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Sustain the Drone is StretchMetal's annual fundraiser that keeps StretchMetal and AMA running for the year ahead.
StretchMetal is a community supported project. As a budding nonprofit organization in what to many outside our beautiful world is still considered a niche field, there’s no major corporate or institutional backing behind us. Individual support makes up about 60% of our yearly budget. These donations help us pay artists, rent spaces, create new record releases, and support emerging ambient artists and dedicated listening spaces.
Ways to participate:
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Share this page with your circle
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Make a donation directly on this page
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Create your own fundraising page and invite your network to support you.
Raise Funds, Keep the Sound Moving
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All donations: thank-you note + a shoutout on Drone-a-thon's livestream
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$100–$299 raised: above + AMA chapbook
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$300–$599 raised: AMA hat or StretchMetal mug + one raffle entry
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$600+ raised: above + AMA Guide Membership for 2026 + a second raffle entry
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Top fundraiser: guaranteed choice of Make Strega or Chase Bliss Mood
StretchMetal board and staff members are not eligible to win raffle or top fundraiser prizes.
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Two raffle winners: choice of 4ms Spherical Wavetable Navigator, 4ms Tapographic Delay, or Teenage Engineering EP–133 KO
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Top fundraiser: choice of Make Noise Strega or Chase Bliss Mood
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AMA Drone-a-thon: Dec 13, 2025
for Our Fundraisers
StretchMetal’s all-day ambient relay featuring 8+ hours of continuous ambient music performances from AMA members around the world, broadcasting live from Chicago and via livestream on this page.
Tune in, donate, or raise alongside the drone sound. All proceeds go towards Sustain the Drone 2025.
AMA members can sign up to perform on the Discord.
