Autonomous Music Preservation Society
A.M.P.S. is a cultural organization dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and cultivation of DIY music and art in the American Southwest and beyond. We offer workshops, classes, labs, and other educational opportunities through our Desert School of DIY, as well as hosting performances and curating events, such as the “Zaireeka Experiment” with the Michael Ivins of the Flaming Lips. The company was founded in 2024 by journeyman recording artist and lo-fi torchbearer Mark Matos. Matos has released thirteen albums of his own material, as well as producing albums for other artists and scoring indie films for the likes of James Franco. After nearly twenty-five years in the DIY recording world, Matos has turned his attention toward the preservation and cultivation of autonomous creativity through the creation of A.M.P.S.
Discover worlds of wonder
If you are an educational institution, teen center, music venue, cultural association or arts organization, and you would like to partner with A.M.P.S., please send us an email at the address below.
Mark Matos: markpaulmatos@gmail.com