Mission: A gathering of lived experiences and workable ideas

Amplify Music Communities shared the voices of local music leaders working at the intersection of culture, community, and resilience. Hosts Gigi Johnson (Rethink Next) and Storm Gloor (Univ. of Colorado Denver) brought together artists, venue owners, organizers, and policymakers to explore how music ecosystems survive crises, adapt to change, and strengthen local identity. Episodes focus on collaboration, equity, policy, and the evolving future of live and local music.

They brought together diverse music leaders and creators online to learn and share from local community response, emergent solutions, and heroic efforts to support local artists, venues, creative communities, and support networks in the surge/challenges of the COVID-19.

• Unique practices that may transfer to other areas
• Ways to learn between great ecosystems and communities of communities
• New combinations of business and community models – bridges beyond streaming
• “After” – rebuilding trust, conflicts for space/time/funds, challenges of funding in a community rebuilding mode