Amplify Music Conversations

The history of music runs deep in Nashville, TN. The city is known as the Music City and is well-known for live music performances, music festivals, and songwriting. 

Join us as we speak with two esteemed guests, Chris Cobb and Erin McAnally, about their unique music ecosystem and all that has happened over the past two years around the COVID pandemic.

Chris Cobb | Marathon Music Works; Special Events Plus; Sell Out Presents, LLC; National Independent Venue Association

Erin McAnally | Artists Rights Alliance

Interviews were conducted by Amplify Music in July 2021.

You can find more information about these sessions at AmplifyMusic.org.

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When we talk about the future, we tend to talk about anticipated demographic trends or tech-driven science fiction. Instead of a given set of Futures, what Futures can we intentionally build within and between our communities?

What are our intentions of where we would like to take our music communities — and how do we get there?

Speakers:

Larry Miller | NYU Steinhardt; Musonomics

Jim Griffin | Digital Rights, Pex

Lena Ingwersen | Music Cities Network; Hamburg Music Business Association

Meng Ru Kuok | BandLab Technologies

Michelle McKenzie | Urban Inclusion Community

Audio recorded from Session 21 of our 2021 Amplify Music Virtual Conference

Enjoy more information about this 2021 conference at AmplifyMusic.org.

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Northwest Arkansas is an up-and-coming, quickly growing music community. Join us as we speak with three leaders as they discuss the development of Northwest Arkansas and the impact the pandemic has had on the area. Northwest Arkansas has been a hidden gem only recently pushing to take its place on the world music and creative stage.

Speakers:

Anthony Ball | Smoothman Music Production; Professional Drummer; Marketing Consultant

Lia Uribe | Associate Professor at University of Arkansas; Principal Bassoon

Troy Campbell | The House of Songs NWA; City of Songs TV Series; Collection Agency Films, LLC

Thank you to the Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE) for sponsoring this episode!

Webpage and Transcript: https://amplifymusic.org/communities/arkansas

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Music is part of nightlife, but the nightlife industries are a lot more than music. During the pandemic, nightlife was further challenged, including restaurants, hotels, bars, and other venues. For some cities, nightlife became daytime or just closed with curfews — and bubbled out into unpermitted events. Where do we want to go for robust local nightlife? For the nightlife industries, what practical actions and strategies are needed and planned for recovery?

Speakers:

Michael Fichman | University of Pennsylvania; Urban Spatial Analysis; Solway Music, LLC

Scott Plusquellec | Office of Film and Music, City of Seattle

Mike Bell | The New Colossus Festival; Lorimer Beacon

Tara Duvivier | Pratt Center for Community Development

Audio recorded from Session 27 of our 2021 Amplify Music Virtual Conference

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In recovery, will careers and jobs look the same as before? Will there be new pathways or barriers in how we work together and what resources/assets are needed for live and recorded music? How might music and music industry college programs and continuing education change? Where will music jobs be? And will the jobs of the future look the same — or do we have a big bout of retraining ahead for the new-er music industries in cities across the world?

Speakers:

Armen Shaomian | Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA), University of South Carolina

Emily White | Collective Entertainment, #iVoted

Nancy Tarr | Well Dunn

Tamar Kaprelian | Nvak Collective, Nvak Foundation

Audio recorded from Session 25 of our 2021 Amplify Music Conference.

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As we return, we’re planning for unknown density, relationships with global touring, large vs small venue booking, increased costs, unknown appetites for tickets — what will the futures of live events be in the longer run, 2022 and beyond? Will the experiences change? Will concentrations of ownership change?

Speakers:

Eric Gilbert | Treefort Music Festival

Ben Johnson | Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles

Laura Wilson | Bohemian Foundation

Elia Mssawir | Big Beards Entertainment

Thank you to the Creative Arkansas Community Hub and Exchange (CACHE) for sponsoring this session.

Audio recorded from Session 22 of our 2021 Amplify Music Virtual Conference.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/ab_TfpqFPCE

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Our communities around the world have been challenged over the past year. How will we and can we rebuild? Our panelists will share potential strategies to begin to rebuild sociability, local nighttime economies, and music sectors within our communities.

Speakers:

Kim Wangler | Appalachian State University; College Music Society; Split Rail Records; MEIEA

Jim Peters | Responsible Hospitality Institute

Matthew Ché Kowal | Majestic Collaborations

Merlijn Poolman | Nightmayor of Groningen; Gateway to China; COSIMO Foundation

Nurit Siegel Smith |Music Forward Foundation 

Audio was recorded from Session 19 of our 2021 Amplify Music Virtual Conference

YouTube: https://youtu.be/vtsoxKVmIVE

Webpage: https://amplifymusic.org/event/am21-s19-ways-to-rebuild-music-community/

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A panel of Gen-Zers will share their desires, fears, and what they are thinking about music and the music business. What is the job outlook? Are they going to go back to shows quickly or wait? What about festivals? What are younger fans and community members wanting and seeing in this live-recovery era?

Speakers:

Storm Gloor | Associate Professor, Music and Entertainment Studies

Sydney Peters | Citrusfest; Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts

Edwina Maben | CU Denver; Youth on Record

Celia Thomson | Musical Bridges Around the World; University of Texas, San Antonio

Weiler Harmon | Brick City Records; Ohio University

Audio recorded from Session 16 of our 2021 Amplify Music Virtual Conference, at AmplifyMusic.org

YouTube: https://youtu.be/0qmNnoiBjtE

Webpage: https://amplifymusic.org/event/am21-s16-music-youth-fans-where-they-see-2021-future/

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We knew going into the pandemic that local musicians and venues usually lacked social support for healthcare, housing, and basic living and working support. Then the pandemic proved the challenges, and many communities then moved to step up. What will we expect and what have we built (or need to build) in our local communities to support creators, venues, and related industries? This session will look deeper into what makes local music so vital to a community's support system. Over the next three years, how can our local sectors augment social safety nets for music creators all all the related systems in need?

SPEAKERS:

Nurit Siegel Smith | Music Forward Foundation

Renard Bridgewater | New Orleans Hip-Hop Culture Bearer

Spencer Townshend Hughes | Music Minds Matter

Liz Sunde | Music to Life

Audio recorded from Session 26 of our 2021 Amplify Music Virtual Conference:AmplifyMusic.org

YouTube: https://youtu.be/FbcCZ-sWBZI

Webpage: https://amplifymusic.org/event/am21-s24-social-safety-nets-music/

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Music enhances social and emotional wellness within a city. The disappearance of live music venues pushed people into singing from their balconies and porches in different regions across the creative shutdown. What will the role of music continue to be in our civic and emotional recovery from the pandemic and beyond? How will music be part of the healing future?

Speakers:

Meara McLaughlin | Executive Director, MusicPortland

Ken Veerman | Strategic consultant for cultural venues and organizations

Laura Hutfless | Co-Founder, FlyteVu; Member, The Female Founder Collective; Board Member, The Onsite Foundation

Shannon Daut | Manager of Cultural Affairs, City of Santa Monica

Audio recorded from Session 18 of our 2021 Amplify Music Virtual Conference

Webpage and transcript: https://amplifymusic.org/event/am21-s18-music-in-civic-and-emotional-recovery/

YouTube: https://youtu.be/_a_1mj1Myfc

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