Community Resource Hub 

As part of its Artist Access Network project, this community-powered Resource Hub is a living guide of helpful listings and information. *Listings marked [AAN] are part of our Artist Access Network initiative, and have offered extended support to our artists and/or broader community. Please consider supporting them in return!

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Do you have info or knowledge that could be the key to unlocking a critical door on your fellow artist's journey? Spill the beans, babe.

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Are you a business owner, entrepreneur, or creative side-hustler with an offer for our artists and/or broader community? The Artist Access Network [AAN] is for you!

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Arts Orgs / Resource Hubs

Arts Orgs / Resource Hubs Outside San Diego

Basic Needs 

San Diego area Basic Needs
  • ​211 - Trusted source for information and connections to community, health, and disaster resources.
  • CalFresh - food assistance program
  • SDGE - Assistance programs for low-income households
  • We All We Got - Grassroots mutual aid group focused on food and basic needs support
  • YMCA - Childcare resource services

Booking  & Venue Info

San Diego area Venues

Gallery & Museums

Music Venues

Pro-tip: Check a venue's calendar before you pitch yourself for a date or as a support act. Does the date already have a headliner? Is the headliner already carrying support? Probably not a good idea to ask about that date. Also, if you can partner with a nonprofit org and/or find sponsors for up-front costs, private event rentals are an alternative approach to traditional booking.

Parks & Community Centers

Business Support 

San Diego area Business Support 

Civic Engagement

San Diego area Civic Engagement
General Civic Engagement
  • ​5 Calls - 5 Calls makes it easy for you to reach your members of Congress and make your voice heard.
  • CA Voter Registration - Register to vote or check your registration status.
  • USA.gov - Lookup your local, state, and federal representatives.

Co-Working / Creative  Work Space 

San Diego Area Co-Working / Creative Work Space

Creative Services  (Content, Marketing, Lessons, etc)

San Diego Area Creative Services
  • 1/2 Fast Foto [AAN]  - Discounted photo and video services from 1/2 Fast Foto and Film (Cathryn Beeks), offering 1/2 price photos and video services (discounted rate is $25 an hour) in Ramona studio or in the Ramona area. 
    Offer is For:  Broader community of patrons & creatives.
    Expiration: Open offer for now.
    To Access:  Email Cathryn to discuss your project. Please mention the 1/2 off offer when we chat! Reach out and let's discuss your project! 
    ​More Info: Visit Cathryn's photo portfolio | Browse Cathryn's music videos  
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  • Alex Guillen Music / Pacific Flow Entertainment [AAN] - San Diego guitarist with 30+ years performing experience. Offers workshops for creatives who want to learn more about integrating AI into their workflows. 
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  • Austyn Estey-Ang - Piano, Music Theory, and Woodwind Lessons

  • Crash Boom Designs - Designer and lettering artist.

  • Dynamo Design Group - Design and consulting agency.

  • Julia Sage Photography [AAN] - Sliding scale photoshoots (normal pricing is $750 - sliding scale from $350 to $600).  ​
    Offer is For:  Broader community of patrons & creatives. 
    Expiration: 9/31/26, then will revisit offer. 
    To Access: Email Julia or DM Julia's Instagram mentioning "Songwriter Sanctuary Community Assistance"
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  • Lindsay White Media [AAN] - Content creation, songwriting workshops, accessibility workshops, panelist.

  • Nadi Marketing - Latina-Owned Partnership Marketing Agency building win-win partnerships for sustainable & purpose-led businesses & nonprofits.

