All Shows - All Ages

Backyard Party provides young musicians with a platform. Not a talent show, not a recital, not a school performance for a grade. Real shows, real stages, real audiences.

Our mission is to make sure that live music is accessible to everyone, regardless of age or income.

Every BYP event is a real-world, hands-on training ground where young people help run sound, shoot photos, design artwork, write reviews, and build and break down the stage. Through our partners and community, they also learn the business side of things: stage craft, production, publishing, royalties, contracts — because that knowledge is the advantage needed in today's competitive music landscape.

This is for everyone.

Cheap tickets, no pay-to-play, no genre restrictions — because none of this works if cost or age is a barrier. We believe every young person deserves a seat at the table, and a spot on the stage.

Backyard Party was born out of necessity

In January 2025, the Eaton Fire tore through Altadena, CA — a community where tons of young, talented musicians live and go to school, practicing in garages, playing in backyards, and building friendships through music.

Co-Founders Matt Chait and Sandra Denver started Backyard Party to provide a platform for young musicians to tell their stories and find themselves in a time of crisis.

Since opening in September of 2025, BYP has hosted more than 250 acts, paid out and donated more than $10,000 to local bands and charities, and rapidly built a community of thousands of kids, teens, parents, and supporters - people who believe that the culture of music has to survive and thrive, no matter what.

For donations larger than $1000, please consider sending a check or making a wire transfer.

Checks should be made out to “Creative Visions Foundation” with "Backyard Party" in the memo section and mailed to:

Creative Visions
℅ Grace Breuer
1047 Ford Drive
Nipomo, CA 93444

To make a donation by wire transfer, please email us at Hello@BackyardPartyLA.com