If you make original music and live in the Bay Area, here’s an opportunity worth knowing about.
San Francisco Public Library’s Bay Beats platform — a digital collection dedicated to local music — is now accepting submissions through May 31, 2026. And CMC has a history with it: faculty members Larry Dunn and Rita Lackey have both had their music featured on the platform, and Key Elements Latin Jazz, a band that includes CMC connections, has been featured as well.
What is Bay Beats?
Bay Beats is SFPL’s platform for discovering and streaming music made right here in the Bay Area. Getting your music on it means your work reaches library patrons across San Francisco — a real audience, for free.
Who can submit?
Any artist or group with at least one member living in the nine Bay Area counties can submit. Your music must be original compositions that you own the rights to — no covers or licensed material.
What to send:
Submit 2 to 3 tracks totaling no more than 30 minutes in MP3, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, AAC, or OGG format. If your tracks run longer than 30 minutes, send excerpts instead. Note that one track alone is not enough for review.
If your music is selected, you’ll need a full album ready — defined as at least 15 minutes of music or 5 tracks minimum. Only one album per musical act will be accepted per submission period, though musicians in multiple acts can submit separately for each.
Submissions are open March 1 – May 31, 2026.
Learn more and submit at sfpl.org/baybeats.