WE DO A LOT AT DYNAMO…

Dynamo Studios, an edu 501(c)3 organization facilitates life-changing educational opportunities for students through in-school programming, extracurricular programs, public edu partnerships, and career experience opportunities through robust high-level partnerships at every level of the music and modern creative industries. We currently operate programs in schools between Nashville TN, Chattanooga TN, and Atlanta GA.

Although we may appear at first glance as an arts organization, we are squarely a student development organization that uses the music industry as a means of creating lifelong change. (But don’t get us wrong, we teach them how to make hits too!)

WE BELIEVE THAT THE CREATIVE ECONOMY IS A STRAIGHT LINE TO LIFE — WE ARE USING THE MUSIC AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AS OUR CATALYST TO EQUIP, EMPOWER, AND ELEVATE OUR STUDENTS.

There is a special focus on commercial media, entertainment business, music production, audio engineering, photography, videography, graphic design, and filmmaking, but at the end of the day, our goal is also to help students reach self-actualization (the peak of human development according to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs).

Through innovative programming and highly effective engagement with students, we are changing the trajectory of students’ lives across Chattanooga.

Our Mission

We empower students to reach their fullest potential by turning passion into careers in the creative economy.

You can look at us as the world’s coolest trade school that gives kids the coolest opportunities while also helping students grow as people. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE HOLISTIC IMPACT!

Provide high level training + high level relationships + high level opportunities and watch students elevate!

OUR PILLARS OF IMPACT

We believe that schools are the ultimate source for creating societal change and making the deepest impact on students’ lives, so our primary focus is on in-school programming. Secondary is after-school programming supported by robust field experiences.

Direct Instruction In Schools

Commercial Media (photo, video, design)

The Music Industry

Filmmaking

Web

Mentorship

Professional Development

Our VISION

Every student has the opportunity to find their potential, become the fullest versions of themselves, and inspire their community.

We want to see our programs inspiring, empowering, and equipping the youth of Chattanooga so that they become the next generation of elite professionals in the music industry, establishing Chattanooga as a hub for the creation of music and entrepreneurship.

OUR call to action

Through community partnership and collaboration, Dynamo Studios will educate and empower our local students and creators through innovative and educational programming.

IT’S MORE THAN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. IT’S A LIFESTYLE!

Everyone always looks at what we do and focuses on the skills development side of things (don’t get us wrong that is very important), but the reality is that the skills development side of things is a means of achieving the end goal — LIFE CHANGE.

WE BELIEVE THAT THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS A STRAIGHT LINE TO LIFE — WE ARE USING THE MUSIC AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AS OUR CATALYST TO EQUIP, EMPOWER, AND ELEVATE OUR STUDENTS.

It’s about facilitating a lifestyle of the hustle. The people that GRIND. The people with outrageous amounts of grit that outwork everyone else while taking full ownership of their future and success. We want to see an army of resilient kids who are positioned and equipped to take over whatever part of the world they choose to pursue.

This lifestyle is what separates artists and producers at the top of the industry from everyone else. They flat-out don’t quit and they pursue their passion and vision at all costs.

OUR Values

• Production Excellence

• Equality

• Citizenship

• Leadership

• Entrepreneurship

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