Music doesn’t end when the concert is over — it lives on when it is captured, shaped, and shared beyond a single night.
Through its upcoming record label, Crossroads transforms festival collaborations into lasting recordings, preserving the creative energy of residencies, commissions, and live performances. These releases document new repertoire, unexpected partnerships, and work that might otherwise exist only in memory.
By investing in the record label, supporters help extend the reach of Nebraska-created music far beyond festival week. The result is enduring artistic impact: recordings that travel nationally and internationally, amplify artists’ voices, and position Crossroads as not only a presenter of world-class work, but a producer of it.
Label foundation: establishes the artistic and production infrastructure required to launch and sustain Crossroads Collective Records.
Creative permanence: supports the recording, mastering, and distribution of new works so they can live beyond the festival stage.
National reach: positions Nebraska-based and festival artists for broader circulation through streaming, touring, and press.
A Core Partner level gift supports the full production and release of a Crossroads recording—covering studio sessions, mixing, mastering, artwork, and digital distribution—ensuring that new collaborations born at the festival reach audiences far beyond Nebraska. Contact Erik Higgins (ehiggins@NebraskaMusicFest.org) to learn more about upcoming releases.
Recognition & Hospitality: Recognized as a Core Partner on the label landing page and in release credits; Access to exclusive pre-release events; Early access to all new releases; Signed copies of all new releases during the year;
Logo/name with link on website; Listed on the festival “About” page; 8 hospitality packages (food and drink vouchers) for Omaha Showcase (July 25) with reserved seating; 8 invitations to Pre-Festival VIP Event (Omaha); Invitation to informal Artist Party (Lincoln); Program Booklet: Full-page ad; Prominent donor listing.
New work on record: advances recording and production of pieces born through collaborations and residencies; Studio refinement: supports professional sessions, mixing, and mastering; Wider audience: positions releases for digital distribution and national reach.
Supports studio sessions and post-production—moving a live festival collaboration into a professionally produced recording that reaches audiences beyond Nebraska.
Recognition & Hospitality: Recognized as a Catalyst on the label landing page and in release credits; Access to exclusive pre-release events; Early access to all new releases;
Logo/name with link on website; Listed on the festival “About” page; 6 hospitality packages (food and drink vouchers) for Omaha Showcase (July 25) with reserved seating; 6 invitations to Pre-Festival VIP Event (Omaha); Invitation to informal Artist Party (Lincoln); Program Booklet: Full-page ad; Prominent donor listing.
Record + finish: supports key stages of recording, mixing, and mastering; Artistic integrity: preserves the depth of festival collaborations on record; Release momentum: strengthens distribution and promotion beyond festival week.
Supports studio time and post-production coordination—moving a festival collaboration from live performance to a polished, widely shared release.
Recognition & Hospitality: Recognized as a Steward on the label landing page and in release credits; Access to exclusive pre-release events;
Logo/name with link on website; Listed on the festival “About” page; 4 hospitality packages (food and drink vouchers) for Omaha Showcase (July 25) with reserved seating; 4 invitations to Pre-Festival VIP Event (Omaha); Invitation to informal Artist Party (Lincoln); Program Booklet: Half-page ad; Prominent donor listing.
Mix + master: funds professional finishing for top-tier sound; Release-ready: covers final production steps to deliver a complete album; Beyond the festival: ensures distribution so audiences can hear it anywhere.
Supports the mixing, mastering, and digital distribution of one album—turning a festival-born collaboration into a polished release with national and international reach.
Recognition & Hospitality: Recognized as a Cultural Investor on the label landing page and in release credits;
Logo/name with link on website; Listed on the festival “About” page; 2 hospitality packages (food and drink vouchers) for Omaha Showcase (July 25) with reserved seating; 2 invitations to Pre-Festival VIP Event (Omaha); Invitation to informal Artist Party (Lincoln); Program Booklet: Quarter-page ad; Donor page listing.
Artist recording: funds one artist’s recording work for a specific release; Studio focus: supports dedicated session time and preparation; Fully realized performance: captures each artist’s voice at a professional level.
Supports one featured artist’s recording sessions—turning a festival collaboration into a release-ready album for mixing, mastering, and distribution.
Recognition & Hospitality: Recognized as an Artist Sponsor of an upcoming label release;
Listed on the festival “About” page; 2 hospitality packages (food and drink vouchers) for Omaha Showcase (July 25) with reserved seating; Invitation to informal Artist Party (Lincoln); Program Booklet: 50% discount on all ads; Donor page listing.
Digital distribution: delivers one album to major streaming platforms; Release readiness: covers the admin/tech coordination for a professional launch; Expanded reach: shares festival-born work beyond Nebraska.
Supports the distribution and release coordination for one album—so the music is published properly and reaches listeners nationally and internationally.
Recognition & Hospitality: Name listed in the album credits of the next upcoming release;
Listed in the Festival Program Booklet; 2 hospitality packages (food and drink vouchers) for Omaha Showcase (July 25) with reserved seating; Program Booklet: 25% discount on all ads; Donor page listing; 2 festival T-shirts.
Donate HERE with a secure credit card transaction, or call Executive Director Olga Smola at (402) 450-7978; or email at osmola@NebraskaMusicFest.org
Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival
4005 Davenport St.
Omaha, NE 68131-2325
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Our non-profit EIN number is 83-3364344
Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival accepts publicly traded stocks and securities. To give a gift of appreciated stock free of capital gains tax, please contact Olga Smola to obtain the detailed instructions. Please note that it is important to notify the Festival prior to any stock transfer in order for us to properly identify and acknowledge your gift.
Olga Smola, Executive Director: osmola@NebraskaMusicFest.org // 402 450 7978
To maximize your gift, contact your HR department to determine if your company participates in a matching gifts program. Your matching gift may qualify you to receive additional Festival benefits.
Support Crossroads through convenient and flexible quarterly or monthly credit card installments. Please contact Olga Smola to set up your gift or set it up directly at GiveButter: https://givebutter.com/Crossroads_2024
Olga Smola, Executive Director: osmola@NebraskaMusicFest.org // 402 450 9798
If you are age 70½ or above, you are qualified to make a meaningful, tax-free gift through an IRA charitable rollover, as part of the required minimum distribution.
Our non-profit EIN number is 83-3364344
Celebrate or remember the life of someone special with a contribution to the Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival. Honorary and memorial gifts are a wonderful way to celebrate a loved one’s enthusiasm for the performing arts and cultural expression. You will receive a tax receipt and the Festival can notify the honoree or the honoree’s family members of your thoughtful contribution (upon request). The amount of your donation will be kept confidential.
Erik Higgins – Crossroads Artistic Director
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