Introducing the Church of Noise

Church of Noise Funded Artists

About

The Church of Noise is a non-profit fundraising network founded by Joyful Noise Recordings staff and artists and run by a board of musicians, artists and past Church of Noise beneficiaries.

The purpose of the Church of Noise is to financially support adventurous music - specifically music that might not otherwise exist in a purely capitalist system.

The Covid-19 pandemic made us rethink how we supported the music we love when live shows were no longer an option. Since then, however, engaging music made by great artists continues to face an uphill battle.

In our content saturated world, it's very easy for meaningful music to be overlooked. As a result, countless amazing albums are never properly released and doomed to languish in the remote regions of the internet. Most great art does not work well within an algorithmic system.

The Church of Noise directly supports artists who are creating honest and truly innovative music by giving them money to complete their projects with no strings attached. The Church has no overhead and the Board is made up completely of volunteers. Every cent goes directly to the artist.

As a completely non-theistic group we are inviting everyon to the BBQ. Our only mission is to fund meaningful music.

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Where does the money go?

100% of the membership funds benefit adventurous art. Funds are used to cover hard costs for albums and artistic projects, and are also granted directly to struggling artists. We have a team of 10 “church elders” who vote to decide where the money is most needed.

We are committed to complete financial transparency. The church operates with zero overhead. All of those involved are volunteers. So we truly can pay through 100% of the funds you donate to these artists. Each time a project is funded and each time an artist is awarded a grant, that information will be communicated to all members, and will be documented in our quarterly art zine. So you will know exactly where your donations went… and you’ll be able to know that you contributed to keeping meaning for arts and culture alive during this very weird time. 

You can find our 501(c)(3) nonprofit information here.

Meet our "Church Elders"

C.J. Boyd

Enrique Tena Padilla

Greg Saunier

Hanna Benn

Jess Joy

k(aren) hover

Karima Walker

Karl Hofstetter

Marina Tadic

Yoni Wolf

Previous"Church Elders"

Kishi Bashi

Sima Cunningham

Thor Harris

Macie Stewart

Join the conversation!

As a member or donor, you'll get access to our Discord server, where you can join the discussion about the future of adventurous music and chat with other supporters and "church elders."

Jordan Munson - Heartless Fools 12" Vinyl

Jordan Munson - Heartless Fools 12" Vinyl

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Heartless Fools by Indianapolis, IN based Jordan Munson is the first release on Church of Noise Records. Recorded at Greenhouse Studios in Reykjavík, Iceland (Bjork, Brian Eno, Sigur Ros, Oneotrix Point Never, etc, etc, etc) "Heartless Fools" showcases Munson's ambidextrous skills of weaving knotty and complex avant-pop around soaring neo-classical compositions. The album features contributions by experimental pop trio Square Peg Round Hole, vocalists Isaiah Robinson and Hanna Benn, and Icelandic cellist Þórdís Gerður Jónsdóttir and reaches deep into the worlds of jazz, classical music and pop song structures to create a record in deep conversations with all of these traditions.

Heartless Fools is a collection of works exploring multiplicity and often contradictory ideas. Supported by a Creative Renewal Fellowship from the Arts Council of Indianapolis, many of the works were realized and recorded in January 2018 at Greenhouse Studios in Reykjavík, Iceland. Since these initial recordings, the music has grown through far-reaching collaborations with musicians in the worlds of jazz, classical, and pop. Album credits include experimental pop trio Square Peg Round Hole, vocalists Isaiah Robinson and Hanna Benn, and Icelandic cellist Þórdís Gerður Jónsdóttir.

While the music itself is not intended to be political, the title Heartless Fools refers to the response of two characters to the current political landscape. The first is working through shock and grief as they awake to the realities of this world, and is trying to make sense of it all. The other, fueled by an imagined loss of cultural identity, is full of a rage that causes them to do inhumane things. This shows up in the music as a struggle between order and chaos, contemplation and impatience. The works constantly push in pull, both internally and with one another.

Available on limited edition beer colored 12" vinyl.

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