Building Beats

Brooklyn's creative economy is booming 📈🎶 But the access gap is real — and we're doing something about it.

Join the Creative Career Coalition. Drop "WHERE BROOKLYN AT?" in the comments and we'll DM you the signup link for our first meeting 👇

Brooklyn’s creative economy is booming 📈🎶 But the access gap is real — and we’re doing something about it. Join the Creative Career Coalition. Drop “WHERE BROOKLYN AT?” in the comments and we’ll DM you the signup link for our first meeting 👇 #CreativeCareerCoalition #wherebrooklynat #brooklynkeepontakinit #spreadloveisthebrooklynway #BuildingBeats

Big resource alert 💰🎧

Kickstarter has launched the Culture Fund, investing $1M to back independent creators. Get in on it. 🫵🏾

Here’s the deal ⤵️
💵 Minimum $1,000 pledges toward your live or draft campaign
🎨 Open to art, photography, dance, theater, film, fashion & music projects
🌎 Must be 18+ and based in one of 25 eligible countries
🚀 Campaigns need to launch by Dec 31, 2026

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so the earlier you apply, the better.

Got a project you’ve been sitting on? This might be your sign. 👀

Comment “KICKSTART” and we’ll send you the link.

🎧 WE’RE HIRING! 🎧

Building Beats is growing, and we have two open roles:

🟢 Teaching Artists: part-time, $45/hr. Strong preference for Uptown Manhattan or the Bronx-based TAs. Bilingual or Podcasting specialization is a plus!

🟢 Chief Advancement Officer: part-time, $50K/yr, with potential to go full-time by July 2027. Requires 10+ years in nonprofit fundraising.

💬 Comment “WORK” and we’ll send you the link to apply!

Know someone perfect for this? Tag them 👇

Milestone o'clock 🎉🎧

Our team pulled together the albums hitting major anniversaries this year, and we had to put you onto them. Now it's your turn 🫵🏾

Which one of your favorite albums is celebrating a milestone anniversary this year?! Drop it below and you automatically enter a raffle to win merch and other goodies from us!👇

Milestone o’clock 🎉🎧 Our core team pulled together the albums hitting major anniversaries this year, and we had to put you onto them. Now it’s your turn 🫵🏾 Which one of your favorite albums is celebrating a milestone anniversary this year?! Drop it below and you automatically enter a raffle to win merch and other goodies from us!👇 #beyoncé #roots #outkast #fugees #albumanniversary

New year, new sound 🎶🎧

We’re locking in our 2026–2027 bbWorkshops calendar. Partner with us all year, a semester, or summer camps, it’s your call.

Real gear, real skills, real creative careers — taught by working artists and creatives who’ve lived it, not just studied it.

Program options ⤵️
🎵 Music Production + Business
🎧 DJ Academy + Entrepreneurship
🎙 Podcasting Lab
💻 Music & Coding Lab
✍️ Songwriting + Lyricism
📰 Music Journalism

12,600+ young people served since 2013 across 250+ NYC sites, with 95% walking away with real skill growth.

Comment “WORKSHOPS” for the inquiry form, or hit the link in bio to start planning your 2026–2027 programming.

☀️ Summer’s here.

What are your summer programs looking like? 👀

Still running the same old activities? 🥱

There’s still time to lock us in!⚡️

Building Beats brings hands-on creative programs to students across NYC.

Students learn to:
🔥 Make beats
🎛️ DJ
🎤 Launch podcasts
⚙️ Explore music technology

Along the way, they build creative confidence, digital literacy, technical skills, and real-world experience. 🚀

The next J Dilla or Missy Elliott could be sitting in your program this summer. Let’s help them realize their potential. 🎧

Drop “BUILD” in the comments or hit the link in our bio to get started. 🔗💛

☀️ Summer's here.

Still figuring out your summer programming? 👀

Building Beats brings hands-on creative programs to schools, camps, libraries, and community organizations across NYC. ⚡️

Students learn to make beats, DJ, launch podcasts, and explore music technology while building creative confidence, digital literacy, and real-world skills. 🚀

The next J Dilla or Missy Elliott could be sitting in your program this summer. Let's help them realize their potential. 🎧

Interested?
🔗 https://buildingbeats.org/bbworkshops-sign-up

Did you know? 👀

is a legendary rapper, songwriter, and producer in modern music history. 🏆🎤

In 2019, she became the first female rapper inducted into the . She’s also the first female rapper to be inducted into the in 2023.

Beyond her own catalog, Missy’s fingerprints are all over some of the biggest songs of the ‘90s and 2000s. Through her work as a songwriter and producer, she’s worked with artists like , , , , , , , and more. 🔥

From her longtime creative partnership with to her genre-bending sound and iconic visuals, Missy helped change the game. 💯

What’s your favorite Missy joint? Could be a song she rapped on, produced, wrote, or all three 👀

Or do you have another fun fact?! Drop it below ⬇️