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ANTI-SOCIAL MUSIC INC
New York, NY · EIN 061623825 · Form 990 · FY2025 · NTEE A68 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Micro (<$100K) · antisocialmusic.org
revenue
$18K
expenses
$25K
net assets
$3K
employees
0
program ratio
93%
mission · from form 990

PRESENTING PERFORMANCES OF NEW MUSIC BY EMERGING COMPOSERS

profile · synthesized from sources

Anti-Social Music Inc is a New York-based nonprofit collective of composers and performers dedicated to presenting new music by emerging artists. The organization produces concerts featuring world premieres and collaborates with musicians from diverse genres, including hip-hop and indie rock, to expand the boundaries of contemporary chamber music. They also release recordings and engage in interdisciplinary projects with visual artists.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Anti-Social Music Sleeps Around
Commissioning and collaboration program that pairs the ensemble with artists outside the concert music world to create and perform chamber works, such as with hip-hop group dälek and band His Name Is Alive.
Concerts of Premieres
Twice-yearly performances featuring world premieres of new compositions written specifically for the ensemble by emerging composers, with a focus on accessibility and artistic experimentation.
activities · 6 groups

What they do

  • Commissioning New Musical Works 2 activities
    • Commissions and collaborates with non-concert-music artists
      Runs a commissioning and collaboration program launched in 2004 that supports non-concert-music artists in creating chamber works, including transcribing and orchestrating electronic pieces (e.g., by dälek) and developing works using handmade instruments and experimental techniques.
    • Presents world-premiere performances of new music
      Produces two annual concerts dedicated to world-premiere compositions and has presented over 75 performances as of 2009, including premieres of 123 new works by 28 composers. Maintains a repertory of selected works for ongoing performance.
  • Arts Professional Advocacy & Equity Initiatives 1 activity
    • Advocates for ethical standards in performing arts
      Publicly supports the We Have Voice Collective’s Code of Conduct and encourages other performing arts organizations to adopt it as part of broader field-wide accountability efforts.
  • Digital Music and Performance Archiving 1 activity
    • Distributes music through digital platforms
      Maintains an active presence on Bandcamp with five official albums available for sale or free streaming, and hosts performance videos dating back to 2001 on a dedicated YouTube channel.
  • Original Music-Theater and Opera Production 1 activity
    • Produces experimental and interdisciplinary concert works
      Presents concert-length performances combining electroacoustic music, text, Deep Listening® practices, graphic notation, and algorithmic instruction sets. Examples include "Mare Crisium" for six electric guitarists and operatic monodramas like MANO A MANO.
  • Nonprofit Music Recording and Distribution 1 activity
    • Releases original and collaborative albums
      Has released multiple albums featuring new music by emerging composers and collaborators, including studio albums such as "ASM Sleeps Around," "Fracture: The Music of Pat Muchmore," and live compilations like "Greatest Hits...LIVE(ish)." Also produces limited-edition collaborative albums, such as with dälek and His Name Is Alive, some released on vinyl with custom packaging.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Conducts international performance tours
      Conducted a performance tour in Ukraine during fall 2010, including appearances on morning television in Odessa and Ukrainian news in Ivano-Frankivsk.
    • Organizes and presents ensemble-composed and improvisatory performances
      Hosts performances featuring collaboratively composed works developed through improvisation and group composition by ensemble members, and organizes events featuring individual artists such as Lucia Stavros, Michael Foster, and Sean Meehan.
financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$18K
Contributions & grants$18K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$11
expenses
Total expenses$25K
Program expenses93%
Admin / overhead6%
Fundraising1%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$8K
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$3K
Cash$3K
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$3K
Liquid reserves1.6 mo
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +71.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

board members · 5
  • ANDREA LA ROSE — DIRECTOR
  • DAN LASAGA — DIRECTOR
  • ED ROSENBURG — DIRECTOR
  • JEFF HUDGINS — DIRECTOR
  • KAMALA SANKARAM — DIRECTOR
relationships · 53

