Amplify Music Communities
36 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Music is changing locally around the world. Enjoy our Community Conversations with music leaders in cities, regions, and countries throughout 2021. And please get inspired from the panel sessions from the Amplify Music 2021 conference that we will roll out over the next few months. What is Amplify Music? Amplify Music began as a quick virtual conference in April 2021 to capture stories and challenges of local music early in the pandemic. We gathered 39 sessions of conversations across 25 hours in April. In April 2021, we gathered conversations back together for AM21. Please enjoy past recordings and the future Amplify Music Communities episodes.
This podcast was developed in part under grants from the U.S. Department of Education through its Center for International Business Education and Research at the University of Colorado Denver. This content does not necessarily represent the policies of the U.S. Department of Education.
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Nashville - Chris Cobb and Erin McAnally
December 02, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBThe 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. Speakers: Chris Cobb | Marathon Music Works; Special Events Plus; Sell Out Presents, LLC; National Independent Venue Association Erin McAna...
FuturesCasting – Where Do We Want to Go?
October 14, 2021 23:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBWhen 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 Men...
Northwest Arkansas - Lia Uribe, Anthony Ball, Troy Campbell
October 12, 2021 23:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBNorthwest 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; P...
Northwest Arkansas - Leah Uribe, Anthony Ball, Troy Campbell
October 12, 2021 16:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBNorthwest 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 Leah Uribe | Walton Arts Canter and Walmart AMP; Associate P...
Rethinking Nightlife
October 07, 2021 23:00 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBMusic 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 | Uni...
Rethinking Music Jobs
October 05, 2021 23:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBIn 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 Enter...
Rethinking Space - Futures of Live Events
September 30, 2021 23:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBAs 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 Entertain...
Broken Puzzle Pieces – Ways to Rebuild Community
September 23, 2021 23:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBOur 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; Ga...
Youth/Fans – Where They See 2021 Ahead
September 21, 2021 23:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBA 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 Recor...
Rebuilding Arts Organizations in 2021
September 16, 2021 23:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBHow can we rebuild arts organizations this year? Many arts organizations were cobbled or crippled in the past year. How can we help these organizations rebuild in a changing environment? What has been successful in various regions and spaces? How can your organization find healing pathways and kindred spirits? Speakers: Kate Durio | CEO, North America, Sound Diplomacy Matthew Che Kowal | Co-Founder and President, Majestic Collaborations Mollie Quinilin-Hayes | Arts Consultant; Member, Alter...
Music in Civic and Emotional Recovery
September 14, 2021 23:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBMusic 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 organiza...
Relocation – Transformations of City Centers and Suburbs
September 09, 2021 23:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBWhere do we want to live if we have our choices? And where do we want to engage with music if we’re working and living in a hybrid or remote work world? Not all of us changed locations, but Central Business Districts are struggling with their futures and suburbs in many cities are the new normal. What does all of this do to permanently impact city centers and in many cases the locations of our music venues and city festivals? This session will discuss the past year’s transformations of city ...
Financial Bets 2021 – Investing and Trading in Music
September 07, 2021 23:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBWhat a year in terms of buying and selling of music companies, despite the uncertainty and turmoil! Whole portfolios of music rights and entire companies have been rapidly being bought and sold. What will be the drivers for funding and acquisitions in the future? How are these acquisitions changing the music industry? We will discuss the basics behind how catalogs are valued, the importance of owning your own IP, and trends in global music finance. Speakers: Amy Baker | Co-Founder, Winston ...
Government Action/Inaction Across the Globe
September 02, 2021 23:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBGovernment funding became a key factor in local venues and artists’ lives last year. Different cities, counties, and countries reacted differently — and had different infrastructures already in place or were entirely missing. Our guests will share stories of working with various government entities and how those relationships have changed over the past year — and where we need those relationships to continue to transform. Speakers: Mark Davyd | CEO, Music Venue Trust UK; Owner, Tunbridge We...
Changing Roles of Music in Media and Civil Society
August 26, 2021 23:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBWe have asked extensively in the past year: what is the role of live music and music communities in our healthy cities and society? Music has found its way into all of our digital pores and spaces, and we’ve fought for its funding in the offices of government. Have we changed or made more visible the role of music in media and civil society? Do we want to change this in our moves ahead? What social roles and awareness do we need and want to change in music’s futures? Speakers: Gigi Johnson ...
Rethinking Music Tourism
August 24, 2021 22:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBIn the past year, both live music and tourism took a hit — so cities that held both were doubly damaged. How will music tourism change in a post-pandemic world? What does a healthy music tourism city look like going forward? Do we want or need to redesign our expectations, policies, and social systems? Speakers: David Hazan | DLH Strategic Marketing Saria Tourbah | Music Cities Events, Sound Diplomacy Jocelyn Kane | Responsible Hospitality; City of Coachella Audio recorded from Session 26 ...
