All Ages. Always.

Portland, OR

Supporting creative youth in Portland through all-ages concerts, workshops, and experience navigating the music scene.

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Event Rental at The Off Beat!

We'd love to host your event! Our 400 capacity, ADA accessible room meets a variety of needs and our crew of young people are ready to make your event memorable.

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THE SEASON PASS PROGRAM

This annual pass gives easy access to 3 shows per month! Buy one for yourself, a loved one, or donate to a young music lover in the community.

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FoN Talent & Sound Services

Hire us for your next event, at our space or yours!  With emerging teen sound engineers and performers,  as well as sound equipment, we’ve got you covered!

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Programming

Inclusive All Ages Shows

An integral core foundation to Friends of Noise is the belief that getting young performers and audience members involved in music is essential to the growth of the local and global music community. That’s why we create lineups with youth and adult artists to create a more diverse environment.

Professional Developement

Friends of Noise provides programs, workshops, and other professional development opportunities for teens and young adults to gain experience with sound equipment, and performing so they are more prepared to navigate the music industry.

Amplify youth Voices

Friends of Noise provides resources, support and mentorship to youth that have something to say. The youth of our community have agency and the self determination to have a positive impact on our community now, not some for off future. So we aim to make sure that they are heard loud and clear.

Fon Talent & Sound Services

Need sound equipment and a sound expert for your next event? We have you and your needs covered. From garden parties to outdoor festivals we have the gear and expertise to make sure that your event sounds great!

Friends of Noise presents on XRAY.fm

Through an exciting partnership with XRAY.fm we have trained and offered radio DJ slots to youth members of our community. Check them out on 2-3pm Mondays on 91.1 fm or on demand at XRAY.fm.org

Elan Eichler Youth Artist Directory

Sign up or search the Elan Eichler youth directory of our talented teen artists  here. 

Elan Eichler was and will always be an amazing musician and pillar of the Portland’s all ages music scene.

 

FON Bulletin Board

We are currently seeking new members for our 2027 Cohort!!

We’re looking to assemble a diverse collaborative cohort of intersectional youth to plan a community event to take place in late spring 2027.

 

*WHAT YOU WILL LEARN & TEACH*
Possible event-related roles you will gain experience from, and mentorship, include co-leading as a part of a dynamic and collaborative team, learning how to use collaborative tools like the Google suite (including editing and creating documents, survey forms, spreadsheets, images, etc), Instagram and Facebook (for our adult supporters/audience), outreach, production, music/poetry/speaker/artist & more!

This community building opportunity include a stipend for their time that we will announce once we select our organizer team! On average organizers spend 3 hours per week; between Bi weekly meetings, team communications, and action items. This time commitment can increase during events/production weeks. Some organizers’ time commitments are based on school program requirements.


In other words, be prepared to step into your purpose in a group of supportive youth teammates and adult peer mentors. You will learn as much as those around you will learn from you.

Apply Here

Shout out to our sponsors

Get ready for the 2nd annual Band Slam Battle of the Bands! Weare beyond thrilled to invite team bands to show us what they got!

Register today to compete our Portland wide Battle of Teen Bands.

Just like last years Band Slam there will be 5 battles at Potland area high schools:

NE Area – Grant HS 9/23/26
SW Area – Ida B Wells HS 10/7/26
SE Area – Franklin HS 2/3/27
Downtown – St Mary’s Academy TBD
N Portland – Roosevelt HS TBD
Bands/ Acts must be 14-20 years old
All Genres are welcome
There will be 5 preliminary Battles at area high schools
Battles are open to non-students and students of the host school. 
Bands/ Acts can play a max of a 15 minutes set of clean music
Each preliminary battle will send one finalist to the final Band Slam Battle on May 15th at the Off Beat. (2nd place winners will be invited to the Wild Card Battle for a 2nd shot at the Final Battle)  
The top three prizes at the May 15th final battle will be
1st Place = $200 per band member + future booking at Friends of Noise show + full day recording session
2nd place = $150 per band member + Future Booking at a Friends of Noise show
3rd place = $100 per band member + future booking at Friends of Noise show.

 

Apply Here

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What We Value

Safer Spaces

We believe that no matter how youth identify, music and self expression should be accessible. At Friends Of Noise, our goal is that no matter who you are, you always feel welcome at our shows and are able to freely enjoy and participate in our region’s music ecosystem. 

all ages always

#allagesalways Here at Friends of Noise, we believe art is a medium for social change; therefore, our mission includes empowering youth through music, poetry and prodution skills to give them the tools to enhance their communities with their creativity.

diversity & Inclusivity

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion are principal values that have driven our growth and relevance to the youth that we serve. This is why most of our shows are multi genres so that young audiences from different backgrounds can enjoy music together. 

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FoN Talent & Sound Services

If you and or your organization needs entertainment, FoN Sound Services can help. The teen musical artists are not only extremely talented, they are crowd pleasers as well. By bookingthem for our own all ages shows first we get to vet them and see their creative and professional growth. Need sound equipment and a sound expert for your next event? We have you and your needs covered. From garden parties to outdoor festivals we have the gear and expertise to make sure that your event sounds great! From staging to lights, from microphones to speakers and from tents to generators we have what you need or we’ll get it. Use the button below to request talent and sound services from us!

15,000 young people served

Performers + Safer Spaces + Audience = Community

#allagesalways = #allagesallstages

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They have not only provided the venues and shows but have given kids the opportunity to learn the business aspect of getting gigs, networking and promotion. It is amazing to see how much Friends of Noise has grown and how many students and young adults they have supported these past few years. Friends of Noise presence in the community has brought many youth together with mentors, other youth with the same goals and helped them develop skills needed to become future artist.

- Donna Cruz-Moreno

All Ages. Always.

Friends of Noise is a non-profit organization built on the values of collectivism and restorative justice. We seek to transform the culture of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ youth access to the music industry.

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