Who they work with

  • Aiding & Abetting Partner — Reviewed ASM's music as transportive.
  • Allmusic.com Partner — Reviewed ASM's recording "Fracture: The Music of Pat Muchmore".
  • CDReviews.com Partner — Reviewed ASM's work as creative and stylistically varied.
  • Continuum Culture & Arts Partner — Organization that operates Soup & Sound, co-presenting the Dirt Frequencies concert.
  • Dusted Partner — Reviewed "Fracture II" as a brilliant and shocking debut disc of adventurous classical music.
  • Exclaim Partner — Reviewed ASM's music as expressive and unsettling, likening it to a punk rock version of Peter and the Wolf.
  • Gena Rowlands Band Partner — Collaborated on the release of the album "The Nitrate Hymnal" in 2006.
  • His Name Is Alive Partner — Collaborated on the piece "After Devils Night".
  • His Name Is Alive Partner — Collaborated with Anti-Social Music on a commissioned chamber work released in 2012.
  • His Name Is Alive Partner — Collaborated with the Detroit-based band to compose and perform "After Devil's Night," a piece inspired by Detroit's urban landscape.
  • KZSU Stanford Partner — Reviewed the piece "Gumdrops and Kittens" from "Fracture: The Music of Pat Muchmore".
  • La MaMa Partner — Venue partner hosting the performance of MANO A MANO.
  • Lujo Records Partner — Label partner for the release of the collaborative album "The Nitrate Hymnal" with Gena Rowlands Band.
  • Magnet Partner — Named ASM's recording as #1 of 10 Records You Missed in 2005.
  • Meet The Composer's MetLife Creative Connections program Funder — Provided funding support to Anti-Social Music, Inc.
  • Meet the Composer/JPMorgan Chase Fund for Small Ensembles Funder — Provided funding support to Anti-Social Music, Inc.
  • Monsieur Delire Partner — Reviewed ASM's recording "Fracture: The Music of Pat Muchmore" and ranked it #7 of 2010.
  • NPR/WNYC Government — Featured ASM on John Schaefer's Soundcheck program.
  • NYPress Partner — Described ASM as bringing "punk orchestra" to the people through DIY chamber music.
  • New York City Department Cultural Affairs Funder — Provided funding support to Anti-Social Music, Inc.
  • New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Government — Provides public funding support in partnership with the City Council.
  • New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Government — Provides public funding support to Anti-Social Music in partnership with the City Council.
  • New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Government — Public funder supporting Anti-Social Music in partnership with the City Council
  • New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Government — Public funder supporting Anti-Social Music through city cultural funds.
  • New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Government — Public funder supporting Anti-Social Music's programming.
  • New York State Council on the Arts Funder — Provided funding support to Anti-Social Music, Inc.
  • New York State Council on the Arts Government — Provides public funding support as a state agency.
  • New York State Council on the Arts Government — Provides public funding support to Anti-Social Music as a state agency.
  • New York State Council on the Arts Government — State agency providing public funding support to Anti-Social Music
  • New York State Council on the Arts Government — State agency providing public funding to Anti-Social Music.
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strategies · 4

How they approach the work

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  • Artist-Led Gatekeeping Disruption
    methodology: artist-led_performance_collective
    By creating self-organized performance and recording opportunities, the organization increases access for underrepresented composers and produces a more diverse field of new music because it removes traditional institutional barriers to entry.
  • Cross-Genre Artistic Integration
    methodology: cross-genre_collaboration
    By collaborating with artists from non-concert music backgrounds and supporting their creation of chamber music, the organization expands the boundaries of the genre and fosters innovation because exposure to diverse artistic traditions generates novel compositional forms.
  • Immersive Narrative Provocation
    methodology: interdisciplinary_narrative_performance
    By combining medieval storytelling, personal narrative, and experimental music in immersive formats, the organization challenges cultural norms—such as those around toxic masculinity—because visceral, embodied experiences disrupt dominant ideologies more effectively than discursive critique alone.
  • Radical Accessibility Through Premiere Programming
    methodology: open-access_premiere_programming
    By prioritizing world-premiere works without regard to composer background or commercial viability, the organization fosters artistic risk-taking and innovation because it decouples artistic value from market or prestige-based validation systems.