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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by Elizabeth Cawein Lately I've been working my way through a bit of a learning agenda, trying to connect with as many people as I can who are doing great…
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by Elizabeth Cawein Let's start in late October of 2015. It's not precisely when this journey started - my earliest strategy for Music Export Memphis was written almost a year…
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Submissions open today for immersive cultural experience Memphis and Liverpool are two cities long connected by the cotton trade and their music legacies. This summer, their music scenes will again…
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Music Export Memphis presents: The Memphis Picnic Brush Square Park East Tent // March 14 // 3 to 7 PM Open to all SXSW badge holders The Memphis Picnic at…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | NOVEMBER 15, 2016 MUSIC CITIES CONVENTION ANNOUNCES MEMPHIS AS 2017 SITE Conference to focus on equity, access in Music Cities (MEMPHIS, TN) – Music Export Memphis…
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New initiative to focus on exporting Bluff City’s sound Beginning this fall, the Memphis sound is shipping out. Meet Music Export Memphis, a new initiative that will create opportunities for…
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