Streaming: Composing and Creating Into the Social Vacuum
August 19, 2021 23:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MB2020 became a year of virtual creation and community. Will this stick as a permanent mode of creation and collaboration? What will this become in 2021 and beyond? Here we will discuss this challenge for creating in hybrid and virtual environments with a gathering of creators and composers. Speakers: Jeremy Peters | Wayne State University College; Quite Scientific Records Jonathan McHugh | Song Stew Entertainment Ritnika Nayan | CD Baby, India; Music Gets Me High; Sri Aurobindo Centre for Ar...
Rethinking Social Safety Nets and Shared Support
August 18, 2021 01:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBWe 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 ...
New Orleans - Rachel Shields, Raj Smoove, Reid Wick
August 12, 2021 23:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBTo many people, New Orleans is considered the birthplace of jazz as well as the festival capital of the world, celebrating every kind of music in different ways. The entire live music scene, however, took a hit as the COVID pandemic swept the nation. Join us as we meet with 3 leaders from the music industry in New Orleans as they discuss the recovery post-pandemic of their music community. Speakers: Rachel Shields | Greater New Orleans, Inc. Raj Smoove | DJ; The Gentilly Agency Reid Wick |...
New Ways of Organizing Between and Within Music Industries
August 11, 2021 01:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBThis past year, we’ve seen NIVA and perhaps a dozen other new organizations bringing us together across sectors and geographies. We’ve seen political action around the globe get started or begin to move. We’ve seen new virtual festivals and gatherings. We’ve seen new virtual global organizations. What will we see in 2021 and beyond? Are we finding new ways of organizing in local music communities? Do we need organizations that don’t yet exist and that will emerge in recovery? Are there organ...
The Intertwining of Educational Disruption and Music Disruption
August 06, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBLast Spring, music education around the world suddenly went remote — or was severely disrupted at the very least. Many schools and educators pivoted and transformed how they taught music. Community education organizations already had pivoted in some cases and became global instead of just serving their local communities. Performers became online educators around the world, opening new doors and relationships. Will this continue in 2021? Will this five-years-of-change-in-one stick or transfor...
Explosion of Streaming TV and Music Virtual Production
August 04, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBWhile venues and theaters were closed and opened and closed again — many people shifted to their streaming services and developed whole new habits in a time of challenging TV and film production. 2020 was the year of Streaming TV and online gaming growth during the time of COVID-19 and how the surge in sync for film, TV, and games changes the geographies and opportunities recorded music during the pandemic. Speakers: Jay Tucker | UCLA Anderson School of Management Andrew Wallenstein | Varie...
How Artists Make Money in 2021/2022
July 30, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBHow are artists making money in 2021? How do they piece together digital streams, virtual events, creating for synch, building/rebuilding relationships, and planning future directions? Who is taking the risk of uncertainty in future concerts happening and at what density? This panel will share its observations about how artists actually are making money in the current environment. Speakers: Justin Ruoff | Media Creek; Live 365 Jay Gilbert | Label Logic Dave Ratner | Creative Law Network Sta...
The Virtual Where: Livestreaming, Gaming, and New Experiences in 2021
July 27, 2021 23:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBThis session will focus on “The Virtual Where,” diving into how music technology has evolved through live streaming, gaming, supporting fundraising efforts, new creation/collaboration tools- and how has new tech helped artists and creators in their local communities? Lastly, will live stream experiences change expectations by artists and fans? Speakers: Seth Schachner | Strat Americas LLC; Pepperdine Graziadio Business School Raymond Torres-Santos | RTS Music; California State University, L...
Whose Music Industries in 2021?
July 22, 2021 23:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MB2020 also was a year of voices raised around diversity and inclusion in many areas of our lives, including music. When we talk about recovery, funding, and working together, whose music businesses are we looking to support? Does everyone have access to recovery funds? Are we looking to build back the local music business as it was or in ways to bring in more diverse voices and communities? Join us in a discussion about whose music businesses and communities we are building into 2021 and beyo...
The Where and Who of Live Music in 2021
July 21, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBWhat dramatic changes in venue landscapes might we expect in 2021? Some changes may be as core as permanent changes to food & beverage, ticketing, and hygiene theater as a pre-show to events. Some may be as extensive as rethinking what is a venue or festival going forward. Will this change how we use and permit space in the future, changing the economics of venues and events? How does this change the future of Festivals and Mass Gatherings, in the short and long term? Lastly, How does reso...
Mental Health of the Music Industry
July 15, 2021 23:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBMental health is a challenge in normal times for the touring and creating musician, artist, recording engineer, and others in this field. Suddenly being challenged economically takes a fragile system and makes it challenged. Organizations have stepped up to help — but what is the long-term challenges and solution in an era of increasing uncertainty? We’ll talk about support systems and mental health challenges for music creators in local communities around the globe. Speakers: Eline Van Aud...
