Noticias

TMO Music Friendly Communities Workshop Comes to New Braunfels on Thursday, April 18

The Texas Music Office will host a Music Friendly Community workshop on Thursday, April 18, in New Braunfels. The workshop is open to anyone interested in learning about the new Texas Music Office program that seeks to foster music business economic development in Texas cities and communities. Brendon Anthony, director of the Texas Music Office within the Office of the Governor’s Economic Development and Tourism Division, will be present to explain the Music Friendly Community designation and answer questions.

TMO Music Friendly Communities Workshop Comes to Lubbock on Tuesday, April 16

The Texas Music Office will host a Music Friendly Community workshop on Tuesday, April 16, in Lubbock. The workshop is open to anyone interested in learning about the new Texas Music Office program that seeks to foster music business economic development in Texas cities and communities. Brendon Anthony, director of the Texas Music Office within the Office of the Governor’s Economic Development and Tourism Division, will be present to explain the Music Friendly Community designation and answer questions.

Civic Lubbock, Inc has opened up applications for their local music project, Lubbock Music NOW

Civic Lubbock, Inc has opened up applications for their local music project, Lubbock Music NOW from April 1 to April 30, 2019. The non-profit organization is asking artists and bands within a 100-mile radius of Lubbock who have played gigs in Lubbock over the past year to submit their applications for a place on the 2019 album.

Texas Sounds & Cities Conference Comes To Fort Worth on April 26

The Texas Music Office joins Visit Fort Worth on April 26 for TEXAS SOUNDS & CITIES, a one-day conference filled with live music, conversation and collaboration to keep our great state’s music scene moving forward. This conference is ideal for communities interested in becoming music-friendly certified by the State of Texas and others wanting to work more closely with musicians and the local music eco-system. Hear from industry experts from Sound Diplomacy, the Texas Music Office and many more.

SXSW 2019 Wrap-Up

During this year's SXSW conference, music business professionals from around the world descended upon the capital city, and the Texas Music Office was at the center of multiple activations, co-sponsored stages, and events...including Governor Greg Abbott's press conference announcing that Broadcast Music Inc. new Texas office is officially open. 

BMI office officially opens in Austin

Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference to formally welcome Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) to the state of Texas. BMI recently announced the opening of their new creative office in Austin, marking their first office in Texas and their first company expansion in more than twenty years.  

TMO Music Friendly Communities Workshop Comes to Abilene on Friday, March 22

Governor Greg Abbott today announced a Music Friendly Community Workshop scheduled for Friday, March 22, in Abilene. The workshop, co-hosted by the Texas Music Office and the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau, is open to anyone interested in learning about the new Texas Music Office program that seeks to foster music business economic development in Texas cities and communities. Brendon Anthony, director of the Texas Music Office within the Office of the Governor’s Economic Development and Tourism Division, will be present to explain the Music Friendly Community designation and answer questions.

Governor Abbott Releases Texas Music Economic Impact Study

Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Music Office today released the 2019 Texas Music Economic Impact Study measuring jobs created by music businesses and music education in communities across the state, as well as total earnings and industry economic activity statewide.