SMASH'S GREATEST HITS OF 2025
- SMASH STAFF
- Dec 29, 2025
- 4 min read
Updated: Dec 30, 2025
Reflecting on our favorite moments from the past year and the people who made them possible.
As we edge toward 2026, we pause with gratitude and play through some of SMASH's Greatest Hits of 2025.
Because of YOU, SMASH has had the honor of providing 355 essential health services to musician members this year.
With your help, we will continue to do everything in our power to get uninsured and underinsured musicians connected to the care they need in the new year.
We are forever inspired by the generosity and compassion from Seattle's incredible music community, and we are guided by a shared vision: Working musicians should be able to create and perform without sacrificing their health.
If the year was good to you, join us in giving good health to working musicians by becoming a recurring donor or making a one-time gift to SMASH.
Cheers to a few of our favorite moments from the past year, and the people who made them possible.
Providing 355 health services to 182 of our musician members, including mental health counseling, dental care, hearing screenings, and more.
Our sold-out West Seattle SMASH x “Music's In Our Blood” drive in memory of Susie Tennant, in partnership with Bloodworks NW, the Tennant-Swenson family, Easy Street Records, Molly Moon’s Ice Cream, Sub Pop Records, Top Pot Doughnuts, and West Seattle Junction.
The generous supporters who stepped in to give SMASH and its new leadership the runway to regroup, reposition, and better serve our musician members in this new era:
Chris Armour and Florence Cordell, The Dave Matthews camp, Sub Pop Records, Susan Silver, Maggie Savarino, Holly Hinton, Whitney Ricketts, Sarah Rathbone, Pyramid Communications, Vitalogy Foundation, ArtsFund, the Sharon Gantz Bloome Fund, and so many more.
Our longtime volunteers and community members who are consistently supporting our team by performing at benefit shows, buying tickets, sponsoring events, working shows, handling paperwork, making monthly donations, providing grants, sharing stories, attending workshops, connecting us to new health providers, taking photos, donating goods and services, and more.
The co-founders of our Musicians’ Mental Health & Wellness Fund:
The Head & The Heart (pictured), Stone Gossard and The Vitalogy Foundation, Maggie Savarino, Susan Silver, and Lily Cornell Silver.
Our dedicated dental providers:
Dr. Kyle Beffa of Beffa Dental, Dr. Kunal Walia of South Hill Dental, and a special shout-out to SMASH Hall of Fame provider Dr. Chris Rafoth of Lyons Creek Dental Care, who donated over $45,000 in dental services in 2025 alone!
A magical mix of musician-minded mental health & wellness providers:
ReachLink, Medina Counseling, A Light in the Dark Counseling, Riverbank Therapy, and many more.
Our incredible hearing-protection providers taking care of our musicians' ears:
Clear Hearing + Audiology, Magnolia Hearing, and Ear-To-Ear Audiology.
Everyone on the SMASH team:
Our committed and hardworking Board of Directors, and our mighty 2.5-person staff. (Which includes our new Executive Director, Nicole Vandenberg, who joined us in June this year!)
Our growing ecoystem, working hard for working musicians:
Seattle's live music venues, Sonic Guild, How2Listen, WANMA, Totem Star, STG, Path With Art, Arts Corps, The Residency, The Rhapsody Project, Kate Becker & the King County Creative Economy, Recording Academy PNW, Shannon Roach Halberstadt and the Washington State Creative Economy, As Many Weirdos As Possible, Backline, SAMA, Sweet Relief, Music Health Alliance, MusiCares, KEXP, KISW and many more.
All the music + nightlight workers who attended our free Overdose Response Workshops, hosted by SMASH in partnership with King County Public Health and City of Seattle.
Extra gratitude for the attendees who notified us afterwards of the actions they took to help save a life using the skills they learned, and a big shout-out to The Crocodile for sharing their space!
Getting to be 99.9 KISW's nonprofit partner on Seattle Rock Day for the sixth year in a row!
All day long on April 3, the radio station played songs by Seattle legends, talked about SMASH, and helped us raise more than $10k for musicians' health.
SMASH’s annual Benefit Concert, held in April this year at The Crocodile, featuring local legends paying tribute to Fleetwood Mac.
Wild Rumours served as the house band alongside a rotating cast of guests like Ayron Jones, Shaina Shepherd, TeZA Talks, Eva Walker, John Roderick, the Blue Thunder Drumline, Molly Sides, and more.
A deep bow to Bob Watanabe for producing, and SMASH's co-founder Ian Moore for creating. TUSK!
The launch of The SMASH ROAD CASE: a stash of healthy touring supplies + basic life essentials for our musician members, recommended to us by health providers, musicians, roadies, and other experts in the community.
Most items on the wishlist are under $30, and all donations are tax deductible.
Last but not least, in 2025 we launched our brand new email newsletter, The SMASHLetter!
Love local music (and musicians!) and want to keep up with the latest SMASH news, healthy touring tips, and more? Subscribe to The SMASHLetter today! It's a quick, easy, and free way to support SMASH's mission and we are grateful to you for reading.
Thank you all for everything you do to support SMASH and our mission to keep musicians healthy!
Here's to good health for all in 2026.
