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Found Sound Nation
Found Sound Nation (FSN) is a New York-based creative agency and nonprofit organization that uses music-making to connect people across cultural and societal divides. FSN is composed of musicians and artists who use collaborative sound-making as a tool of music diplomacy to help enhance communities and build bonds both locally and internationally.
Found Sound Nation's work began in 2007 through an organizational partnership with Bang on a Can. Founders Chris Marianetti and Jeremy Thal began the work of FSN with music production and songwriting workshops at the Horizon Juvenile Center in the Bronx. The organization was incorporated as an 501(c)3 non-profit in 2015. In 2023, Jeremy Thal left Found Sound Nation to focus on music composition and production projects.
Found Sound Nation has organized numerous domestic and international workshops, performances, tours, and residencies.
Found Sound Nation has been involved in a number of projects all over the world, with some of its largest being the annual international music diplomacy program OneBeat, a partnership with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (2012–2025), the Dosti Music Project, a partnership with the Embassy of the United States, Islamabad (2015–2016), Sound Bridge (2023–2024), a partnership with the Embassy of the United States, Yerevan, and the American Music Mentorship Program (2025), a partnership between the U.S. Department of State and The Recording Academy.
Found Sound Nation produced the short film Wall Piano (2020), which explores the dreams of children living near the Qalandia checkpoint in Ramallah, Palestine. The film has screened at international festivals including the Tampere Film Festival, the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Luciana Film Festival, and the Firenze Filmcorti Festival.
In 2024, Found Sound Nation produced Commercial, a multimedia musical work addressing themes of criminal justice, created in collaboration with writer and performer Dahlak Brathwaite. The piece premiered at The Public Theater. Commercial was awarded a 2025 Creative Capital grant and is currently under further development.
Found Sound Nation's work falls under three major themes: Cultural Exchanges, Music & Conflict, and Public Works
A collaboration with the United States Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, OneBeat's U.S. program brought together artists from around the world to the U.S. for a month-long residency and tour program. Other programs included OneBeat Abroad, a global offshoot featuring OneBeat Sahara, OneBeat Lebanon and other international editions.
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Found Sound Nation
Found Sound Nation (FSN) is a New York-based creative agency and nonprofit organization that uses music-making to connect people across cultural and societal divides. FSN is composed of musicians and artists who use collaborative sound-making as a tool of music diplomacy to help enhance communities and build bonds both locally and internationally.
Found Sound Nation's work began in 2007 through an organizational partnership with Bang on a Can. Founders Chris Marianetti and Jeremy Thal began the work of FSN with music production and songwriting workshops at the Horizon Juvenile Center in the Bronx. The organization was incorporated as an 501(c)3 non-profit in 2015. In 2023, Jeremy Thal left Found Sound Nation to focus on music composition and production projects.
Found Sound Nation has organized numerous domestic and international workshops, performances, tours, and residencies.
Found Sound Nation has been involved in a number of projects all over the world, with some of its largest being the annual international music diplomacy program OneBeat, a partnership with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (2012–2025), the Dosti Music Project, a partnership with the Embassy of the United States, Islamabad (2015–2016), Sound Bridge (2023–2024), a partnership with the Embassy of the United States, Yerevan, and the American Music Mentorship Program (2025), a partnership between the U.S. Department of State and The Recording Academy.
Found Sound Nation produced the short film Wall Piano (2020), which explores the dreams of children living near the Qalandia checkpoint in Ramallah, Palestine. The film has screened at international festivals including the Tampere Film Festival, the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Luciana Film Festival, and the Firenze Filmcorti Festival.
In 2024, Found Sound Nation produced Commercial, a multimedia musical work addressing themes of criminal justice, created in collaboration with writer and performer Dahlak Brathwaite. The piece premiered at The Public Theater. Commercial was awarded a 2025 Creative Capital grant and is currently under further development.
Found Sound Nation's work falls under three major themes: Cultural Exchanges, Music & Conflict, and Public Works
A collaboration with the United States Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, OneBeat's U.S. program brought together artists from around the world to the U.S. for a month-long residency and tour program. Other programs included OneBeat Abroad, a global offshoot featuring OneBeat Sahara, OneBeat Lebanon and other international editions.