ARTSmemphis and Music Export Memphis Announce Artist Emergency Fund to Support Local Artists During Unexpected Catastrophe MEMPHIS—ARTSmemphis, the Mid-South’s primary arts funder, and Music Export Memphis, a nonprofit export office…
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Blvck Hippie have been touring relentlessly forever – or at least it feels that way sometimes. In this episode of Export 101, we get into the specifics on how the…
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Our conversation with Talibah Safiya for Export 101 is one you don’t want to miss – Talibah has built her own unique path when it comes to developing audiences outside…
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The very first guest EVER on our Export 101 podcast was singer, songwriter and pianist extraordinaire Louise Page. She dug in on her process for booking a tour (get your…
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Settle into the fall season with some new Memphis music. Alexis Jade Alexis Jade’s modern country music was born from childhood memories with her grandmother, sitting on her porch and…
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Check out this new series of videos on each of MEM's programs, which originally premiered at Tambourine Bash 2022. Explore the impact of our Merch Fund, Ambassador grants, Export Bank…
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We’re thrilled that our second annual compensation report, released in the summer of 2022, inspired the Downtown Memphis Commission to adopt MEM’s suggested minimum per-musician pay of $250 beginning in…
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Download a PDF version of this report here. This spring Music Export Memphis surveyed more than 40 musicians who have been working in the live music ecosystem in Memphis for…
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A core value of Music Export Memphis is centering the needs of artists in our work – and a reality of being a 501c3 nonprofit is that artists who serve…
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HOLD ON WE'RE COMING is a concert series for COVID relief coming to you live this summer and fall from venues & music spaces around Memphis! GET TICKETS NOW for…
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This week, we began paying out grants to 121 musicians who applied through our unified submission process in partnership with ArtsMemphis. We're thrilled to announce the applications will remain open…
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While our COVID-19 relief fund is still growing (want to donate? click here), we want to share other places Memphis artists can apply for aid. Listed below are several organizations…
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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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