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Grateful for this mention and the work of the Music and Entertainment Council MEC — Thank you Mayor Skip Henderson !!! 🎹💫🎼🎸🎧🎤🥁🎸 There are some pressing things happening in our State Legislature ‼️ Music is EConomy and Forever!! I am in support of House Bill 549 and Senate Bill 396 (HB549 and SB396) We need a statewide Music Office!!! 💫☀️ Establishing a statewide music office within the Department of Economic Development recognizes the significant economic impact of the music industry in Georgia.❤️ Over 70,000 Georgians employed in music: The bill acknowledges the vast number of individuals employed in various music-related roles statewide, underscoring the need for focused support and promotion.✅ Addressing a Gap in Current Structure: Currently, there is no specific office within the Department of Economic Development focused solely on music, unlike the existing Office of Film, Music, and Digital Entertainment. Having a dedicated point person is essential.🔥
Special Thanks to Mayor Skip Henderson for mentioning our Chief Music Officer Arreasha Z Lawrence and MEC in the February 20, 2024 State of the City address! What we have built is not only recognized on a state level, but also globally! We appreciate our ties and partnerships with Georgia Music Partners, the Recording Academy / GRAMMYs, Georgia Entertainment News, Sound Diplomacy and other entities locally and nationally. Right Now quality of life can be enhanced even the more in Columbus with your support as we collectively push for a statewide music office. “A vibrant music economy drives value for cities in several important ways: job creation, economic growth, tourism development, brand building. A strong music community has also been proven to attract other industrial investment, along with talented workers who put a high value on quality of life, no matter their profession." GMP Creating a dedicated Georgia Music Office will help us develop the strategy, marketing and focus needed to make us the #1 State for Music Business. HB549 and SB396 has the support of over 200 businesses, organizations, municipalities across the state that recognize that Music is Economic Development. Columbus Georgia Friends and Citizens contact your local State Senators and Representatives and encourage them to support these bills! W.R."Randy" Robertson Senator Ed Harbison Rep. Teddy Reese, Esq. Rep. Carolyn Hugley Rep. Vance C. Smith, Jr. Geniece Granville Ashley Becker, MSOL, SHRM-CP Adrian Chester, REALTOR® Akear Mewborn, Ed.S. Tacara Hemingway Oz Roberts Shante' Paige, p.g.a. Melanie Slaton Teresa Pike Tomlinson Teresa Whitaker Sherricka Day Shain Shapiro PhD Mala Sharma Erica Walker Gary DeLoach, Ed. S. Councilman Walker Garrett Councilman Tyson Begly Judge Bobby Peters Peter Peter Bowden VisitColumbusGA RiverCenter for the Performing Arts Amy Askew Bryan EElevates Kendall Williams Na’Dstasha Porter
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