Paid For By… is a sound montage composed of 174 ad disclaimers from 160 SuperPACS. I was fascinated by the concept of astroturfing, masking the sponsors of a message or organization to make it appear as though it originates from and is supported by grassroots participants. SuperPACS have no legal obligation to disclose donors and they do not have caps on the size of donations. This allows for people like Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson to create and fully fund a SuperPAC called The Hispanic Leadership Fund. The Hispanic Leadership fund then releases commercials and radio ads with the disclaimer that the message is paid for by and authorized by the Hispanic Leadership Fund in order to mislead voters into believing a particular candidate has support from Hispanics. This is why I mix all of the SuperPAC ad disclaimers in a way that overlaps and overwhelms, with no separation between left, right, grassroots, or astroturfing SuperPACS. The sound collage plays on loop from a black bullhorn that is similar to the bullhorns seen at protests since SuperPAC ads often take on the appearance of community activism.