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Texas Music Update - A monthly newsletter from the Texas Music Office, Office of the Governor
MAY 2024 EDITION
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TMO NEWS
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*TMO NEWS*
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BA Collage [ [link removed] ]
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TMO Director Brendon Anthony Announces Departure and Names TMO's Chip Adams as New Director [ [link removed] ]
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A Letter from Texas Music Office Director Brendon Anthony
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*April 26, 2024*
*To the Texas Music Industry Community, Music Friendly Texas Community Partners, and to all who support the Texas Music Office,*
After nearly a decade spent in service of the Texas Music Industry, I announce today that I will be leaving my role as Director of the?Texas Music Office [ [link removed] ]?(TMO) effective May 6, 2024.
It has been my absolute honor and privilege to serve in this capacity since 2015, and I am very proud of all that the Texas Music Office has accomplished during my tenure as Director. I am proud to call myself a lifelong Texas Music Industry professional, and I look forward to continuing my career as I move on to my next opportunity.
First and foremost, I want to thank?Governor Abbott [ [link removed] ]?and his executive staff, past and present, for their trust and support during my time at the TMO.
A special thanks to the past and present leadership and staff in the?Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office [ [link removed] ]. This team has accomplished amazing things, and I am very proud to have worked alongside them to keep Texas the best place to do business.
To my team at the Texas Music Office and all of the hard-working interns over the past years, I offer my heartfelt gratitude. Without your willingness to take on all that was asked of you (and much more), the Texas Music Office would not be what it is today ? the "Gold Standard" in state government support for the commercial music industry in the nation.
To the individuals, organizations, and community leaders who had faith in our ever-growing mission, I am profoundly grateful.
The Texas Music Office will continue to provide excellent support to the music industry in Texas under the leadership of?Chip Adams [ [link removed] ]?who will be the new Director of the Texas Music Office beginning May 7. Chip has done great work to grow the?Music Friendly Texas Certified Community program [ [link removed] ]?from 10 community partners in 2019 to over 60 today. He is known for his organizational leadership, and the mission of the Texas Music Office will continue to grow and evolve under his direction.
I thank all of my friends in the Texas Music Industry for the amazing work they do and for the trust they have placed in me to speak for them during my time as Director of the Texas Music Office. I am humbled to call many of them friends, and I look forward to all that they will accomplish in the years to come.
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All My Best,
Brendon Anthony
Director, Texas Music Office
Office of the Governor
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Read the Letter Here [ [link removed] ]
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MFT JOB [ [link removed] ]
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*JOB OPENING WITHIN TMO [ [link removed] ]*
"Music Friendly Texas Certified Community Program Specialist"
The Office of the Governor is looking for a "Community Relations and Outreach Specialist (Program Specialist III)" to work in the Economic Development and Tourism Office [ [link removed] ]? Texas Music Office (TMO) [ [link removed] ].
This position will lead the *Music Friendly Texas Certified Community Program* [ [link removed] ] within the Texas Music Office. 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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Learn More? [ [link removed] ]
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TMO ACTIVATIONS
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*TMO ACTIVATIONS AND APPEARANCES*
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April Activations [ [link removed] ]
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*TEXAS MUSIC OFFICE APRIL ACTIVATIONS*
TMO Director Brendon Anthony attended the Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival [ [link removed] ] in Nashville, TN, on April 1-2, on behalf of the Texas Music Office, as the Saxon Pub [ [link removed] ] (Austin, TX) held their Second Annual "Sax""on Presents at the Bluebird Cafe", which included a delegation of Texas Songwriters, featuring Trannie Anderson, Radney Foster, William Beckmann, and Walt Wilkins. Director Anthony also presented Bart Herbison, President of Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) [ [link removed] ], with an honorary Texan proclamation from the state.?
TMO's Steve Ray presented GRAMMY winner Chente Barrera [ [link removed] ] with a letter from Governor Greg Abbott and a flag flown over the Texas Capitol, as Chente was recognized for his 25 year music career at Tejano Explosion in San Antonio. Ray also recognized Texas musician Stefani Montiel [ [link removed] ] for her contribution to Texas music during her 30+ year career during Fiesta De los Reyes in San Antonio with a letter from the Governor and a flag flown over the Capitol.?
Learn More About the TMO [ [link removed] ]
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MFT PROGRAM [ [link removed] ]
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*MUSIC FRIENDLY TEXAS COMMUNITY PROGRAM*
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MFT April 2024 [ [link removed] ]
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MFT April 2024 Certifications and Workshops
On April 4, *Corinth became?the 59th Music Friendly Texas Certified Community [ [link removed] ]*. The Music Friendly Texas Community Certification Ceremony was cohosted by TMO, the City of Corinth, and the Corinth Economic Development Corporation.
On April 16, the Texas Music Office (TMO) and the City of Kilgore, Kilgore Main Street, and Visit Kilgore co-hosted an *in-person and virtual Music Friendly Texas Community workshop [ [link removed] ] in Kilgore*.
Learn More [ [link removed] ]
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TMO EVENTS [ [link removed] ]
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*UPCOMING EVENTS ON THE TMO CALENDAR*
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*May 3-4, 2024*
*Red Brick Bluegrass Festival*
Nacodoches
more info [ [link removed] ]
*May 9,2024*
*Texas Country Music Summit & Industry Awards
*Spring
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*May 11, 2024*
*McKinney RNB Picnic Festival
*McKinney
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*May 23-25, 2024*
*Salmon Lake Park Bluegrass Gospel Festival
*Grapeland
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*May 25-26, 2024*
*Lone Star Jam*
Round Rock
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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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