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City of Bryan to Be Certified As A Music Friendly Community on March 4th
Please join the Texas Music Office + City of Bryan on Friday, March 4, 2022 at the Grand Stafford Theater for a special night celebrating Bryan's official designation as a TMO-certified Music Friendly Community. Representatives from the TMO will join leaders and stakeholders from the Bryan music community for the formal presentation. Following the 7:30 pm certification ceremony, a free concert featuring the Mark Daniel Band and up and coming country artist, Brandon Hodde will commence at 8 pm.
FREE WEBINAR: Copyright Essentials for Musicians
Musicians! Learn about the basics of copyright law and protecting your works through registration with the U.S. Copyright Office. Attorney Gwendolyn Seale will guide the discussion with two staff members of the US Copyright Office; John Riley, Assistant General Counsel, and Holland Gormley, Public Affairs Specialist. Panelists will also address practical issues relating to collaborations and joint ownership of works, and discuss issues pertaining to beats and samples. Additionally, TALA’s popular annual seminar is back for 2022 with a two-part online webinar featuring TWO CPA’s.
Music Friendly Community Virtual Workshop - Grapevine
The Texas Music Office (TMO) and the Grapevine Convention & Visitor's Bureau will co-host a virtual Music Friendly Community workshop on Tuesday, February 15 at 6 pm CST. TMO Community Relations and Outreach Specialist Chip Adams will co-host the workshop via livestream to represent the TMO, answer questions, and speak about the Music Friendly Community program.
The Entertainment and Sports Law Section of the State Bar of Texas announce the first annual law student writing competition for the Lazzari Memorial Prize
The Entertainment and Sports Law Section of the State Bar of Texas is proud to announce the first annual law student writing competition for the Lazzari Memorial Prize. The Section will award the Lazzari Memorial Prize, including a $1,000 cash honorarium, to the best student paper on one of the announced artist advocacy topics.
The City of Austin Economic Development Department is now accepting applications for the Austin Music Disaster Relief Grant
The Entertainment and Sports Law Section of the State Bar of Texas is proud to announce the first annual law student writing competition for the Lazzari Memorial Prize. The Section will award the Lazzari Memorial Prize to the best student paper on one of the announced artist advocacy topics (listed via the link below). The Lazzari Memorial Prize is a $1,000 cash prize paid to the author and publication of the winning paper in the Texas Entertainment and Sports Law Journal. The winning author also receives their membership facilitated into the Section, a complimentary registration for the 2022 Entertainment Law Institute and Bootcamp in Austin, recognition at the Institute, and an invitation to the Institute’s private speakers dinner in Austin. If needed, a travel stipend will be made available.
Governor Abbott’s Texas Task Force On Concert Safety Holds Meeting In San Antonio
Governor Greg Abbott's Texas Task Force on Concert Safety held their fifth meeting, and third in-person meeting, in San Antonio yesterday. Hosted by the Alamodome, the meeting brought together public safety and industry experts, as well as expert contributors and local authorities, to continue the ongoing discussion of best practices for concert safety. The task force held their last meeting at the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) in Bryan on December 15 and their first in-person meeting in Arlington on December 10.
2021: Texas Music Office’s Year in Review
Texas Music Office Director Brendon Anthony provides a list of TMO accomplishments in his annual Year In Review letter to the Texas music industry including the 2021 work of the Task Force On Concert Security, Music Friendly Community programs and accomplishments, and much more.
Governor Abbott’s Texas Task Force On Concert Safety Holds Second In-Person Meeting In Bryan
Governor Greg Abbott's Texas Task Force on Concert Safety yesterday held their fourth meeting, and second in-person meeting, in Bryan. Hosted by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), public safety and industry experts, as well as expert contributors and local authorities, came together to discuss best practices for concert safety. The task force held their previous meeting at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington last week.