This Is Nashville

The next generation of music industry workers


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Nashville has a higher concentration of music industry jobs than any other city in the country. So what are our public schools doing to train up the next generation of behind-the-scenes talent — sound engineers, composers, producers or managers? We talk to kids about what opportunities they’ve had in Nashville’s public schools, and why it’s important to invest in these programs.

But first, Nashville Scene’s Editor in Chief D. Patrick Rodgers gives us a peek behind the scenes of the Best of Nashville awards.

Guests: 

  • D. Patrick Rodgers, Nashville Scene

  • Israel Perez, senior at Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet High School

  • Ian Concepcion, senior at John Overton High School

  • Avalon Simpson, senior at Nashville School of the Arts

  • Brittany Edmondson, academy coach at Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet High School

  • Nathan Barna, music teacher at John Overton High School

  • Brian Sexton, chair of Music Makes Us

  • ...more
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