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Our Mission
A single injury can end a musician’s career. The Musician Treatment Foundation’s core mission is to fund free surgical and nonsurgical care for the shoulder, elbow, and hand problems of under- and uninsured professional musicians.
We are dedicated to helping musicians reclaim their talent, resume their passion, recover their livelihoods, and keep the music playing for everyone.
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The nonprofit is overseen by a distinguished board of directors, chaired by a renowned orthopedic surgeon, that contributes keen expertise in business, music, law, healthcare, technology, design, and more. Its mission is driven by five initiatives, you can learn about them here!
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Upcoming Events
Underwater Sunshine Festival 2025
Underwater Sunshine Festival, a two-night music festival, was created by Adam Duritz of Counting Crows and Barbara Garrett in 2018 to support rising artists and create community through music. MTF has been a long-time supporter of the festival and Barbara joined MTF as its Director of Artist Relations and Adam has just joined MTF’s distinguished […]
Musician Spotlight
This spotlight is a bit different than our typical posts that focus on an injured musician. We believe it’s important to support all professional musicians, and that rings especially true for those who aren’t able to dedicate their full time and attention to the craft they love so much. Zoiea Ohizep is an experienced R&B […]
Michael Harren has always been interested in performing. As a kid, he vividly remembers receiving an especially dreadful sounding chord organ for Christmas. In spite of its wheezing sound, he played it all the time, plucking out songs by ear and using the lesson book that came with the organ to teach himself. In middle […]
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We are proudly the largest in-kind donor of orthopedic care to
The Musician Treatment Foundation has provided dozens of musicians qualified by the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians with shoulder, elbow, and hand surgeries in order to keep the music playing.
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