Continuing What Worked into 2021
July 13, 2021 23:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBWhat worked in 2020 that we can take forward into 2021? Join this panel in exploring the various elements of what grew in this challenging time in areas ranging from how we shifted into virtual co-creation to the surges in music streaming. Music instruments and DAWs, as well as electronic gear, became sought-after creative tools. New organizations were founded to push for representation. What else happened that grew in 2020 and into 2021? Speakers: Emmanuel Legrand | Creative Industries New...
Australia - Emily Collins, Joe Hay, Leanne de Souza
June 30, 2021 14:00 - 26 minutes - 12.3 MBWe go down under to visit with leaders from the sixth-largest music market in the world, Australia. Our speakers touch on government support, career development, and the sustainability of the workforce over this past year and into the future for Australia's music ecosystem. Join them and learn about some really interesting programs happing across Australia and how individuals are handling this tempestuous time. Emily Collins, Joe Hay, and Leanne de Souza provide their own unique perspectives...
Cities and Regions Working Together for 2021
June 30, 2021 03:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBIn this session, we looked at how cities do/can work together. Local is not just a city. These guests will share what is happening in regions and countries as cities work together (or don’t) and super-communities and emergent organizations look at how to grow whole regions around futures of local music. Speakers: Audrey Guerre | Live DMA; European Music Council Kate Becker | King County Executive Office Reid Wick | Recording Academy; Folk Alliance International; Bucktown All-Stars Scott F...
Changing Roles of Real Estate and Single Purpose Spaces
June 25, 2021 03:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBA Venue now may need different densities and configurations — and is not the only way to be creating and performing in a local community. Ahead of the pandemic, all sorts of pop-ups, outdoor events and festivals, and multi-purpose spaces were growing in many communities. In this session, we’ll explore the future of venues in a post-pandemic local world in terms of density, ownership, policy/permitting, and incentive structures. Real estate may never be the same — how will its challenges this...
Changing Roles of Real Estate and Single Purpose Spaces - AM21
June 24, 2021 20:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBA Venue now may need different densities and configurations — and is not the only way to be creating and performing in a local community. Ahead of the pandemic, all sorts of pop-ups, outdoor events and festivals, and multi-purpose spaces were growing in many communities. In this session, we’ll explore the future of venues in a post-pandemic local world in terms of density, ownership, policy/permitting, and incentive structures. Real estate may never be the same — how will its challenges this...
India - Anirudh Voleti, Ritnika Nayan, Amit Gurbaxani, Tarsame Mittal
June 15, 2021 14:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBAmit Gurbaxani, Anirudh Voleti, Ritnika Nayan, and Tarsame Mittal join us to discuss the impact of the past year on the music industry in India. These leaders have a conversation about what’s happening at the ground level in their community and to look ahead as to what’s shaping their future music economies. Our panelists cover every aspect of the Indian Music Industry from the labor side, the life side, from artists management, to education and from the mainstream, to the independent side. ...
Japan - Apryl Peredo, Tak Umezawa, & Lauren Rose Kocher
May 31, 2021 04:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBTravel with us to the country of Japan where we visit with 3 leaders within the music ecosystem. Individuals and organizations around the world had to quickly adapt as COVID-19 hit in 2020, and Japan's music industry was no exception. Learn how artists and stakeholders have been and continue to handle the global pandemic, along with what the Japanese government is and isn't doing to support them. Speakers: Apryl Peredo | Inter Idoru Tak Umezawa | Japanese Nighttime Economy Association (JNE...
Colorado - Lisa Gedgaudas, Stephen Brackett & Chris Zacher
April 24, 2021 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBAmplify Music Communities is a global continuation of our Amplify Music Conference. Join us as we talk with 3 individuals who are making a lot of the necessary moves in the Colorado music industry. Hear their insights and experiences as they've helped navigate their communities through the pandemic and into the future. Speakers: Storm Gloor | CU Denver Chris Zacher | CIVA; NIVA; Levitt Pavillion Theater Lisa Gedgaudas | Create Denver Stephen Brackett | Youth on Record Support the show (htt...
Introducing the Amplify Music Podcast
April 02, 2021 02:40 - 1 minute - 1.27 MBWelcome to the Amplify Music podcast, capturing the voices and conversations from the Amplify Music 2021 virtual conference and the 20 plus Community Sessions that we'll be sharing across the year. You'll be able to enjoy more than 90 speakers from a wide varieties of cities and countries that are working in their local communities to recover from the challenges and changes of the pandemic. You'll hear about new community models, collaborations, and ways of organizing for a recovered and t...