🎸 Zounds Sounds 20th Anniversary Festival

Benefiting Way Into Music 501(c)(3)

Howdy, friends! Marc Solomon here.

Wow — who would’ve imagined it? Twenty years of teaching riffs and sharing the gifts with our Dallas music community! When I first rode my bike around the neighborhood teaching kids G chords, I never dreamed it would grow into my life’s greatest work. But here we are — and it’s time to celebrate!

Join us November 21–23 for the Zounds Sounds 20th Anniversary Festival, benefiting Way Into Music, a 501(c)(3) public charity supporting music education. We’re throwing a party like only Zounds Sounds can — and every dollar of profit goes straight to Way Into Music.

🎶 Way Into Music’s Goals for the Coming Year

• Maintain a general fund for music lessons for those who can’t afford them

• Support an instrument repair fund to restore donated instruments for student use

• Launch community music classes for beginners

• Complete the Way Into Music Recording Studio, giving students hands-on learning while offering affordable access to local creators

💰 How You Can Help

We’re looking for corporate sponsors and private donations from the community that’s supported us for the last 20 years!

Anyone can donate anytime via Venmo: @wayintomusic or by scanning our Venmo QR code.
Prefer another method? Email us at wayintomusic@gmail.com.

Every donation receives a tax-deductible receipt.

🎁 Donation Levels

Way Into Music FANS — up to $249

• Zounds Around Zine

• Guest list privileges for 3 shows at Zounds Sounds BSide (for 2)

Way Into Music ROADIES — $250–$499

• Gift bag filled with community goodies (T-shirts, CDs, lesson gift certificates & more)

• Admission for 1 to ZS20

• Zounds Around Zine

Way Into Music ROCKSTARS — $500+

• Deluxe gift bag with community products & services

• Admission for 2 to ZS20

• Zounds Around Zine, T-shirts, CDs

• 3 hours of free music instruction

🤝 Corporate Sponsorships

Join us in celebrating 20 years of local music while putting your brand in front of hundreds of Dallas music lovers. Based on previous attendance — and with our inclusion in the Deep Ellum Block Party — we expect 400–500 people per day over the three-day festival, plus a four-week social media blitz leading up to the event.

$300 Sponsorship

• Branding displayed throughout the entire weekend

• Included in all social media promotions

• 3 tickets to ZS20

$400 Sponsorship

• All of the above + your logo on all ZS20 posters

• 4 tickets to ZS20

$500 Sponsorship

• All of the above + inclusion in our Zounds Around 20th Anniversary Edition

• 5 tickets to ZS20

To become a sponsor, contact wayintomusic@gmail.com.

🙌 Other Ways to Give

Donations of time, services, and products are just as valuable! We’re building community gift bags and would love to feature your business. Email us if you’d like to participate.

Every contribution helps offset the cost of the festival and keeps our music programs alive for kids all year long.
Thank you for helping us light the Way Into Music — and we can’t wait to celebrate with you!