TMO NEWS
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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?(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?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. 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?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?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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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? Texas Music Office (TMO).
This position will lead the Music Friendly Texas Certified Community Program 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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TMO ACTIVATIONS AND APPEARANCES
TEXAS MUSIC OFFICE APRIL ACTIVATIONS
TMO Director Brendon Anthony attended the Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival in Nashville, TN, on April 1-2, on behalf of the Texas Music Office, as the Saxon Pub (Austin, TX) held their Second Annual Saxon 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), with an honorary Texan proclamation from the state.?
TMO's Steve Ray presented GRAMMY winner Chente Barrera 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 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.?
MUSIC FRIENDLY TEXAS COMMUNITY PROGRAM
MFT April 2024 Certifications and Workshops
On April 4, Corinth became?the 59th Music Friendly Texas Certified Community. 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 in Kilgore.
UPCOMING EVENTS ON THE TMO CALENDAR
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