Northeast Tennessee Music Community: Your Opinions Are Needed

Northeast Tennessee Music Community: Your Opinions Are Needed

The Northeast Tennessee music community is pulsing with vibrant, talented musicians, educators, venue owners, and others involved in the regional music scene. However, the chance is coming for these individuals to make their voices heard even louder. The distinguished Birthplace of Country Music is currently in the process of building its Northeast Tennessee music initiative with the local community’s help.

Participating community partners will have free access to a forthcoming music census, which is set to launch on May 8th. This census will play a pivotal part in assessing the strengths, opportunities, and possible improvements in the Northeast Tennessee music sphere.

Leah Ross, the executive director of the Birthplace of Country Music, has stressed the importance of participating in the census. She stated, “Please take time to fill it out and give us your opinion of what we have — and what would really help us become a Music City, and offer all the things that people that are in that business are looking for“.

About the Northeast Tennessee Music Initiative

Under the Northeast Tennessee Music Initiative, all musicians, educators, venue owners, recording industry professionals, live music event organizers, non-profit arts organizations, and others involved in the region’s music scene are invited to become community partners. Once registered, they’ll have free access to the Northeast Tennessee Music Census.

As a music professional in the region, your input is vital. The data from the Northeast Tennessee Music Census will offer insights into the current strengths, opportunities, and needs of the region’s music community. This could potentially pave the way for growth and future opportunities for all.

If music is your passion and your work takes place in Hancock, Hawkins, Greene, Washington, Unicoi, Sullivan, Carter, or Johnson Counties or the city of Bristol, you’re warmly welcomed to sign up as a community partner and participate in the Northeast Tennessee Music Census.

Supporting the Tennessee Music Initiative

The Tennessee Music Initiative is funded by the Tennessee Entertainment Commission and the Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development. It’s executed in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, East Tennessee State University’s Research Corporation, the Birthplace of Country Music, Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association, and several other entities.

These organizations are collaborating with Sound Music Cities, a credible music policy firm, to acquire quantitative data that will aid community leaders in making informed decisions about the local music economy across the eight counties in Northeast Tennessee.