Music Export Memphis has established a fund to provide financial relief for Memphis musicians who have lost income because of cancellations due to Coronavirus/COVID-19. MEM is seeking donations to this…
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Join us for the second annual Tambourine Bash, a one-night-only Memphis music celebration that raises funds for Music Export Memphis' Ambassador grant program! Your $50 ticket gets you a really good time:…
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We're so excited to be heading back to AmericanaFest in a few weeks for our third annual Memphis music party! This year we're switching it up a little bit. If…
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We're thrilled to announce that the pilot of our Ambassador program, which will provide grants to touring Memphis musicians, will officially launch on July 2! On that date, artists will…
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by Elizabeth Cawein Two weeks ago I had the honor of attending (and presenting at) Sound Music Cities' Music Cities Think Tank in Austin, Texas, happening alongside the SXSW music festival…
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We've got a busy few months ahead - if you want to talk Memphis music, here's where you'll find us: AmericanaFest UK MEM Director Elizabeth Cawein will be in London…
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2017 was a pretty stellar year for Music Export Memphis. In this post you'll find some of the highlights, as well as a look ahead at what's in store for…
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"That effort, appropriately enough, is called the Music Export Memphis initiative. It is the brainchild of Memphis-based marketing professional Elizabeth Cawein, who’s built her career – and a boutique marketing…
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by Elizabeth Cawein The concept for the MEM ambassador program was something I developed fairly early on in this music export adventure. It's pretty simple: Memphis musicians are already touring across…
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by Elizabeth Cawein I'm behind (what's new?) in sharing my experiences at the Music Tourism Convention, produced a few weeks ago in Frankin, Tenn., by my friends at Sound Diplomacy/Music…
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Pop the champagne! We're officially a chartered nonprofit and a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization! We owe many thanks to our long-time fiscal sponsor, Memphis Rock'n'Soul Inc. - they operate the…
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Did you miss Music Export Memphis in the news last week? Thanks to Eric Barnes of The Memphis Daily News, WKNO and The Memphis Flyer for helping to tell our…
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It's taken me way too long to write this final installment on 'From Memphis to the Mersey' - I'll blame our AmericanaFest event, The Memphis Picnic, which took a backseat…
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photo by Kristen Archer // ARCHd by Elizabeth Cawein As we prep for another weekend of songwriting in Liverpool and the completion of 'From Memphis to the Mersey,' I wanted…
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I'm excited to share that I'll be speaking at the Music Tourism Convention happening in Franklin, Tenn., September 21-22. Presented by Music Cities Events - the same folks who are…
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by Elizabeth Cawein On Monday afternoon, after I dropped off an exhausted group of Liverpool artists at Memphis International Airport, I fully intended to sit down and write about the…
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(MEMPHIS, TN) – Music Export Memphis this week announces the line-up for its second annual Memphis Picnic at AmericanaFest, happening Saturday, September 16 as part of the Americana Music Association’s…
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by Elizabeth Cawein Recently my friends at Sound Diplomacy wrote an excellent document called the Global Music Export Pledge. (Click here to read a great piece in IQ that provides more…
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by Elizabeth Cawein "Little collaboration." "What could happen if music organizations partnered more?" "Collaboration on a large scale is non-existent." "It's frustrating to see people not look or think outside…
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After a fantastic response from musicians in both Memphis and Liverpool, the organizers of From Memphis to the Mersey are excited to announce the four songwriters selected to participate in…
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