Gambit Weekly/nola.com explore "How New Orleans can grow the business behind the music"

Big thanks to John Stanton and Jake Clapp at Gambit Weekly and NOLA.com for covering opportunities for growth in New Orleans music industry. We appreciate that you included Louisiana Music Partners board members Nate Cameron Jr. and Reid Wick. We encourage everyone to read all of the articles in this series--great insight from several local music professionals! 

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Building the Beat: How New Orleans can grow the business behind the music

New Orleans is a music city, and music is a large part of our economy. But too often, people have to leave the city in order to make their music career work. Gambit asked a group of New Orleanians to give us their thoughts, ranging from industry attorneys and venue operators to working musicians and cultural advocates. Their answers point toward turning New Orleans into a music industry city without leaving musicians behind or abandoning what makes us the greatest music city on earth.

"The question is how do we do that in a way that supports our existing industry and artists, respects our cultural traditions and ensures the wealth generated is equitably distributed so it isn’t just C-suite executives who end up reaping the benefits" –John Stanton, Gambit Weekly editor

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Mailbox Money: The Recording Academy’s Reid Wick on growing New Orleans’ music industry

The Recording Academy's Reid Wick recently spoke with Gambit about how to grow, and support, New Orleans' music industry.

"If we really thought through this and really invested in more of the invisible part of the industry, we have an opportunity to really, really grow things here and make a better New Orleans, a better Louisiana," -–Reid Wick, Recording Academy & LMP co-founder

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Helping Hand: New Orleans doesn’t need more talent. It needs more infrastructure.

People love to call New Orleans a music town. And they’re right, writes music industry professional Nate Cameron. The city has the talent. What it needs now is more infrastructure to help artists turn their talent into careers.

"What’s missing is the infrastructure that allows all of it to thrive without requiring people to leave home. For generations, New Orleans has given the world songs, sounds and movements that changed music forever" -–Nate Cameron, Jr., MaCCNO & LMP co-founder