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The Support Independent Artists project (SIA) is a non-proffit global initiative to raise awareness and support for artists of all diciplines and backgrounds. It is most commonly associated with artists who create, promote and distribute their work independently.

This label is aesthetically reminiscent of the Parental Advisory Explicit Content label first used in music industry in the 1980s to denote musical content of an explicit violent/sexual nature.

The SIA label is becoming prominent for the digital age, where musicians and artists are able to create, promote and distribute their music without the backing of large companies.

The label is used to denote an artist who is wholly independent in creation, promotion and distribution of their art, and thus merits the recognition associated with this stance.

The SIA project is a global initiative to raise awareness of the fan of independent art, to exchange their enjoyment of the art, for money, in a time where music piracy is becoming a social norm.

The initiative sports several 'call to action' memes including, "If the many pay a little, the starving artist may not die." and "I make nice music for your ears, brain and soul, please give me some money so I do not starve and or have to live with my parents anymore."