The LIMC realizes that a successful music scene is one where the various components of the scene realize their interdependence upon one another, and come together to promote the larger good. Musicians benefit when music venues do well financially, and vice versa. Promoters and managers do well when musicians and bands do well, and vice versa. The music media does well when the public is interested and excited about the local scene, and when club owners have the money to advertise. Record labels and music retailers do best when an exciting music scene is continually promoted by the music media.
Recording studios do well when musicians and bands can make enough money to keep recording.
Finally, the music lover has the most to gain when all of the other components of the scene are working together to reward songwriters and musicians for writing, performing and recording high-quality original music. It is our belief that by uniting together and supporting one another's efforts, we can successfully bring the original music of Long Island to a wider audience than has previously been possible. The LIMC aims to accomplish this by helping original songwriters, musicians and bands to promote themselves in ways that might not be possible for them to do individually. The LIMC also seeks to create an environment where the individuals involved in the Long Island music scene work together to share knowledge, ideas, and opportunities, in order to give each member the tools to successfully bring their music to the widest possible audience, and to help each member to reach a greater degree of financial success for their various contributions, artistic and otherwise, to the scene. By working together, we can make the Long Island music scene a better, richer, and more creative place for all of us.