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** Update on House Bill 347 ** Dear friends of the arts, Georgia Music Partners would like to thank all the supporters, sponsors and members that reached out to their legislators in support of HB347. This bill was introduced as a cleanup bill in order to make the necessary changes to the original bill that…

This year has flown by fast, and I find it hard to believe it’s already summer. We’ve been planning our marketing approach to the Georgia Music Tax Incentive, working diligently with our Task Forces to define go-to-market tactics, as well as strategizing with our Member Companies about the “Aggregation” concept. The aggregation concept is designed…

Dear GMP Community,   It has been a few weeks since our last update. As you will see below, we have been very active putting in motions plans in line with the mission I articulated in my last email. Today’s update covers the following: An update about the activities of our three core Committees, (i)…

Happy January everyone, I’m pleased to report that GMP is off to a great start in 2018! Last week was a pretty big week: Not only did we spread the word during Grammy Week in NYC by sponsoring the Music Business Association’s global NY:LON Connect conference kick-off lunch with ChooseATL, the following day Billboard ran…

Friends, It has been a privilege and humbling experience to serve as president of Georgia Music Partners (GMP) these last 7 years. With a huge legislative win and Governor Deal’s signing of HB 155 into Georgia’s Music Investment Act, the stage is set for Georgia to exponentially grow its music industry. While I have very…

GMP this week unveiled a fresh new look to launch the organization’s next phase of outreach – our new logo, Mr. Peachy with headphones. Our primary objective with the new logo is to promote inclusiveness. We sought a clean, professional and entertaining look with a nod to Georgia, which was achieved by featuring the peach.…

My company, Neurotic Media, lost a talented Label Liaison person to Nashville last year. Seeing talent drain to other major markets has been a recurring theme in the Atlanta music scene for over a decade. There is an opportunity right now to do something about it, to reverse it and actually promote growth in Georgia’s…

The 2016 Grammys bring a plethora of Georgia born talent, whether they are an artist or music professional as an engineer or producer. The upcoming awards list of nominees from Georgia reflects the variety of musical talent across the state. The 2016 Grammys nominees consist of 22 talented artists and music professionals that are affiliated…

Georgia Music Partners just launched a fundraising campaign to raise $100,000. Why is this important?  The music industry contributes nearly $5 Billion to Georgia’s economy, with 20,000 individuals that are in the industry and hundreds of music venues and festivals around the state. For an industry our size, we need to come together to advocate for policies…