  • No Chance Productions / Noah Bollow [AAN] - 50% off first live show videography booking, as well as access to raw footage from 3 separate angles at no additional cost. 
    Offered to: Broader community of patrons & creatives. 
    Expiration: 9/31/26, then will revisit offer. 
    To Access: Reach out via Noah's email, inform me of hearing about this through Songwriter Sanctuary. 
    ​More Info: Connect to Noah on Instagram

  • Sandra Bacall - Geopoetry [AAN] - Helping artists connect guitar knowledge & songwriting to piano via the blues, jazz, and other genres. The path to becoming a fluid multi-instrumentalist & playing through your medulla oblongata, heart and body -  so you are feeling vs. thinking.​​

Digital Design Tools, Software, Platforms

General Digital Tools
Non-Profit Specific Digital Tools

Disability / Accessibility Resources

Finding Support / Navigating Disabled Life

Education & Learning Resources

Anti-Racism
Disability Inclusion / Accessibility in the Arts
Financial Learning Tools / Services
LGBTQ+ Awareness
Restorative Justice / Transformative Justice
Women's History Month 

Food  / Hospitality

San Diego area Food / Hospitality

Funding /Grants

Health/Wellness

San Diego area Health / Wellness
  • ​DCompress Downtown [AAN] - $20 off our 60 minute massage, facial or reiki services w/ code SDARTIST20 / $30 off our 90 minute massage or reiki services w/ code SDARTIST30 / $40 off our 2 hour massage services w/code SDARTIST40
    Offer is For:  Broader community of patrons & creatives.
    Expiration: Evergreen through 2026, then will revisit.
    ​To Access: Book through DCompress website using above codes at checkout.

  • Julia Sage - Holistic San Diego [AAN] - Sliding scale Healing Trilogy™ sessions - Somatic Experience Therapy / Reiki /  Sound Medicine  - Reg pricing $250 Offering sliding scale pricing, from $75 to $200 per session (honor system). One on one, private Sound Medicine sessions (Reg: $300, offering 50% discount to artists). ​
    Offer is For:  Broader community of patrons & creatives.
    Expiration: 9/31/2026, then will revisit offer.
    To Access: Email Julia or DM Julia's Instagram mentioning "Songwriter Sanctuary Community Assistance"
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  • Qulyn Journals [AAN] ​- Journals that help "folks with feels" process big life events and experiences that society likes to sweep under the rug.

Media and PR Contacts 

Broader / General Media

Music Series  / Songwriter Showcases

Broader (Non-SD) Music Series / Songwriter Showcases

Radio / Podcasts  / In-Studio Sessions

California Radio / Podcasts/ In-Studio Sessions (excluding San Diego area)
USA Radio / Podcasts/ In-Studio Sessions (excluding CA)
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International ​Radio / Podcasts/ In-Studio Sessions
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Recording Studios & Music Production

San Diego area Recording Studios & Music Production

Referral Opportunities

San Diego area Referrals
  • Miranda Ramos Music [AAN] - Offers 10% booking referral credit for new venues booked (venue must pay minimum $750). You must be the direct reason the booking happens (not just a lead or suggestion). Please let us know upfront that you’re the referral so we can track it. Payment is made after the show and once we’ve been paid by the venue (Venmo or Zelle). Applies to the first booking only - not repeat gigs at the same venue. If multiple people are involved, we’ll determine referral credit fairly. If the show is canceled or the venue doesn’t pay, the bonus doesn’t apply. Not applicable to bookings already in progress, existing contacts, or agent/manager bookings unless we agree ahead of time. Email Miranda for more.

Rehearsal Spaces

San Diego area Rehearsal Spaces

Residencies / Songwriter Camps

San Diego area Residencies / Song Camps
Broader (Non-SD) Residencies / Song Camps

Songwriter Showcases / Contests / Conferences / Festival s

San Diego area Songwriter Showcases / Contests  / Conferences / Festivals
California (besides San Diego) Songwriter Showcases / Contests  / Conferences / Festivals

Tattoo

San Diego area Tattoo

Youth Services

Disclaimer

Those who provide offers retain the right to reassess the terms of or withdraw their contribution at any time. Likewise, Songwriter Sanctuary SD reserves the right to remove listings, offers, or participation at any time in order to protect the wellbeing, trust, and safety of our community.

This project is rooted in mutual care over transaction and extraction, and we ask everyone participating to engage with a spirit of collaboration and respect. While misunderstandings can happen (because we are all human), Songwriter Sanctuary SD may offer clarifying information when appropriate, but does not currently have the capacity to serve as a formal mediator or dispute resolution service. In short: we believe community care also means maintaining healthy boundaries and protecting the people who make this ecosystem possible.