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Texas Music Update - A monthly newsletter from the Texas Music Office, Office of the Governor
OCTOBER 2023 EDITION

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[ [link removed] ]The?First Round of Applications?for the Texas Music Incubator Rebate (TMIR) Program Due November 30, 2023 [ [link removed] ]

The Texas Music Office (TMO) announced the opening of applications for the?*Texas Music Incubator Rebate (TMIR)?Program*?on September 1, 2023. The program was?signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott in 2021?and funded in 2023, and the first round of applications closes "November 30, 2023".

With $20.2 million in funding approved for the biennium in the 88th Regular Legislative Session, the TMIR Program will provide qualifying Texas music venues and festival promoters a full or partial rebate of certain taxes to help support the live music industry in communities across the state.?

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Lufkin Music Friendly Certification [ [link removed] ]

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Lufkin Designated 45th Music Friendly Texas Certified Community [ [link removed] ]

The City of Lufkin, having completed the multi-step certification process, has been designated?the 45th Music Friendly Texas Certified Community by the TMO. The Music Friendly Texas program, the first in the nation since introduced by TMO in 2016, seeks to foster music business-related economic development and job creation in Texas cities and communities.?

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Dalhart Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community [ [link removed] ]

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Dalhart Designated As the 46th Music Friendly Texas Certified Community [ [link removed] ]

The City of Dalhart earned their Music Friendly Texas Certified Community Designation through the Texas Music Office (TMO) on September 25, 2023.?The Certification Ceremony was held during a special City Council Meeting and included speakers from the Dalhart community and City leaders, along with TMO Community Relations & Outreach Specialist Chip Adams.

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Texas Music Office Announces Graham Music Friendly Texas Community Workshop [ [link removed] ]

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TMO Co-Hosts Music Friendly Texas Community Workshop with Visit Graham, Texas [ [link removed] ]

The TMO and Visit Graham co-hosted a Music Friendly Texas Community workshop on Tuesday, September 26. The Graham workshop is the first step in the certification process to become certified as a Music Friendly Texas Certified Community by the TMO.?

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Weatherford Music Friendly Texas Community Workshop [ [link removed] ]

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Weatherford Holds Music Friendly Texas Workshop [ [link removed] ]

The TMO and Downtown Weatherford, Inc. co-hosted a Music Friendly Texas Community workshop on Tuesday, August 22. The Weatherford workshop is the first step in the certification process. When completed, Weatherford will join now more than 48 other Texas cities that have earned the Music Friendly Texas designation.

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BOH Lone Star Shindig [ [link removed] ]

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Texas Music Office, Kessler Presents, and Longhorn Ballroom Partner for 6th Annual Lone Star Shindig [ [link removed] ]

The Texas Music Office,?Kessler Presents [ [link removed] ], and the?Longhorn Ballroom [ [link removed] ]?partnered for the 6th Annual Lone Star Shindig for the 23rd?Americanafest Conference [ [link removed] ]?in Nashville, TN, featuring all Texas artists at the Rooftop Lounge at the Bobby Hotel.

("All?""Photos by Erika Goldring [ [link removed] ])"

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TMO AF Panels

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TMO Participates in Multiple Panels at Americanafest

During Americanafest 2023 in Nashville, TN, the TMO was honored to participate in multiple panels.

TMO Director Brendon Anthony moderated the panel ?The Journey of the Song: An Exploration from Distribution to Deposit (And Everything In Between)? featuring Kris Ahrend, CEO of The Mechanical Licensing Collective, Jody Williams of Jody Williams Songs, and Shelby Yoder of Willo & Co.

Director Anthony also participated on the ?Why Should Governments Invest in Music?? panel with moderator Reid Wick of the Recording Academy, Elizabeth Cawein of Music Export Memphis, Jimmy Wheeler of Tennessee Entertainment Commission Music Office, and Lacey Chataignier of the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development.

TMO Programs Manager Steve Ray participated in a panel on the history of the Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas with musician Brennen Leigh, Diana Cox of Kessler Presents, musician Thomas Csorba, and historian Steph McDougal.?

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TMO Proclamations

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TMO Presents Multiple Proclamations and Honors

TMO Programs Manager Steve Ray presented musician Brennen Leigh with an Honorary Texan Proclamation from the State of Texas during Americanafest.?

TMO Marketing & Communications Specialist Jenny Perkins presented the official HAAM Day Proclamation from the State to CEO Paul Scott.?

Steve Ray also presented a State Proclamation to?Carlos Guzman, the million-selling artist, actor, and Grammy winner, with 60+ years in the music business.

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HT MB Program [ [link removed] ]

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Huston-Tillotson University Expands Student Offerings for [ [link removed] ]
New Music Business Foundations Certification Program [ [link removed] ]

Huston-Tillotson University (HT) [ [link removed] ], the first institution of higher learning in Austin, and For The Students are proud to name SXSW as a program partner for the new Music Business Foundations certificate program being introduced to Austin-area undergraduates and adult learners this fall, with enrollment available today.

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TxSU Poster [ [link removed] ]

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Texas Songwriter U Song Submissions Are Open [ [link removed] ]

So you think you're a songwriter? This experience is waiting for eight selected songwriters. Submit your two songs by November 5, 2023, for a chance to be one of eight invited into the 2024 Texas Songwriter U songwriter discovery and development program hosted by Jack Ingram, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), and the Texas Heritage Songwriters Association.

This year's mentors include host Jack Ingram, 5-time returning, multi-GRAMMY Award-winning and Hall of Fame songwriter Liz Rose, and Trannie Anderson, 2016 Texas Songwriter U winner and recent winner of the Nashville Songwriter Awards Song of the Year for "Heart Like A Truck"!

Enter two songs by November 5, 2023, for a chance to be invited into the 2024 Texas Songwriter U program held February 11-14, 2024.

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Upcoming Events

*October 13, 2023*
*The Marvelous Cecile McLorin Salvant: Unique Jazz Voice and Artistry*
College Station, TX
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*October 16, 2023*
*SOLI 2023-2024 Concert Season presents Nebula*
San Antonio, TX
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*October 18, 2023*
*MMF-US Austin Summit*
Austin, TX
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*October 20, 2023 to October 21, 2023*
*Fiesta Jam at Lake Marble Falls*
Marble Falls, TX
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*October 20, 2023 to October 22, 2023*
Austin String Band Festival
Driftwood, TX
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*October 31, 2023*
*Evenings With the Songwriter*
Lockhart, TX
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Since 1990, the Texas Music Office (TMO), in the Governor?s Office of Economic Development and Tourism, has fostered the economic development of Texas music businesses, Texas musicians and Texas communities. TMO operates an extensive network of certified Music Friendly Community partners across the state, serves as a clearinghouse for Texas music industry information, acts as a liaison between music businesses and government offices, publicizes significant industry developments and attracts essential music industry to the Lone Star State. A vibrant Texas music industry supports local job creation while drawing visitors from around the globe, attracting a talented workforce across industries and supporting business recruitment and expansion efforts throughout the state.

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