaping today’s music industry. Artists, producers, engineers, and executives who share the skills, systems, and stories behind their success. Every FREE, 75-minute session offers practical education and real opportunities to build a sustainable career in music.
Weekly Expert Sessions
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From songwriting to recording, production, and performance.
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Connect with experts in tour management, A&R, marketing, and live sound.
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Understanding distribution, sync, contracts, royalties, rights from the people doing it.
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Learning how to maintain & prioritize mental health, financial literacy, sustainability.
Join Pandion’s Community
Together, we can open doors, build pathways, and make music careers accessible to all. Whether you’re learning, teaching, or giving back, there’s a place for you here.
Pandion Music Foundation was founded by Carly McKnight, Jordan Stobbe, and Rebecca Trujillo-Vest with a shared belief: music isn’t just a career—it’s a way of life.
As industry veterans, they witnessed firsthand how today’s creators are told—implicitly and explicitly—that their artistic paths are unsupported, undervalued, and often inaccessible. The collaboration and community that once defined the music ecosystem have eroded, leaving many artists to navigate an increasingly complex landscape alone.
Pandion was created to change that.
The founders envisioned a space where music creators of all backgrounds could access high-quality education, mentorship, and community support—without the financial gatekeeping that so often limits opportunity.
Access. Belonging. Momentum.
Pandion provides the tools, connections, and industry insight needed to help artists build sustainable, meaningful lives in music.
In a time when musicians are three times more likely to experience mental-health challenges, disproportionately lack healthcare, and are five times more likely to experience suicidality than the general population, community is not optional—it’s essential. Pandion exists to restore the collaboration, resilience, and support that artists need to thrive.
Because all of Pandion’s programs are provided at no cost, and 100% donor funded, our work removes financial barriers rather than adding to them. Unlike many organizations in the music and entertainment sector, we never ask creators to pay for the very resources designed to help them grow.
More access. Fewer barriers. More music.